Love the 300 Savage and love the small ring Mausers (have a 96 in 35 Remington and 93's in 35 Rem and 250 Savage).
I might err on the side of caution for daughter's first rifle though - 110 year old small ring should be fine if you have checked it out good, but they just don't handle pierced primers or other gas leaks like the 98's or 1909's do. Just a thought (from a guy that shoots original trapdoors and Martini Henrys all the time...).
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