"old school" varmint gun

[ellobo]

If I remember right, the 340's barrels are pinned in. Saw one in .222 on Auction Arms last week.

El Lobo

[bootsmcguire]

I got to fire a 340 in 222 Rem earlier this year, and shot a .75 5 shot group at 100 long paces. Buddy's Dad has had it since new and shoots it maybe once every 5 or 6 six years. Usually no more than a box through when it is taken out. This one had a different looking barrel nut on it and said 340 on barrel (if I am remembering its location correctly).

[placek59]

A buddy of mine has one in .222 and it shoots really good. That is what got me into thinking of something like this.

From what I can see is the barrel is held on with the nut (different style) just like a 110. That is why I think I'll have to make a wrench to fit it. The recoil lug also has an action screw in it to hold everything in the stock and one action screw at the rear of the trigger.

[Eric in NC]

If I remember right, the 340's barrels are pinned in. Saw one in .222 on Auction Arms last week.

El Lobo


Nah - threaded with a nut similar to 110s but not the same size or thread.

If you get a chance to pick one up for a good price do it and use it for what it is - cheap, accurate gun. If you sink a bunch of time and money into trying to swap barrels etc. you will still have a cheap, accurate gun but you will have spent a lot of money to get there!

[keeki]

go .22PPC. 7.62x39 necked down to .224

[laportecharlie]

I'm with dcloco: 221FB or 20VarTarg in that order.
Charlie

[Murphy]

To placek 59, Get hold of a 340 that was chambered for 30/30 and you have the correct bolt face for a 219 Zipper as Zipper brass can be formed from 30/30. The 340 does not have a bolt like a Savage 110 it has one single front locking lug. The bedding arrangement is odd by modern standards as they have only one holding down screw and a barrel band down near the fore end. The biggest problem that you will encounter will be the trigger, on the one that I owned it was absolutely woeful, heavy non adjustable and full of creep. I am sure that some clever person on this forum could fix the trigger but I was defeated by mine. Examples in 30/30 are getting rare so it is a bit like Mrs Beetsons recipe for jugged hare. The recipe starts off" First get your hare." Personally I consider that there is really only one varmint caliber and that is the 220 Swift, you haven't lived untill you have owned one. They are retro, super accurate and the standard by which all others are judged. ;D

[joeydasniper]

What about the FN 5.7 x 28? Isn't Savage making a Model 25 Caliber?

[bootsmcguire]

What about the FN 5.7 x 28? Isn't Savage making a Model 25 Caliber?


Believed they dropped the 5.7x28 due to bullet stability problems. Besides the 5.7 isn't very old school ;).