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Old 12-01-2015, 12:14 AM
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....sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you!

Last week, I bought a 1917 vintage Savage 1907 .32acp. After a brief haggle, I got it for $165. Not much finish to speak of & it needs a front sight. Not big deal.I found the sight for $15. So,I still have a gun that I've been curious about and wanted for a while at a decent price.

I took it to the range. During the course of the festivities,I cycled the slide and chambered a round pointed downrange.Apparently, the sear doesn't always engage the hammer when this is done with enough force to load a round into the chamber the hammer fell when I released the slide....you guessed it. BOOM!

This does not happen every time. It was a heck of a LOT of fun to shoot UNTIL...the big bang. Very little felt recoil (well...it IS a .32) and very accurate. Points like a dream!

It works fine when the slide is racked SLOWLY like I did in the gunstore!

I scrounged around and found the needed parts on a internet auction site. (Auction ends in two days.)

This is a quest now. I have decided to see the "rehab" through to completion regardless of the effort ( & cost!). Anything less would be admitting defeat.

(This is the part where y'all rally behind me & tell me that I'm doing the right thing in rescuing this "orphan" )




Oh yeah.....an original replacement stock is $35.



After I pay a gunsmith, I will have spent......well I don't want to think about it



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Charles

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Old 12-01-2015, 12:42 AM
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Fight the good fight...then enjoy the heck out of shooting it!
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Old 12-01-2015, 01:19 AM
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I put a Fajen fancy walnut butt stock and forearm on a 16 gauge double barrel Ward's Triumph that belonged to my grandpa. Stay calm and spend on.

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Old 12-01-2015, 01:24 AM
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The Savage actually does not have a hammer. What looks like a hammer is actually a cocking piece. These are truly excellent pieces of workmanship, and have an unusual rotating barrel which provides a hesitation of the blowback action. I have developed some truly hot .32 ACP loads at a MV around 1200 ft/sec with 90 grain lead bullets. Pretty potent for a .32, and I wouldn't use them in anything other than a Savage.
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Old 12-01-2015, 01:55 AM
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Go for it. You're embarking on a noble endeavor.
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Old 12-01-2015, 07:32 AM
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Nice old pistols, very well made. I have one and fortunately it functions properly. The firing - disconnect system is however the
achilles heel of the design of these guns. They have the potential to
go full auto if parts are well worn or broken. The best way to proceed
would be to throughly familiarize yourself with the design and function
of your gun first and then then go forward.
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Old 12-01-2015, 08:17 AM
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That is a cool little pistol. I hope you find the parts you need!
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Old 12-01-2015, 09:17 AM
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Hi Charles,
I wasn't kidding when I told you they are fun to shoot! @#$&
I hope you get the problem worked out. Be cautious of replacing the broken stock. I have read that they are difficult to remove/replace without cracking them. Best of luck,
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Old 12-01-2015, 09:45 AM
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"It's only money!" Seriously, good luck with the rehab.
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Old 12-01-2015, 11:32 AM
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I thought the saying was "Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you"...in your case the bear is just nibbling on you a little bit. That is a fine old pistol you have there, and once sorted out will give you years of shooting pleasure.
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Old 12-01-2015, 11:47 AM
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Your probably correct on the cause of the discharge. I had a similar problem with a firearm that would continue to fire like a machine gun, turned out that the firing pin was always protruding out of the bolt face. Disassembly, a little cleaning, and oil fixed the problem for me.
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Sometimes were driven to make things right. In the end you will enjoy it more that you fixed it.
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Old 12-02-2015, 12:27 AM
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Be careful about dry firing it; I broke the firing pin tip doing that. It's no fun to replace: there's a two inch long, strong, coil spring to put in a one inch hole.
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Old 12-02-2015, 12:32 AM
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Be careful about dry firing it; I broke the firing pin tip doing that. It's no fun to replace: there's a two inch long, strong, coil spring to put in a one inch hole.
The parts auction I'm bidding on includes all of the breech block parts. The seller will only sell them as a lot. Anyway,it does seem prudent to replace everything at once.....

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Old 12-02-2015, 06:20 AM
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It will be worth the effort I assure you.

Remember the joy is in the quest.
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Old 12-02-2015, 08:34 AM
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Yep, fix it. Those are great little guns.
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Old 12-02-2015, 08:53 AM
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I love .32 handguns, so I will encourage you to go ahead and repair it. Wal-Mart probably doesn't have ammo for it, but Bulls-Eye in Lawrenceville keeps a good supply on hand.
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Old 12-03-2015, 10:25 PM
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I won the auction for the parts! So......off we go!
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It's just money. No price on enjoyment. Well I couldn't buy a Lamborghini but. ... Ahh. It's jus money. Can't take it with you. Fix it. Shoot it. Enjoy.
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