Got my 30/30 back from gunsmith

[Stalkhunter]

They did the mount for me and I put the scope on. Looking forward to getting it sighted in.

 

[ImThere]

Very nice!

 

[wsm]

Sweet

 

[tndeerman]

Very very sweet

 

[Lost Lake]

Savage Model 340? Those are pretty neat little rifles.

 

[Stalkhunter]

Savage Model 340? Those are pretty neat little rifles.

Yes 340 my brother has our grandfathers we all. It our teeth on it hunting lol. I loved that gun. Took my a bit to find one.

 

[ROB]

I have one of those rifles. Mine doesn't have a scope. I've only shot at one deer with it but it did me right.

 

[Stalkhunter]

I have one of those rifles. Mine doesn't have a scope. I've only shot at one deer with it but it did me right.

Outstanding

 

[Lost Lake]

I have one of those rifles. Mine doesn't have a scope. I've only shot at one deer with it but it did me right.

Nice rifle, and very nice buck.

 

[Antler Daddy]

i bet that will be a great rifle!

 

[348Winchester]

Handloaded with some 150 grain spitzer boattails it should be good for 250 yards.

 

[Tenntrapper]

Those are neat rifles. Read up on their history. If I remember correctly, the were made right after WWII, and were made from leftover, screw on machine gun barrels....or something like that.

 

[ROB]

Those are neat rifles. Read up on their history. If I remember correctly, the were made right after WWII, and were made from leftover, screw on machine gun barrels....or something like that.

I think you are right. I bought my rifle at a pawn shop in the summer of 2009 for $100. The pawn shop owner bought the gun at an estate sale. He knew the original owner who had been a soldier in WW2. After coming back from overseas when the war ended, the original owner, who was single at the time, bought the rifle & started hunting deer. He mainly hunted in Land Between the Lakes & around what is now Ballard Co WMA in KY, because those were a couple of the few places near his home where there was a huntable population of deer. The Savage 340 was a budget rifle marketed to guys just like him, former soldiers who knew how to shoot, had a little money in their pocket, and were ready to get out & have a little fun. They were sold at Montgomery-Ward, Western Auto, & Sears and were originally priced at $35-$40. They are still one of the few commonly produced bolt action 30-30s, maybe the only one until the Remington 788 in the late 60s-early 70s,

 

[DoubleRidge]

Nice rifle and interesting history.

 

[hoghunter65]

I have a 1948 Stevens 325 in 30-30, found it in a Cabela's used gun sale, have buddy who worked for Cabela's going to estate sales and buying gun collections, he called me about this one, I gave $160 for it.