by OldTimer » 02 Jan 2015, 10:51 pm
Hi Sha,
Our friend with the S&L probably gave up waiting for a positive reply, which is a shame. I had missed his S/N until now, which is 7500. That means his rifle is definitely a model 65 without the "D" and was made in October 1960, And as you say, it's in excellent condition for a rifle that was made close to 55 years ago!
Mine is as good, if not slightly better, as the photo shows, but it's a shame he didn't take advantage of the bolt design, which allows the bolt handle to extract a cartridge at almost 90 degrees to the vertical. That means you can have a very low mounted scope - instead of something that looks like a chook on a perch, Haha!
Still a very desirable rifle today - made by the original Schultz & Lasen family - that would readily bring $1,500 to $2,000 on a good day.
On another note, I see that you have a nice Savage collection. I had a left-hand 110 with a 308W Shillen barrel fitted and stocked up by the late Jack Millar in the style of a 300m competition rifle. Bought it in 1971 for I.S.S.F. Competition. Wore out the action and barrel by1993 which was then traded in as a deposit on a Steyr SSG Marksman 7 PH in 308W. Worst thing I ever did!
OldTimer