A square 10 wrote:thats a nifty looking sight , cant say ive seen that before , but i will say it looks very nice - and pricey , i supose ?

They are still highly sought after as these particular versions are no longer made - they can be pricey but bargains are still around from time to time.

She hasn't been to the range yet ... but reports to follow.

Your a saint Mike for answering this in two different locations!

afine looking rifle , but what is that fitted to the left reciever ? im unfamiliar with that - or perhaps am missing something in the photos Mike, That's the Central sight plate ... Central are an Australian company from the old days that made a top brand of aperture/peep sights used for Fullbore a...

Well tell a lie ... my most recent purchase. A few before and after clean up shots with better detailed images to come which I will update here in the coming week. Here's the old gal when I bought her ... dry, grubby, thirsty, dinged and tired. [pic]http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h271/Tikirocker/...

I'd say we all baby them, compared to the life they would have had in service. I'm more an "as is" rust, pitting and dings man, I do like to see honest wear and tear. It's a fine line, I don't steam dings or sand stocks, to me that is sacralidge. On the other hand I don't know any shooter...

Tikirocker, The MkII was developed and adopted to solve a bottleneck in production. Slow production of the MkI early in the war, due to its complexity and need for precision, meant completion of rifles was being held up. Agreed, my point was that production of the Mk1 sights was expedited by the cr...

Every time I see one of these with the upper wood stock piece with the grooves carved in it I wonder why mine doesn't have it. But....the one I have looks to be all matching as far as the wood goes. Could Savage have made some without the grooves in the upper grip? Or was the stock replaced at some...

That's a good looking rifle. But how on earth did you keep it for two years before cleaning it up ? Part of the acquisition process around here is a thorough clean. The stripping and cleaning allows a thorough scrutiny and any nasty surprises are avoided. Any cleaning that was required was cosmetic...

I bought this rifle about 2 years ago now and never cleaned it up any since I had it ... so stripped it last week and gave it some BLO - this is an Ex Aussie 1960's Range Rifle which still retains it's Central side plate and target swivel. It's all matching and came with original bayonet and I added...