For some reason I've always wanted a Savage 170 pump rifle, guess I'm a sucker for obscur "deer getters" with no collector value and recently came across one in .30-30 which I may purchase. I'd like to find a .35 but they're a bit harder to come by and I rarely see the .30-30's anymore. Anyway, I've read of feeding issues with the .30-30 and wondered if anyone here has experience with this rifle. Another concern is the single slide bar - can this hang up or bend if the action is stroked hard? I'd mainly bang it around in the timber for deer but certainly don't want an unreliable piece of junk if thats what it is. Would you recommend it or advise against the purchase? I find them pleasantly unrefined and do like the forend rattle!

Any thoughts or shared experiences with this rifle are appreciated greatly! :D