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How do they shoot? What bullets do you use in them. ---I just picked up a very nice one for $300.
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I think they shoot great. Mine is a 342. It did not shoot well when I first got it, throwing rounds all over the place with cheap store bought ammo. Muzzle was damaged due to a large ding pushing into the bore. I assume older-than-dirt previous owner dropped it while putting it in gunsafe. I used a piloted countersink (source: airplane mfg'ing) to do a bubba-grade crown, and it made a difference. Mounted with a really crappy Bushnell 4-12X scope in a Weaver #1 ring/base. Last trip to the range was several years ago. I shot from the bench at 100yds, and covered the holes made by 10 shots with a quarter coin, and more than one group like that for the day. For me, that is good accuracy. I used 35gr Hornady VMax, H-110 powder, CCI small rifle primers. IIRC, Winchester brass. I had purchased a box of 500 new Hornet cases. Just for grins, I focused on ensuring uniformity; this was my target and varmint rifle, after all. I trimmed to uniform length and inspected each case, then used a balance to sort by weight. I loaded batches based on same weight cases, of course. Powder charge was weighted, also. (I don't know how I found the time.) Uh, just for general info, you probably don't want to bother loading Hornady 70gr match BTs ahead of IMR4350.
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Model 340s in 22 Hornet used to be everywhere, now you seldom see them, and they are usually pretty rough from being used as ranch/truck guns. I would say $300 isnt bad at all.
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Hey, they shoot great. Picked up a like new 340 a few years ago for $325 OTD. Had a dirty Weaver 3/4 inch 4x scope on it. Could barely see thru the scope. Bench tested it with some ammo I had long ago worked up for a Sako 78, just to see if it would shoot before I put more money into a better scope and mount. Well, it shot 3/4 MOA with the old scope, which is a little better than the Sako shot. That is more than good enough for anything I am going to do with it.
The load was a 45gr hornet bullet with 11.2gr of H4227 for 2550fps. I think the bullet was Sierra, but it could have been Hornady. OAL 1.8.
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I was visiting with my stockmaker last month when a fellow brought in a pretty well beat up Savage hornet with that horrid side mount and a old weaver V with a chipped ocular bell. He says this was Grampa's rifle. I want it reblued, stock oil finished and checkered, and while your at it, How about making a decent scope base and install a new VX-2. He laid several nice new C notes down as a deposit. I asked him why??????????? His rely: "Because I can". The rifle will be done in April. I can't wait to see it.
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My Savage 340 is in .222 Remington and is extremely accurate and a pleasure to shoot. Mounted an inexpensive Simmons "Whitetail classic" 6.5-20X50 AO scope and have no complaints. The 340 seems to be plentiful and reasonably cheap I bought mine in a gunshop a few year's ago for very little money compared to it's quality and preformance.
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Rainy day here in N.J. , took a ride to check a local gun store picked up a Savage 340 in 30/30 in 98% condition. Has the dockendroff rear sight. Paid $200 plus tax and background check , total of $230. Now I'll be searching for a #175 tang sight. this gun has to be worth this money. Its an older one with no serial number. Bore is perfect!
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I just traded off a 222 just like Eocbob1. I could shoot clay pigeons at 200 yards consistanly. The only draw back is the trigger. Not alot you can do to improve it. The 222's can be found between $225 -$250.
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Sounds like a good grab riverpines, hope its a shooter.
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Bought a 340 in 30-30 for 150.00 a short time ago and it will put 3 shots about 1" most times with factory ammo. Would like to find one in 22 Hornet to add to the collection as well.
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Savage 340s, like Remington 788s, are "sleepers" that will often outshoot MUCH more expensive rifles. Keep looking for the Hornet; they aren't common any more but you will find one. Probably not for $150, tho. That's a good price for just about any commercial centerfire rifle!
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