OK...how about a Savage Model 29-A?

[Chris]

Guys:

Stumbled across another heirloom yesterday...a Savage Model 29-A.  In pretty decent shape...looks like it has been sitting in the back of a closet for about 40 years.  Tube feed, pump, checkered wood in good shape...just a minor bit or rust here and there...nothing rough.  Stamped for .22 SL & LR.

Can anyone tell me about this rifle...no kin around to tell me about it.

Thanks!  ...Chris  

[Shorty]

From Gun Traders Guide;
Savage Model 29 Slide Action repeater
Takedown.  Hammerless.  Caliber; .22 S, L, LR.  Tubular magazine holds 20 Short, 17 Long, 15 LR.  24 inch barrel, octagon on pre-war, round on postwar production.  Weight; about 5 1/2 lbs.  Sights; open rear, bead front.  Stock w/checkered pistol grip and slide handle on prewar, plain stock and grooved forearm on postwar production.  Made 1929-67.  Valued; $300+.

'Looks like you have a prewar model.   :grin:

[Chris]

Thanks for the info Shorty!  I really appreciate the info...

...Chris  

[RIMDENT]

I picked up a Savage 29A about 6 months ago.  Round barrel, sounds just like yours .  Got it for $200 but it didn't shoot right ...Well I took it to a good gunsmith and another $200 later it shoots ok.. let me explain that,
it can still jam if I don't move the slide exactly quick enough stop to stop. Anyway thats what the gunsmith told me..I still like it.  Its a neat old gun.  One appears (just like mine) on the cover of "The Book of the Twenty-Two ..  The All American Caliber" by Sam Fadala    Stoeger Publishing Company  1989

I hope this info give you a little more insight ..Oh yeah I also found an old advertisement fron the 40's on ebay for one with a ribbed forearm and bought it and framed it

[Chris]

Thanks guys...good stuff.

I think I'll take it with me tomorrow and run a few rounds through it on my way home.  Got an old Remington takedown I'd like to shoot too just to see how it operates...especially since both have been sitting in a closet for almost 50 years.  Better check for mud dobbers first though...huh?   :eek:  

Thanks again for the info!  ...Chris