Savage #4mk1..hows it look?

[Garandrew]

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[Garandrew]

[Bearclaw]

I hope my restoration looks that good. It looks very orginal. It's nice to see all the correct components, eg pressed over milled. You don't see a lot of the press components down here.

Myles

[Garandrew]

Anyone know the year of manufacture?
66C0626 1943?

[tlvaughn]

Anyone know the year of manufacture?
66C0626 1943?

Approx. July 1943. The first 1943 "no date" rifles started to appear around s/n 50C1xxxx.

[Devious6]

Very nice!!!

[RobD]

A question about fitting of the fore-end: does th gap between the wood and the butt socket matter in a No 4? Should it be the same on both sides?

[Baal]

There should be no gap between the fore-end and the butt socket. If there's a gap, the for-end will move when you're shooting.

[RobD]

Thought so. Guess the draws of this rifle need attention, then?

[Baal]

Presumably they do. But I'd try shooting it first to see how it handles. My No.4 T has 0.016 gap between the fore-end and butt socket, but I can put 10 shots into a 1.5in group at 100 yards. Eliminating that gap might tighten up the group, but I've never attempted it before and would rather do my first one on a less expensive and poorer shooting rifle.