arronario
12-30-2023, 09:24 PM
Good evening,
I have some knowledge of weapons as I was a military police officer for 15 years. I've also done a bit of small game hunting such as squirrel, rabbit, and birds. This all with shotguns. I am new to the rifle scene except for those of military usage. I have recently been gifted a Savage 1899. I have discovered it was manufactured in 1913 using a serial lookup page. I was told it is a 30-30. I have not fired it and nor will I until I've had it inspected by a gunsmith. It appears to function as it should and all operations seem solid. I do have questions.
The lever has an H stamped on it and according to some sites that identifies it as 1956. I'm a little confused by the conflicting date data.
How do I find out for sure what caliber weapon it is?
I'm sure I'll have more.
Thanks for letting me in the group.
Arron
I have some knowledge of weapons as I was a military police officer for 15 years. I've also done a bit of small game hunting such as squirrel, rabbit, and birds. This all with shotguns. I am new to the rifle scene except for those of military usage. I have recently been gifted a Savage 1899. I have discovered it was manufactured in 1913 using a serial lookup page. I was told it is a 30-30. I have not fired it and nor will I until I've had it inspected by a gunsmith. It appears to function as it should and all operations seem solid. I do have questions.
The lever has an H stamped on it and according to some sites that identifies it as 1956. I'm a little confused by the conflicting date data.
How do I find out for sure what caliber weapon it is?
I'm sure I'll have more.
Thanks for letting me in the group.
Arron