Does anyone know if the model 40s barrel, change the same as the 110s?, with the barrel nut?

I am on a quest to build a 17 Ackley hornet, and was thinking of digging deeper into this rifle to use as a platform..

[QUOTE]Originally posted by seafire2:
Does anyone know if the model 40s barrel, change the same as the 110s?, with the barrel nut? No! And a shooting buddy of mine is totally dissatisfied with the performance of his. roger

That shooting buddy had it rechambered to an IMP and he still is not real happy. roger

Don't buy it. It does not shoot like a Savage should. Mine developed a bulge just in front of the rim, and prevented extraction. I sent it back and they fixed it. It never did shoot worth a damm. I got rid of at a gun show, less than 6 months old. I would say don't buy one.
Took a big loss.
Lyle

I sure wish Savage would come up with a simple, logical, model numbering system and stick with it.

There have been two different Savage Model 40 bolt action designs, separated by about 65 or 75 years. The first one was somewhat similar to a Savage Model 23 in external appearance but long enough and chambered for such rounds as the .30-06. Then there was the Model 340 bolt action, which came in cartridges such as the .30-30. Now there is yet another. In any event, all those I am aware of with the number "40" in the model designation are "bottom-of-the-line" rifles intended to give the least expensive possible high power rifles to those who need them.

I passed on the orginal 40s when they were last being made, and on the 340 during its entire life, and likely won't buy any of the "new" Model 40s either. Back when I was young and dirt-poor I always managed to find something much better within my means, even if it did mean buying something which had been rode hard and put away wet.

What AC says*** one exception! A Mod. 340,30-30 I inherited shot better than any Win. Mod. 94 in any caliber,I ever owned or shot.
Perhaps the Mod.94 is a significant reason why most cowboys don't know how to shoot. Sorry Ray! roger

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Originally posted by bartsche:
What AC says*** one exception! A Mod. 340,30-30 I inherited shot better than any Win. Mod. 94 in any caliber,I ever owned or shot.
Perhaps the Mod.94 is a significant reason why most cowboys don't know how to shoot. Sorry Ray! roger

Roger -

I hope you didn't interpret my post to say .340s were/are inaccurate. I wasn't saying that at all.

Actually, when I used to own a section in the middle of 640,000 acres of federal forest, one of my neighbor's kids (who used to work for me doing plowing, getting in hay, feeding cows, etc.) had a 340 in 30-30. I took him on his first legal deer hunt, and played "dog" for him...and he got a nice buck I trailed up and herded out across a forest lane right in front of his stand.

The important point is, he fed his family (parents, brother and sisters) on deer meat year around for the next few years, all with that same Savage. Not all of his shots needed a lot of accuracy (when you hunt at night with a flashlight & headlights things are a little different than the super-accurate 300 yard last day shots we all read about).

He was one of the less financially endowed folks the 340 was designed for and it worked perfectly for his applications. Plus once or twice when a car came up behind him, he tossed it in the soaking wet Oregon bush and didn't feel too bad waiting 'til the next day to come back and get it.

They were a handy rifle, plenty accurate for hunting, but they were the bottom of the Savage line...from the looks of stock fit even lower than the 219 Savages which were fairly common in our area and which I owned a few of over the years.

I'm not dissing them. I am dissing Savage a little for not using a numbering system which allows people to know immediately exactly which rifle and which vintage is being spoken of....

Best wishes,

AC

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Originally posted by Alberta Canuck:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by bartsche:


Roger -


The important point is, he fed his family (parents, brother and sisters) on deer meat year around for the next few years, all with that same Savage. Not all of his shots needed a lot of accuracy (when you hunt at night with a flashlight & headlights things are a little different than the super-accurate 300 yard last day shots we all read about). AC

When I lived in the Rockies with six kids to feed on a limited income I can relate. Probably ate more trout, deer, elk, blue gross, ugh mallard and rabbit than most have ever seen and thanked God we had it.How many on this forum have eaten canned venison ? Not many I'll bet. Raised my own beef to boot. roger

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How many on this forum have eaten canned venison

I've got a freezer full of sausage labeled "canning meat", does that count?

My wife and I spend a fair amount of time in rural North Carolina, it's not unusual to hear a smattering of gunfire late at night.

Now you can own a new Stevens rifle for probably what the 340's would go for today.

I passed on a 25-20 years ago, because it was a 340, and for no other reason.

I wouldn't do that again.