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I'd like to try one of these someday, hopefully a .300. You might want to consider a .250 instead. A 1920 in .300 will shiver your timbers with each trigger pull. I imagine it would! I have a decent 1920 in 250-3000. Mine only has barrel sights. In the hand, it feels like a 22 single shot. A 30 cal bullet leaving that little thing in a hurry would surely be painful to the guy who pulled the trigger. I wouldn't be surprised if cracked stock wrists weren't common on them. I always considered the 1920 to be "the original mountain rifle". The felt recoil of the 1920s in 300 SAV is believed to be a contributing factor for Savage's redesign of the "Improved" Model 20, the style we commonly referred to as the 20/26, with the heavier contour barrel and stock. The 20/26 is a significantly heavier and different feeling rifle than the original 1920. IMO, the 1920 is the better platform for the 250-3000 and the 20/26 is the better platform for the 300 SAV. It seems to me that Savage would potentially have sold a lot of long action 1920s in 30-06 and later in 270, but for reasons that nobody alive today knows, they chose not to build those rifles.
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Had some figure in the stock. SN 10,018, in 250-3000 and with a Lyman 54. Love these guns. ![[Linked Image from p1.gunbroker.com]](https://p1.gunbroker.com/pics/1008188000/1008188949/pix501756979.jpg) ![[Linked Image from p1.gunbroker.com]](https://p1.gunbroker.com/pics/1008188000/1008188949/pix567668005.jpg) HB Darn. Now I have another item that I'll feel the need to pursue.
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I'd like to try one of these someday, hopefully a .300. You might want to consider a .250 instead. A 1920 in .300 will shiver your timbers with each trigger pull. I imagine it would! I have a decent 1920 in 250-3000. Mine only has barrel sights. In the hand, it feels like a 22 single shot. A 30 cal bullet leaving that little thing in a hurry would surely be painful to the guy who pulled the trigger. I wouldn't be surprised if cracked stock wrists weren't common on them. I always considered the 1920 to be "the original mountain rifle". The felt recoil of the 1920s in 300 SAV is believed to be a contributing factor for Savage's redesign of the "Improved" Model 20, the style we commonly referred to as the 20/26, with the heavier contour barrel and stock. The 20/26 is a significantly heavier and different feeling rifle than the original 1920. IMO, the 1920 is the better platform for the 250-3000 and the 20/26 is the better platform for the 300 SAV. It seems to me that Savage would potentially have sold a lot of long action 1920s in 30-06 and later in 270, but for reasons that nobody alive today knows, they chose not to build those rifles. I was just about ready to post this very thought until I caught yours. I have a 20/26 in 300 and the barrel contour is identical to the 99.
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