Pawn Shop find, Savage No4 Mk1*

[leeaspell]

Picked this ol' girl up for $150 from a pawn shop on the weekend, a 1942 Savage. Other than being sporterized she in great condition. 2 groove bore is bright and shiney, had a little surface rust from sitting but it cleaned right off. Might make it a candidate for a full wood restore. Pretty good shape for 83 years old

 

[skwerl]

That is probably the most abundant model of hunting rifle
in Canada , 100's of k's of them .
....skwerl

 

[johnl]

That is probably the most abundant model of hunting rifle
in Canada , 100's of k's of them .
....skwerl

Still a good score, now flip it on the EE for $800

 

[leeaspell]

Still a good score, now flip it on the EE for $800

Basically. Hard to find them under $200 anymore lol

 

[I Dont Care About You]

The magazine and bolt, together are worth basically $150.

 

[Timberlord]

Restoring is cool but the prices anymore are over the fence.
There are alternatives.
I fit a rearhand guard and dremmeled out a channel for a band / sling swivel and call it the L42 Wannabe.

 

[ArmedGinger]

Wait... pawn shops are still a thing? Pawn shops here stopped selling guns about 20 years ago and now pawn shops down seem to exist anymore.

 

[BlackPowderBurner]

Wait... pawn shops are still a thing? Pawn shops here stopped selling guns about 20 years ago and now pawn shops down seem to exist anymore.

People moved on to more exotic pieces like bishops and knights.

 

[maifire]

Mathematically, the shop bought that rifle for $2.43 then.

 

[leeaspell]

Wait... pawn shops are still a thing? Pawn shops here stopped selling guns about 20 years ago and now pawn shops down seem to exist anymore.

Apparently there is still 2 in Alberta that sell guns. I had no idea it was still a thing either

 

[Hmatt]

Apparently there is still 2 in Alberta that sell guns. I had no idea it was still a thing either

There’s one in Edmonton for sure. They have lots of ads on here.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

The base rifle might be worth only $200 because it needs $500 worth of replacement wood and stock hardware to get a second look on the Exchange.