Was at the local gunstore here which is owned by my step brother in laws family. Anyway I saw a gun on the shelf that caught me eye. Picked it up and it was a Mod 700 classic in 300 Savage. Of the few classics I have saw this one had very pretty wood. Darker wood than what you normally see on them. Had a price tag around 450 I think. Im just curious how many of you use a 300 savage? What do these classics normally go for out of curiosity?
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Posts: 3504 | Location: Tennessee | Registered: 07 July 2005
I have a Remington Model 722 produced in 1951 in .300Savage. It has taken plenty of deer. I used to hunt exclusively with it. I just had Vapodog jewel the bolt on it and is a very handsome rifle to say the least.
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Posts: 171 | Location: Eastern North Carolina | Registered: 29 March 2007
I saw a 700 classic in .300 Sav at a local pawn shop (with cheap scope and weaver rings/bases) for $350. Went home to think about it (don't really care for the .300 Sav caliber). Decided I would buy it and use it for trade bait or resale. Went back to get it and you guessed it--sold.
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Buy it. That's a far price for the gun too provided its in good shape. Those seem to have been even less popular than the 8mm Mauser chambering while most of the Classics are now selling for premiums. (Could have had a NIB .222 Classic for $525 a few years ago and I didn't buy it. )
I'd have one too but for the price. There's one in the local gunshop where I trade a lot that the seller is adamant about getting $525 for. It's been there for 8 months and he won't budge on the price even though there's plenty on Gunbroker for that price. Maybe some day......
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Posts: 2104 | Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Registered: 16 April 2006
When disabled out of the Army in the 50's, one of the first things I did when back in the 'States was go down to San Jose Electric in San Jose, California, and buy me a Rem 722 in .300 Sav, and while I was at it, a Model 81 (I think that was the number) in the same cartridge which was on the used rack. Both guns worked well enough for deer & pigs that when I later ran across a Remington M760 in that chambering I bought it too. I think you should put on your jogging shoes and jog back down to get that sucker.
Posts: 9685 | Location: Cave Creek 85331, USA | Registered: 17 August 2001
I was 25 dollars off on the price. It is 475 not 450 but that is only 25 dollars. I am not going to buy it so if any of you are interested in it I will give you the contact info if it is still there. It was there 3 days ago. To me it looks new.
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Posts: 3504 | Location: Tennessee | Registered: 07 July 2005
I don't have the extra change right now and its on consignment so can't trade to it. If anyone wants the contact info it is Gamaliel Shooting Supply 270-457-2825, ask for Paul
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Posts: 3504 | Location: Tennessee | Registered: 07 July 2005
The .300 Savage is what the .308 Winchester should have been. That is, despite its age it is a more modern cartridge with a sharper shoulder and less body taper. Loaded to equal pressures in identical guns, the velocity difference between the two would be inconsequential.
The only excuse for the design of the T-65 7.62 Nato (.308 Winchester) was the fear that the sharp shoulder and minimal taper of the .300 Savage would not feed reliably in hot, dirty automatic weapons. So the military designers put a more sloped and slightly narrower shoulder on it, then had to lengthen it a little in order to increase powder capacity to the desired level.
For civilian bolt rifle use, the .300 is the superior design.
Posts: 13274 | Location: Henly, TX, USA | Registered: 04 April 2001
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