i bought a M-64 win leveraction standard in 30/30 it was made around 1954 the gun is 98% or better the bluing has no thin spots the loading gate is 100% no ware there are 4 small dings on the stock around the hand gripe area the inside of the barrel is bright and shine the action shows on sighn of ware is there any thing to tell if this has ben shoot i bought it to shoot

Your rifle may have never been fired, or it may have been fired a few times -- or it may have been fired 2000 times. There's really no way to know, especially if the gun has been well maintained. If it were still in the original box, with original hang tags and paperwork, you might be able to assume it's unfired and value it accordingly. Otherwise, it's a darned nice rifle, and if you want to shoot it, shoot it!

Wow, before I got to the 1954 mfg date, I had to go check my safe to make sure mine was still there! I have the Model 64 my Dad bought new in 1950 (about a year before I was born), which is in "as new" condition. It, too, looks practically new, but I know it's been fired, though not much in the last 30 years or so. It has taken some deer, and was my introduction (in the early '60s) to shooting rifles of calibers larger than .22, along with the 1892 SRC in .25-20 and my grandfather's Savage 99 in .30-30. The 64 is a really sweet rifle, I know you'll enjoy it. Just take good care of it, clean it well and keep it oiled/greased, and it will last at least another 54 years.