Savage 3400 in .222 remington

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I was recently given an old savage 3400 in .222 Remington and have no information on this rifle except that the guy that gave it to me called it a match lighter because it was so accurate. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? For example about the caliber (it seems pretty odd since I havnt really heard about it before) and what its worth?
 
I imagine its a long discontinued model 340 and not a 3400. Probably has a side scope mount and a detachable mag. They were a good working gun in my opinion and capable of some accuracy. If it's in good shape and has a functioning magazine it's definitely a decent find. They were always a bit homely looking in my opinion but nothing wrong with them. Even in super clean shape I don't think you'd get more than about 400 or so. If you were given one, I would use it and enjoy. My brother in law smoked a large coyote with a rusty old 340 from about 325 yds. The rifle had spent over 40 years in a milking parlour and had never received an ounce of kindness. It still shot well and maintains good accuracy.
 
I have a CIL model 830 in .222 Remington that I used for varminting in the 1950`s. This rifle was simply a Savage model 340 with the CIL mark. The .222 calibre was a popular cartridge back then, and very accurate as any bench shooter knows. This cartridge will never become obsolete as long as one can handload. It is still available commercially, just not as easily as the .223 Remington.
 
These were economy rifles, but have a reputation for being good shooters. The ones I've shot were accurate. The series were made in .22 Hornet, .222, .223, .30-30 and .225 Winchester.
 
I bought my Savage 340 .222 Remington in May of 1966 for $76.30. I put a side mount on it with a Weaver J4 'scope and started killing groundhogs etc out to 300 yds. I can't count how many rounds have been through it now and the accuracy has worn off somewhat but it is still deadly.

The .222 was a real "gee whiz" in it's day. A great small game load and superlative target load. 50 gr bullet at @3200 fps was the standard load. I've handloaded up to 60 gr bullets. The great old gun writer Jack O'Connor once wrote "with the right bullet the .222 will knock a deer for a loop". I carried mine deer hunting but never got a shot.
 
I've seen a few of them around on different sites and most will run you $300-$350.

I've got a period correct Boone scope on mine, wish I could find more of the little scopes but they're more of a plinking scope and you can't really reach out and touch anything to far out with a 2 3/4X.

 
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I was recently given an old savage 3400 in .222 Remington and have no information on this rifle except that the guy that gave it to me called it a match lighter because I

It was so accurate. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? For example about the caliber (it seems pretty odd since I havnt really heard about it before) and what its worth?
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I had one, my first .222, a tack driver. When I sold it and bought a Sako, I made a mistake. There 340s were the precursors of the great Savage bolt action line of today.
 
Good working gun in a great cartridge.

If you look at the model number it might be 340D, but the D looks like a second 0. On the other hand, I learned recently that there WAS a model 3400............(I think..........)

Value, max $400.

Doug
 
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