Savage stevens 325-A 30-30
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stevens 325
Hi there, i have had a couple of these rifles, great guns, accurate,light recoiling, i was handloading for mine and could get 150 yrd 5 shot groups of about 2.5", i had no real problems with my gun, they arent very fancy, just a basic no frills bolt action savage 30-30 caliber rifle, if you decide to handload, you can use pointed bullets in this style 30-30 because of its box magazine, but be aware that pointed bullets greater in weight than 150 grns may give problems for fitting in the magazine, but all other round nose and flat pt bullets can be used,scope mounts are available from weaver to fit it,as far as a used value, i see them in shops for prices ranging from 150-250$ depending on condition
Hi there, i have had a couple of these rifles, great guns, accurate,light recoiling, i was handloading for mine and could get 150 yrd 5 shot groups of about 2.5", i had no real problems with my gun, they arent very fancy, just a basic no frills bolt action savage 30-30 caliber rifle, if you decide to handload, you can use pointed bullets in this style 30-30 because of its box magazine, but be aware that pointed bullets greater in weight than 150 grns may give problems for fitting in the magazine, but all other round nose and flat pt bullets can be used,scope mounts are available from weaver to fit it,as far as a used value, i see them in shops for prices ranging from 150-250$ depending on condition
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I shoot Hornady leverevolution rounds in mine. Shoots great and feeds great too. I found that I could not find a suitable 150 grain pointed bullet to reload for it. All were too long and needed to be seated too deeply. Most have no crimping cannelure. Which can cause bullets to seat deeper when feeding through these rough little guns.
Darryl
Darryl
325 stevens
I have a model 325 stevens in 30-30. It is really ugly to look at, has an awkward spoon handle bolt, a magazine release that is rather primitive, and a trigger guard that is just basically screwed onto the stock with only partial to no inletting. The rear site on mine is grooved into the barrel crookedly, so it has to sit off to one side to line up. Bluing is almost nonexistent, the butt plate is some sort of plastic, with chips missing, and the trigger guard is made of ridiculously thick metal. The stock is some sort of cheap wood, too thick where it should be thinner, and too thin where it should be thicker. There is no provision for scope mounts. The bolt works too hard even when well oiled. The safety inspires no confidence that it would ever stay on safe when hunting, so you are constantly checking that, if you trust it at all to carry cocked. Unlike a Winchester 94, which is what a real 30-30 looks like, a 325 stevens would work for pointed bullets because of the mag, except the magazine is too short to accomodate them.
It is for all the above reasons that I kind of like mine. That, and the fact that over 20 years ago, I shot the first deer, which was also the biggest buck I ever shot, with one that I had borrowed from a friend.
The fact that you inherited it, perhaps means it has some sort of value to you other than the few dollars they are actually worth to sell. So IMO you should keep it, and accept the challenge of shooting something with it. Just don't take it on that once-in-a -lifetime hunt.
I have a model 325 stevens in 30-30. It is really ugly to look at, has an awkward spoon handle bolt, a magazine release that is rather primitive, and a trigger guard that is just basically screwed onto the stock with only partial to no inletting. The rear site on mine is grooved into the barrel crookedly, so it has to sit off to one side to line up. Bluing is almost nonexistent, the butt plate is some sort of plastic, with chips missing, and the trigger guard is made of ridiculously thick metal. The stock is some sort of cheap wood, too thick where it should be thinner, and too thin where it should be thicker. There is no provision for scope mounts. The bolt works too hard even when well oiled. The safety inspires no confidence that it would ever stay on safe when hunting, so you are constantly checking that, if you trust it at all to carry cocked. Unlike a Winchester 94, which is what a real 30-30 looks like, a 325 stevens would work for pointed bullets because of the mag, except the magazine is too short to accomodate them.
It is for all the above reasons that I kind of like mine. That, and the fact that over 20 years ago, I shot the first deer, which was also the biggest buck I ever shot, with one that I had borrowed from a friend.
The fact that you inherited it, perhaps means it has some sort of value to you other than the few dollars they are actually worth to sell. So IMO you should keep it, and accept the challenge of shooting something with it. Just don't take it on that once-in-a -lifetime hunt.
Pastway you are correct . It was my maternal grandfathers but my uncle kept until his passing . His two sons don`t hunt or even shoot so I was contacted to see if I would want it . I also got a marlin 80DL that was grandfathers as well .
I primarily hunt with bow and muzzleloader but it could be nice while mom is alive to take a deer with her Dads gun .
I primarily hunt with bow and muzzleloader but it could be nice while mom is alive to take a deer with her Dads gun .
