Further examination of this pic shows that the bolt handle rests in a notch in the receiver bridge. A later improvement (1926) of the model provided an aperture sight at the rear. This elevated rear notch with the blade front was the only sight system supplied with the 1920 and the receiver was not drilled or tapped for scope bases. The walnut stock is checkered (average) in the usualĪction open showing bolt head and nonspecific scope baseĪ closeup of the receiver shows this scope base and also the standard rear sight. The thin, 24-inch barrel is cradled in a slim forearm that quickly tapers to a Schnabel tip. 300 Savage, a new cartridge design that Savage hoped would compete with 150-gr loads in the. It was offered for two forward looking Savage cartridges, the. Savage Arms was the first company to accomplish this in 1920. Naturally, sporting arms manufacturers saw that it would be profitable to offer a bolt action that could come out of the box and head straight for the woods. Springfield Model 1903 rifles and Mauser 1898 rifles were also available and enterprising gunsmiths could turn them into more appropriate hunting rifles by shortening barrels, decreasing weight, putting on nicer wood, and perhaps rebarreling to another caliber. Indeed, Krag-Jorgensen (.30-40) rifles had been sold to the public and often “sporterized” for hunting since the early 1900s. They were right.Īt the time, surplus military bolt action rifles were already being used for hunting. Thus, a good bolt action could compete with traditional lever action rifles of the Winchester pattern for use in the hunting fields. Following the war, many sportsmen and makers of sporting equipment felt that demand for bolt action rifles for sporting use would increase. WWI was fought by infantrymen armed with bolt action rifles, mainly 1903 Springfields and 1917 Enfields for the allies and 1898 and other Mausers for the opposition. Yup, the first! The end of World War I had occurred just a couple of years earlier. Was the first bolt action sporting rifle to be offered to the hunting public by a major arms company. Lucky for me, and the rifle, because I know and appreciate what it is. Eventually the elk rifle passed to someone who did not know Grandpa, and then it was traded on a Glock or an AR16. I’m gonna FIX ‘ER UP!” Yes, elk have long been hunted in Pennsylvania and the state still issues 125 tags per year. I think it is a family gun and the person it passed to said “Wow! Grandpa’s rifle. Unfortunately, the seller, a gunshop in Pennsylvania, could provide no information on the gun, leaving me to imagine a provenance. By ordering this firearm, you certify you are the actual transferee/buyer of the firearm, are of legal age and satisfy all Federal, State and local legal/regulatory requirements to purchase this firearm.And, it’s really not bad. Firearms refused by the FFL Dealer or which cannot be transferred due to a failed background check will be subject to a 10% restocking fee. Firearms cannot be returned to MidwayUSA please contact the manufacturer for warranty claims. Shipping charges for firearms are calculated separately from other products on your order and will incur a separate Per Order charge. The Supplier determines shipping methods for firearms which ship from a Supplier. If your order does not contain a handgun which ships from MidwayUSA, any shotguns, rifles, actions or receivers shipping from MidwayUSA will ship via UPS Ground. If your order contains a handgun which ships from MidwayUSA, the handgun, and any additional firearms shipping from MidwayUSA on the same order, must ship Second Day Air. All firearms must ship to a valid FFL Dealer and cannot be changed or cancelled after they are placed. You must be 18 to purchase rifles or shotguns and 21 to purchase handguns, actions or receivers.