I have tried for a a couple of decades to trade my cousin out of his Great Grandfather's ( my Great Uncle) old Savage 22 Hornet , model 23D ...Uncle Oscar passed back in 1978 he was born in 1892 making him 86 when he passed..
The old Savage 22 Hornet was the first centerfire rifle I ever fired .. It was his only centrfire rifle he ever owned .. He was a grounds keeper at a very large estate .. and the old Savage was his go to rifle , for coyotes , rabbits , Turkeys and a few deer .. It was his constant companion ....when he was on his horse or in his golf cart ( when he got older he went with a golf cart) he even had a scabbard on his tractor ..
This is not a actual pic of his rifle
Since my 100th attemp with a trade over the years . I have decided on a getting a centerfire 22 .. Maybe a old Savge 340 in 22 Hornet .. or similar ...just to knock around with .. maybe tote while checking the fence line or checking the springs ..
The old Savage 22 Hornet was the first centerfire rifle I ever fired .. It was his only centrfire rifle he ever owned .. He was a grounds keeper at a very large estate .. and the old Savage was his go to rifle , for coyotes , rabbits , Turkeys and a few deer .. It was his constant companion ....when he was on his horse or in his golf cart ( when he got older he went with a golf cart) he even had a scabbard on his tractor ..
This is not a actual pic of his rifle
Since my 100th attemp with a trade over the years . I have decided on a getting a centerfire 22 .. Maybe a old Savge 340 in 22 Hornet .. or similar ...just to knock around with .. maybe tote while checking the fence line or checking the springs ..