Reply With QuoteCool deal. Show a picture. Sounds like a great deal. Let us know how it does at the range.
I only just recently became aware of the Savage Model 12 and its awesome reputation - I used to shoot two or three times a week and always bought and sold a gun or two per year.
So I have been hiding my head in the sand as far as Savage's image and products in today's world....
But last week I was browsing local pawn shops looking for anything that I couldn't live without, and I spotted a used Savage Model 12 in .22/250. Asked 'em what they wanted and they said $349. Seemed like a decent price. The rifle looked a little rough cosmetically, but the bore looked good.
I decided I had to at least think about it overnight and I went home and wondered what I could dig up in trade to knock the price down a little bit. I had a Taurus .22 pistol which I inherited and had never shot. So I took that in the next day and asked if they wanted to do some tradin'. I was actually willing to have given them the Taurus and $200. The guy looked the Taurus over and scratched his chin for a moment and said he'd do the deal for $50 difference.
I could not turn it down for $50 out of pocket.
Have not shot it yet.
Curiously it appears to be a very early model - no accutrigger.
Cool deal. Show a picture. Sounds like a great deal. Let us know how it does at the range.
Couple rf's, couple cf's, and 1 12g.
Everything I once held dear
I count it all as lost
The pre-accutrigger rifles are very to upgrade with a good trigger, stock, etc, if you decide to go that route.
It probably has a flat rear receiver so if you change scope mounts make sure you get the right ones. And check the bore for copper.
El Lobo
It is a flat top - thanks for the heads up on that. Any idea on how to obtain and owner's manual?
Is the trigger on the early non-accutrigger models adjustable?
I tried to attach a pic - but I have to figure out where to host it first.
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Orange Crush, yes the old 3 screw triggers can be adjusted to around 2.5 lbs. Look in the FAQ section for instructions.
El Lobo
El Lobo - thanks!
You can get the owner's manual from Savage.
I still haven't shot the rifle yet - but I have a question about possible customization of the rifle - more precisely, rebarreling to another caliber.
Would it be possible to rebarrel the rifle into a 6.5 Creedmoor? It is currently a .22/250. I have never done, or had done for me any such customization on a rifle.
Its just a cell phone pic, but here is the pawn shop beast:
Looks like a Savage, only smaller!Its just a cell phone pic, but here is the pawn shop beast:
I have no idea why the pic is appearing so dang small.
.223 Rem AI, .22-250 AI, .220 Swift AI .243 Win AI, .6mm Rem AI, .257 Rob AI, .25-06 AI, 6.5x300wsm .30-06 AI, .270 STW, 7mm STW, 28 nosler, .416 Taylor
You can easily change the barrel on your gun,call Jim Briggs at 1-763-682-4296.He is the guy to go to for barrels and most of the simple toools you will nedd including a go gage you can get at midway.
Willing to give back for what the sport has done for me!
It looks to me that besides installing a new barrel in the 6.5 creedmoor, that the bolt would have to be swapped out or at least modified for the creedmoor case / anything else obvious that I missed?
your ready to go no bolt head swap needed
drybean
Here is my mostly finished pawn shop find on its first trip to the range. The vehicle in the background shows where my username comes from.
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