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Beautiful gun! Considering the store you say you found it in, I wonder if some kid traded in the rifle he inherited from his grandfather for an AR? I'm one of the sentimental types and have all of my grand, great-grand and even a couple of my great-great-grand dads guns. My cousin on the other hand.....well there's reason why I have all of them.
Congrats on the rifle sir.
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Pugs, just wait'll I'm out of this damned hospital and we'll hit the range with nothing but Model 70's and 54's.😀
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Pugs, just wait'll I'm out of this damned hospital and we'll hit the range with nothing but Model 70's and 54's.😀 Be worth a couple days' drive to do that...hope you're on the mend. Bob
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Beautiful rifle. Old school. Congrats.
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Pugs, just wait'll I'm out of this damned hospital and we'll hit the range with nothing but Model 70's and 54's.😀 All I need to do is find the right model 52 to make it a tri-fecta! Looking forward to it Gary.
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I'll let you shoot my 52 if you wish.!😁😇
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I'll let you shoot my 52 if you wish.!😁😇 Deal - fair warning. I have sticky fingers. 
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Pugs, congratulations on obtaining a fine old rifle! Even though I don't hunt with it much, the first pre-64 rifle I bought was a 30-06 SPRG - still love having it just for its own sake.
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Having a couple special guns is good for one’s soul.
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Hard to beat.... Love it.
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The leather caps for the Alaskan complete the outfit, they've become pretty hard to find in decent condition lately.
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Nice score Pugs. That rifle found its way into the right hands.
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Great find...
Turns out my pre-war has a Tilden safety also. I’m always learning from you guys!
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Damn nice rifle, Pugs!!!!! Good on you!
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Damn nice rifle, Pugs!!!!! Good on you! Thanks much. Alas a day in the shop and idle hands and all that. I moved the scope (which is a 2.5X). The borescope did reveal some rust in the last 4" of the barrel but most of it is pristine after a good scrubbing. Pulled it out of the stock and cleaned up the grease laden bottom and trigger and waxed the stock. Just waiting on dies and brass now. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/yGhd0d3.jpg)
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Congrats on finding a classic!
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The more I look at this thread, on the Savage forums and in my Sedgley post, the more I am convinced about why I only have ONE plastic gun. 
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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The more I look at this thread, on the Savage forums and in my Sedgley post, the more I am convinced about why I only have ONE plastic gun. 👍👍👍😊
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