snowman748
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Ok, I bought a Savage Model 40 "Super Sporter" for my dad about a year ago because he wanted an old 30-06 to shoot. Well it pretty much just sat in the gun case in the closet so he recently gave it back to me. It's a nice gun and I took it out to shoot and it shoots great, very nice and tight groups. I made sure to check my brass and no issues seemed apparent. Only issue I had at the range (besides it destroying my shoulder, seriously it kicked harder then my 300 Win Mag Mauser) was that the iron sights were off, and I mean WAY off like 2' at 50 yards off. So my question is, do you think drilling and tapping the receiver for a scope would really hurt the value of this gun? I understand the guns were made between 1928 and 1940 but it's hard to pin down exactly what year your rifle was produced via the serial number. However it's serial number 157XX so I'm sure it was close to 1940 if not in 1940. I also know these rifles don't seem to carry much value, especially with Savage collectors. I would really like to scope this rifle (a professional job, not bubba style) but would hate to ruin what little value it has. The bluing is great, all parts are original and matching (it seems) but I'm not sure about the stock. It looks like it might have been narrowed in the front and restained?
I've already bought two Weaver #11 scope mounts. Should I have a professional gunsmith install them and take it out for the occasional hunt and range trip or should I just leave it alone and hope it collects value? Note I installed the limb saver to save my shoulder but the original metal plate is underneath.
I've already bought two Weaver #11 scope mounts. Should I have a professional gunsmith install them and take it out for the occasional hunt and range trip or should I just leave it alone and hope it collects value? Note I installed the limb saver to save my shoulder but the original metal plate is underneath.