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The receiver I got from a member here, corelokt, has a S/N of 176280. I don't remember what it came from, it had been parkerized, is in great shape. The nearest I can tell it was made in 1916, which seems it may have come from a 250-3000.

I can't seem to find any correspondence from the purchase, and would like to know what it can be used on.

Any insight from all of you wizened oracles would be of great help!

Blitz

I'd make a 38-55 or a 32-40 out of that bad boy. Get ahold of ctw and have him screw you something together.

The rotor and cartridge guide will tell the tale.

It is an empty receiver. No internal parts at all.

Paperweight , with no inner parts it could have been anything. You could send to Cody for a letter and you would find out what it originally was. could have been 303,30-30,25-35, 22 h.p. 32-40,38-55, and 250-3000, lots of combinations there. Don

So as long as I get all the correct internals for a given caliber, it should work. So basically, all the same receiver, different internals.

What is Cody getting for letters now a days and where do I send the request?

Thats a lot of small pieces to try and locate, i also think you will have to find parts over s/n 90.000 to make sure there correct for that receiver. I think the cody letter is fairly expensive. I think the info is in a sticky up top. Don

Critical to caliber parts are the rotor and cartridge guide. All else should be the same well maybe the safety.

Should be but aren't.

Restoring someone's residual "parts receiver", seeming a highly questionable endeavor! Not to sound harsh, but this more the kind of thing passed from owner to owner as "reality" sets in! A "hot potato" now in your lap. I was conjuring just such assessment as the term in an above Post: "paperweight".
Sorry, but my frank assessment and...
Just my take.
Best, Good Luck & Happy New Year!
John

I believe my current 1915 HP 22 Was the reason I acquired it, to replace the current one. Been about 6 years and I don’t have any correspondence from the seller. Just might keep it as a “paper weight”.

I have one just like it, except it has a 303 barrel attached,came with a bunch of savage junk i got off a old timer. dont know what i'll do with mine either after i remove th barrel. probably become a "paperweight" also. Don

If it was any caliber other than 250-3000 the receiver is probably not strong enough for 250-3K or 300

I also have an empty receiver, 5x.xxx, would be nice to find out what caliber it was, and then have it built out into rifle again, would depend on the caliber I guess

svg 250, no high pressure calibers were produced at that time in the 1899. You should be safe with anything like 303 Sav, 30-30, 25-35, 32-40 or 38-55. These were the calibers available in the 1899 at that time.

They are a pita to fit and build from scratch.

Be prepared to try every part in your box looking for the right ones. You better have a bunch of extra parts, all of which are expensive to buy and require time to locate and accumulate. You need to understand every part interaction intimately and how to troubleshoot things that don't work right. You need tools, time, and money out the ass.

PLUS, a non-matching numbers gun has zero collector value when complete, and is only a shooter. Good luck finding vintage wood, and even when you do you will pay dearly for it and it probably won't fit right. Frankly, It's more trouble than it's worth and the parts are worth far more than the completed rifle. If we were smart we'd part out every junker gun we could get our hands on. I say all that not to discourage anyone from trying, but be prepared, this is not a quick process where you just order all the parts and screw them together. These aren't AR's.

Now, anyone sitting on extra parts you don't want anymore get ahold of me because I love working on these old Savages. LOL



250 takedown with a fitted 410 barrel coming along. Gunna be a great truck gun

Little Shop of Horrors

LOL

Looks like you know what you’re doing Roy.

Trial and error is a good teacher. The key is understanding parts interaction. These Savages are pretty "ingenius". Not sure if that's the word I'd use. Diabolical is probably better.

So every rifle that comes from you has been tinkered with? Is that what your saying?

If you start with a working 30-30 and you want a working 38-55 what parts need to be changed?