Please help with manufacture date!
Hi all. When I was 16 my dad made a gift to me of a Savage .250-3000. I know very little about it, other than it's been my favorite rifle for the 22 years since he gave it to me. Here's what I know: it's bolt action, it's got a smooth (non-checkered) forearm, serial number is 9122, it has peep sights that appear to be original (and as long as I'm alive it will never have a scope put on it because it's a tackdriver without one!), I've shot many deer with it. Any more info would be very greatly appreciated. Not looking to sell, just curious about when it was made. I've gotten conflicting information about it. I've heard it wasn't made until the late 1940's (which I've since learned isn't true), and I've also heard that the serial number puts it in the late 1880s/early 1890s (which I've also since learned isn't true). I'm having one heck of a time nailing it down, and I'd really like to know more about it. Thanks in advance!
