Best Gun Ever!

[Smith]

Just received a vintage Savage 340 30-30!

Here's what makes it special.

This is my grandfather's rifle he used to put food on his family and neighbors families tables in the rural Ozark mountains of northern Arkansas.

My grandfather died at the age of 28 from what is believed to be an aneurysm, not too long after returning from Korea. My dad was only 5 years old and this rifle was one of the few possessions my grandfather had that my father was able to keep through the years, house fires, and normal life issues.

My grandfather purchased the rifle through the only general store in the little town they lived in, probably from a Belknap catalog. I do have the catalog as well! Probably purchased sometime in late 1950 or early 1951. Which is pretty cool as well since the 340 came out in 1950.

Also have the original box of ammo that my grandfather had at the time of his death with 4 shells left in the box!

Gun isn't a high value gun but it's priceless to me. To hold in my hands the tool the man I never got to meet, used to feed his family. The gun my father used to kill his prized mounted 10 pointer the day I was born ... It doesn't get any better than that.

[bigun]

That is a cool gun with a great back ground. I bought one like it as my first deer rifle. Was a great shooter and I would give anything to get it back. Just for smiles drop the mag. out and read what it has on the side.....CLIP........

[hipower]

Congrats! Family heirlooms are the greatest!

[DaveTN]

Having a firearm you know the history on is cool. But it’s really great when you have a family heirloom to pass down to your kids or Grandkids.

I had never heard of that model, been doing some reading; very interesting.

[Garufa]

Nice rifle and great story.  Even better it uses a clip, lol.

[Steelharp]

Awesome!

[Chazmr]

Great story!

Thanks for sharing it with us!

[willis68]

Very cool!

[Camaro_nut2001]

Outstanding!!!!!

[mootw]

Love this story!!!  I grew up in the Ozarks........I remember looking outside the school to the student parking lot and virtually half the vehicles were pickups with a rifle rack in the back glass.......with at least one or two loaded rifles.  Kids used to hunt before school and after school........and we used to bring our weapons to school with us.   Geez......it doesn't seem like it was that long ago........