Quote Originally Posted by sharpshooter View Post
Look closer...there's more to it than just a twist. Looks like the rear deck is severly out of square. Although I think it can be salvaged, there are better specimins out there to build from.
I sure the heck haven't worked on as many Savage rifles as you, but that's the first I've seen one with stamping on the rear of the bridge, the "F 395". I might be wrong, but have a feeling that one was made while I was still in middle school in the late 50's-early 60s.

Bill