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| < 16ga. Guns ~ Savage upland hunter 16ga |
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Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:59 pm
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Location: England
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Good evening all
I have been offered a Savage model 720 upland hunter in 16ga which is a Browning copy. 28" barrel but as yet unsure of the choke and I am told these have 2 3/4" chambers.
I have not had chance to see the gun yet and to confirm the chamber length but from what I can gather these were only made for a shot time.
Anyone have one and know what chamber lengths they are?
Any bad points?
Should I just wait for a Browning A5 to pop up?
Cheers
Graham |
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Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:13 pm
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:20 pm
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Location: England
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It is hard to find 16ga auto's over here.
To be fair most people do not want them as 16ga shells are very limited in the UK.
I think mainly size 6 lead and occassionaly some size 5 with no non toxic available!
Ammo companies load up to demand. This does not matter to me as I load all my own anyway 
This one appears to be in good condition and in your money is a little shot of $500
The Browning A5's rarely come up and are usually renovation jobs and for a lot more money.
I will try to get over and have a look at it
Regards
Graham |
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Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:35 pm
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Location: WA/AK
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The Savage knock-offs of the Remington Model 11 and The Sportsman and the Browning A5 and A3, the Model 720 (5 shot) and Model 726 (3 shot) "Upland Sporter" were introduced in 1933 and offered up through the 1942 Savage price lists --
These Savage square-backs usually go for less than $200 in the pawn shops around here.
P.S. That is an out of date address for John Callahan above. The present address is --
John T. Callahan Arms Historian
P.O. Box 82
Southampton, MA 01073 |
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Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:28 am
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| Thanks for posting that ad researcher. Know where I can get a copy? Interesting that it shows they had solid and vent rib versions as I have never seen one. |
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Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:08 am
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| That is a page I scanned in from the Savage Arms Corp., March 15, 1933, Wholesale Price List. |
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Wed Oct 07, 2015 4:44 am
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I own a Savage 720 in 16 gauge. I measured the chamber length and it is 2 3/4". Mine has a 28" barrel that was originally full-choke. I reamed the barrel to a modified choke (0.752").
I have used it with both lead shot and steel shot and it patterns well and shoots to point of aim. I like the gun a great deal and I shot my personal best score at sporting clays with it.
The only issue that I have experienced is intermittent failure to extract certain Cheddite hulls. The problem is most prevalent with the Herters hulls. I have re-shaped/sharpened the extractor and that did help some. After reading the above posted link on Shotgun World, I will likely replace the extractor spring this winter and see if that corrects the problem.
Other than that, they are a very well built firearm. It is more like the Remington Model 11 than the Browning Auto-5. What I mean by that is that the Remington 11 and Savage 720 have a single, right hand extractor. The Browning has twin, both right and left hand extractors on the bolt.
I am pretty sure many Remington 11 parts are interchangeable with the Savage 720.
Good luck on whichever gun you decide to purchase. |
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