Gunplummer
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I would think they made a lot of 30.30 take downs. I have one and I really see a lot at the gun shows.
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Savage Model 1899 in Savage 30
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Mike Irwin
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Savage made several take down models over the years, all using the same basic mechanism, most introduced in 1920 or later. All take down rifle production seems to have stopped about 1940 as the plant tooled up for war production.
The first take down model didn't have a model name letter, it was simply called the .250-3000 and was introduced with that round about 1914 with select wood, a capped pistol grip, checkering, and a few other items that had been popular special order features.
Unlike Winchester lever rifles, the take down mechanism didn't have a fit adjustment, so it was possible for the barrel to loosen in the receiver if it was taken down and reassembled a lot.
I've passed on two over the years that have had barrel mount issues.
The first take down model didn't have a model name letter, it was simply called the .250-3000 and was introduced with that round about 1914 with select wood, a capped pistol grip, checkering, and a few other items that had been popular special order features.
Unlike Winchester lever rifles, the take down mechanism didn't have a fit adjustment, so it was possible for the barrel to loosen in the receiver if it was taken down and reassembled a lot.
I've passed on two over the years that have had barrel mount issues.
Mike Irwin
Staff
They're not common.
The usual combination was an 1899 G with a .300 Savage barrel along with the .410-bore barrel, but it's hinted that special orders could be made for other calibers.
According to Murray's book, the cased set was first offered in 1922 and dropped in 1934.
I've seen estimates that fewer than 2,500 were sold. Comparatively speaking, this was not a cheap feature. The 1930s price would adjust, to today's dollars, to about $1,100.
Cases were sold separately at that time, and the .410 barrel could have been purchased to be fitted to an existing take down.
The only way to know for sure what's going on would be to figure out which model rifle your friend has.
There are a couple of cased sets for sale on Guns America right now. One is $2,500, the other is almost $5,000. The $2,500 one appears to have a late model case, the $5,000 one an earlier case.
The usual combination was an 1899 G with a .300 Savage barrel along with the .410-bore barrel, but it's hinted that special orders could be made for other calibers.
According to Murray's book, the cased set was first offered in 1922 and dropped in 1934.
I've seen estimates that fewer than 2,500 were sold. Comparatively speaking, this was not a cheap feature. The 1930s price would adjust, to today's dollars, to about $1,100.
Cases were sold separately at that time, and the .410 barrel could have been purchased to be fitted to an existing take down.
The only way to know for sure what's going on would be to figure out which model rifle your friend has.
There are a couple of cased sets for sale on Guns America right now. One is $2,500, the other is almost $5,000. The $2,500 one appears to have a late model case, the $5,000 one an earlier case.