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chris in va
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I have a foremost 6400 which is a Savage 340 but was sold by JC Penny back in the day under the Foremost name . It's my understanding It's a 340 with a cheaper stock .
Good solid rifle . My trigger sucks but it shoots good . Mine is chambered in 30-30 Winchester . They make an after market rear peep sight for them . http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/sights/rear-sights/foolproof-receiver-sights-prod41900.aspx . It's down on the list a ways FP-340
Not sure if yours has a scope on it but the way the bolt is designed . You must use a mount that attaches to the side of the receiver and cantilevers over the top of the rifle . The older models don't have the screw holes for the mount . They did start making them with the holes pre-drilled later . Can't give you a year though . My guess is at least 30 years ago .
oh and don't take it out off the stock . I forget what the part is but there is something held in buy the stock . If you don't know what it is or where it goes . Well When pops out and lands on the floor . Good luck getting back were it goes
Good solid rifle . My trigger sucks but it shoots good . Mine is chambered in 30-30 Winchester . They make an after market rear peep sight for them . http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/sights/rear-sights/foolproof-receiver-sights-prod41900.aspx . It's down on the list a ways FP-340
Not sure if yours has a scope on it but the way the bolt is designed . You must use a mount that attaches to the side of the receiver and cantilevers over the top of the rifle . The older models don't have the screw holes for the mount . They did start making them with the holes pre-drilled later . Can't give you a year though . My guess is at least 30 years ago .
oh and don't take it out off the stock . I forget what the part is but there is something held in buy the stock . If you don't know what it is or where it goes . Well When pops out and lands on the floor . Good luck getting back were it goes
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They're known as an inexpensive, but tough rifle. Savage had lots of 30 caliber machine gun barrels left at the end of WWII, so decided to use them for an inexpensive hunting rifle for the ex-troops to use.
It was then that the barrel nut was used to attach Savage barrels. Smart move!
They shoot pretty well, but all have very long trigger pulls and usually lots of backlash.
It was then that the barrel nut was used to attach Savage barrels. Smart move!
They shoot pretty well, but all have very long trigger pulls and usually lots of backlash.
Mine is the Springfield 840 - which later became the Savage 340 - in .30/30 and it shoots pretty well. The trigger on mine is pretty good, not a timney, but crisp enough for good accuracy.
Mine came to me from my Father-in-Law's estate. It took alot of deer in its life, including for my middle son (it was his first deer rifle).
BTW, if yours is drilled and tapped on the side, Gun Parts Corp. sells a repro scope mount.... one word of caution, it may not fit all modern scopes as the base of the adjustment turrets have gotten larger in recent years. I had to widen the opening on one to use the Bushnell 2x-7x 36mm. Although it mounts on the side, the scope is centered over the barrel.
Good luck with yours.
Repro mount:
Original mount (didn't want to modify it) with older Bushnell 1.5x-4.5x:
Mine came to me from my Father-in-Law's estate. It took alot of deer in its life, including for my middle son (it was his first deer rifle).
BTW, if yours is drilled and tapped on the side, Gun Parts Corp. sells a repro scope mount.... one word of caution, it may not fit all modern scopes as the base of the adjustment turrets have gotten larger in recent years. I had to widen the opening on one to use the Bushnell 2x-7x 36mm. Although it mounts on the side, the scope is centered over the barrel.
Good luck with yours.
Repro mount:
Original mount (didn't want to modify it) with older Bushnell 1.5x-4.5x:
Sure Shot Mc Gee
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Nice little varmint cartridge the 222 is. Pretty accurate in the right hands. Easier to reload than the 22 hornet. What's not to like about it? I'd hang on to the rifle if it were me. Nice to have a small bore to grab occasionally for the littl bullet work.
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I have owned a dozen 340 / variants. They are a well made Utility grade rifle.
I've owned 30/30, 225, 223, 222 and 22 hornet. The 222s and 30/30s shot
exceptionally well for a cheap gun. They are not on par with full size rifles
and split bridge design forces you to side mount scope. The early weaver N
mount wasn't very good, but later weavers and Tasco mounts were pretty good.
Think I paid $49.95 for a 222 that I bought new as a kid, in early 60s. Now I
see them for $300-$400.
I have owned a dozen 340 / variants. They are a well made Utility grade rifle.
I've owned 30/30, 225, 223, 222 and 22 hornet. The 222s and 30/30s shot
exceptionally well for a cheap gun. They are not on par with full size rifles
and split bridge design forces you to side mount scope. The early weaver N
mount wasn't very good, but later weavers and Tasco mounts were pretty good.
Think I paid $49.95 for a 222 that I bought new as a kid, in early 60s. Now I
see them for $300-$400.
I find it a bit of a stretch that Savage had a bunch of machine gun barrels in a sporting contour lying around. Did they have leftover machine gun barrels in 22 caliber for the 222, 22 Hornet and 225 Win versions?
The barrel nut was a smart move because it made headspacing faster, easier and therefore cheaper. The 340 was made to be inexpensive and it was - MSRP in 1964 was $64, back when a Winchester Model 70 or a Remington 700 BDL was $140.