OK, we aren't talking Mannlicher-Schoenauer (sp?) or pre-64 Mod 70.
But every now and then I walk by a gunstore rack with a clean used Savage bolt 30-30 for say $125.
I'm starting to feel like when I'd see a clean used S&W Mod 10 or Colt OP for about $125 a few years back.
So I don't have a use for it now. A couple of those for the cost of one new lever- action or three for the cost of a model 70 or 700. It could turn out a cheap rifle and a box of ammo there when you needed it was priceless.
So has anybody had experience with the old Savage boltguns in 30-30? Are they decent for what they are? They look to be homely but honest.
But every now and then I walk by a gunstore rack with a clean used Savage bolt 30-30 for say $125.
I'm starting to feel like when I'd see a clean used S&W Mod 10 or Colt OP for about $125 a few years back.
So I don't have a use for it now. A couple of those for the cost of one new lever- action or three for the cost of a model 70 or 700. It could turn out a cheap rifle and a box of ammo there when you needed it was priceless.
So has anybody had experience with the old Savage boltguns in 30-30? Are they decent for what they are? They look to be homely but honest.