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Savage 219 Single Shot Rifles / stock for 219
« Last post by sghart3578 on July 12, 2025, 03:12:53 PM »
Hello neighbors,

I picked up a 219 in 30-30 for a decent price.  The firing pin is broken but I have a replacement coming soon.  I would also like to replace the butt stock.  Will a stock and fore end set from a 94C fit my 219?

Thanks in advance for you knowledge and help.
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Savage 219 Single Shot Rifles / Re: 219C safe to shoot?
« Last post by Garnett on July 07, 2025, 07:28:56 AM »
Keep watching Gun Broker.  One will turn up.  Good luck on your hunt!
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Savage 219 Single Shot Rifles / Re: 219C safe to shoot?
« Last post by garthgus on July 07, 2025, 06:43:15 AM »
My error. I didn't intend to post a reply.
But I returned the gun to the seller last week and the search for a 219 Hornet goes on. Thanks for your help.
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Savage 219 Single Shot Rifles / Re: 219C safe to shoot?
« Last post by Garnett on July 04, 2025, 05:40:34 PM »
There is nothing in your last post.  Can you repeat it?
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Savage 219 Single Shot Rifles / Re: 219C safe to shoot?
« Last post by garthgus on July 04, 2025, 08:28:55 AM »
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Savage 219 Single Shot Rifles / Re: 219C safe to shoot?
« Last post by Garnett on July 01, 2025, 08:17:55 PM »
I think returning it to the seller is the best solution.  Depending on an hourly rate, you could pay more for proper repairs that the value of the rifle.  Good luck in finding another one.
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Savage 219 Single Shot Rifles / Re: 219C safe to shoot?
« Last post by garthgus on July 01, 2025, 06:40:51 PM »
Thanks for your comments Garnett. I agree, removing metal from the hook just opens up the gap, not closes it.  And the folded piece aluminum foil that fell off the pin was most likely a bandaid solution to correct the problem. Too bad this nice rifle was messed with. I'm going to return it to the GB seller and keep looking for one in better shape. If anyone has a nice example in 22 Hornet that hasn't been drilled & tapped for a scope that they want to part with, please let me know. Thanks.
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Savage 219 Single Shot Rifles / Re: 219C safe to shoot?
« Last post by Garnett on July 01, 2025, 01:43:39 PM »
I am at a loss for an explanation.  I am not a machinist, but it seems to me, removing metal from the front of the barrel lug, would make the barrel move forward, and increase the head space, not shorten it.  Why does anyone do the strange things to perfectly good guns?  I purchased a Model 52 Winchester,”International” model from an estate years ago.  For those of you who are not familiar with this model, it is the top of the line of Winchester bolt action .22’s.  Someone had drilled a hole in the forearm tip, just under the barrel and inserted a 3/8 inch threaded rod and had various nuts screwed on to it, for balance purposes, I suppose.  Anyway, back to your barrel, I would think a temporary fix would be to put a shim in the curve of the lug to move it to the rear.  A permanent fix might be to weld up part of the curve with a Heli arc welder, and recut.  Hopefully, someone else will have an idea.
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Savage 219 Single Shot Rifles / Re: 219C safe to shoot?
« Last post by garthgus on July 01, 2025, 10:23:40 AM »
The hinge pin looks normal, it's smooth and round and doesn't show any unusual wear. Now the lug, where it closes on the hinge pin is much rougher so it's possible someone removed some metal from the hook. The attached photo is 5x mag and you can see the milling lines.

The action on this gun is very tight.

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Savage 219 Single Shot Rifles / Re: 219C safe to shoot?
« Last post by Garnett on June 30, 2025, 08:11:34 PM »
Garth, In my opinion, that barrel did come on that frame.  However, I don’t believe it left the factory with that gap.  Does the pin that the barrel lug pivots on appear to have excessive wear, or maybe “out of round”?  Also, look closely at the barrel lug where it contacts the pivot pin to see if someone maybe removed some of the metal, thinking it might make the action easier to open.  These actions are very tight when new, and difficult to open sometimes.  I had one I built for my daughter and it was so hard to open, I carried it to my machinist/gunsmith friend, and he took just a little off the locking lug where it contacts the barrel lug, and now it is easy to open, but no gap between barrel and action.  Maybe some of the other forum members might have an idea.
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