I have a 340 "D" in .222. I like the fact that it has a barrel nut like the Savage set up.
I have a 340 "D" in .222. I like the fact that it has a barrel nut like the Savage set up.
Shooting buddy lucked into one in a Ruger, very nice rifle but a little pricey. Doesn't shoot quite as well as his little single shot but he's working on it.
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I recently got a Stevens 322 just like yours except the finish isn't as nice. It has been drilled and tapped, but the holes don't quite work with the Weaver side mount I have for it. Pretty sure I can modify the scope base to work, just need some uninterrupted time to do it.
Since doing some hunting with it, I LOVE my Savage 219, the perfect squirrel stalking rifle. It handles, points and carrys better than any other rifle I own I think. I wanted it to be a .22 rimfire equivalent I could reload for, not a real .22 Hornet. This little Stevens may see some more powerful Hornet loads through it.
Yes, I really love mine too. I would never sell it, and besides, I paid one fifty for it and then I spent another five hundred for all the gunsmithing, don't get me wrong I new what the cost was going to be before I even took the gun in to my gunsmith. I used the same gun smith in Arizona for over thirty years, he was one of the best in the Southwest, he did mention that not all that many were produced with the butter knife bolt handle though.
My Grandpa bought his Savage 340 (can't remember the letter) back in the 50's for $45.00. It's chambered in .22 Hornet. I LOVE THAT RIFLE and ROUND! I've lost count of how many deer it has killed over the years. Not to mention countless groundhogs and other varmits. It is a very accurate rifle, even with the old weaver 3-9 fine cross hairs. My uncle inherited but I still take it out once in awhile. I keep looking for one to pop up for sale. I picked up a 222 in the same model. A very accurate rifle for it's age. These guns are heavy and bulky by todays standards. Yet you can still get great accuray out of them. Finding a .22 hornet for sale around here is like looking for hen teeth. When one does come up for sale it's almopst cheaper to buy a new one.
As far as newer ones go the Savage walking varimters are great.
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |