![]() Charter arms take down (survival rifle),a lever action olde but goodie that is now out of production(winchester arms).Single shot would be interesting to have as a learning rifle for a young man to use. We do have in our arsenal a 22 mag made by Marlin Arms magazine tube fed.we own a couple different models of 22's. Savage isn't so cheap either, acording to their web site. but the 300 winchester mag is still my favorite rifle. I'm now to old to hunt and bones are way to weak. Their rifle had NO recoil Pad.Shoulder and arm displacer if you ask me. Now that makes ours one heck of a lot higher priced. I'm sure the dealers don't charge the prices listed.( I'm probably wrong, as I usually am), when we bought the pistols, on the rack(glass inclosed) was a Winchester BDl 300 Winchester rifle,No checkering, No Stainless barrel,just a plain jane for the low price of,$1.027.99. Jde I just had to look up the Savage Arms co on the internet. ![]() Ended up getting the action to operate smooth, still does not feed right, likely the cartridge lifter, I think it will be a fun little plinker and varminter, said and done under $100 into it, and I enjoyed working on it more than my day job ! I think more of the problem ended up being the extractor and feed throat which I replaced, the barrel swage tool I got from Brownell's sure is worth having if working on many of these older. 22 wmr, for $60, that needed a thorough cleaning, in unknown condition, though a tube fed bolt action, that appeared to have peened over chamber, but turned out to be ever so slight, that tool did not need to do much to get it right again. With these kinds of rifles, with that particular problem, dry fired, doesn't that peen over the metal, and a tool like a barrel swage can remedy it ? Rolling block, not sure what that is, associated with breach loading types ? OTH, take any rifle that's been abused or worn a bit and add in some less than trustworthy ammo and you have the makings for an accident. But there is no more danger from a properly set up RB or falling block or rocking block RF action that's in good condition than there is from a $2500.00 Cooper bolt gun. I'm sorry you got injured, that part of the reason we're al supposed to be wearing safety glasses when ever we shoot any gun or work with any tool. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts your old RB was a take down, had a worn breech block screw and that it didn't have correct headspace. ![]() Yes, a split rim can happen with any gun and any RF ammo, but with a properly chambered rifle in good repair the gas will be deflected to the side by the breech block or bolt. With the action closed a properly fitted ejector has very little clearance and any split rim gases will be deflected tot he side by that massive standing breech. With all due respect, the Savage 24 does not have a "weak chamber" because of the ejector. Introduced at $20 in 1961 and sold until 1979, Ithaca M49 looks like a conventional lever action repeater with 18 inch barrel.Re: Singleshot 22 in reply to Scott in SF, 11-19-2011 14:14:01 This M49 was a rusty derelict until refinished by Sean Averill of Galt’s Guns A closer look reveals that it’s nothing of the sort, In fact, it’s a single-shot falling block with a dummy magazine tube! If that seems silly, just look at today’s 10-22 carbines disguised through the use of aftermarket stocks as G36 automatic rifles or MG42 machine guns. Loading is quite similar to Martini rifle, but the hammer is external and must be cocked manually. Also unlike the Martini, M49 has very positive extraction. The sights are typical of entry-level 22s, post and notch, with unmarked drift and elevation adjustments. The finish of the painted aluminum receiver tends to wear poorly. The original design was riding the coattails of popular Western TV shows. It was meant as a recreational plinker and succeeded admirably in that role. Description: This Ithaca M-49 is a family of single-shot lever-action. Since 22 Short ammunition was cheaper than 22LR back then and also substantially quieter, many of these rifles have rather gunked-up chambers but substantial chamber erosion is unlikely. An 18 barrel is adorned with an adjustable rear sight and a fixed blade front sight. The M-49's walnut stock provides a handsome contrast against the black finish of the barrel and receiver. With the rifle rested on a sandbag, five-shot groups all looked like the picture below. For a budget carbine with iron sights, that’s pretty impressive! My friend who owns this particular rifle has had it since he was eight years old back in the 1960s, and the gun just keeps on working with minimal care. Since function-testing of this carbine before buying is very simple and spare parts are still available, I would rate it as a diamond in the rough.
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