I recently picked up a nice old Left Hand 110 DL Series "J". It is a little unusual in that it started life as a 7mm Rem Mag and someone had it rebored (yes, rebored not rebarreled) to 338 Mag. The rifle is in great shape. The bore is bright and sharp. The action is smooth as glass The bluing is much better than current standards and the wood stock is pretty much unmarked and has a nice worn patina that comes with age and good care.

My question is about the magazine. I don't know squat about Series "J" rifles and when I took the action out of the stock to adjust the trigger I was supprised by the magazine. The magazine is a two piece affair like a box within a box. On the starboard side there is a two inch long butterfly shaped spring and on the port side there is a clamping device that appearantly holds the whole thing together.

What is the purpose of such a complicated gadget? Why didn't Savage just use a plain one piece box magazine?

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