Absalom
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
And in “Boardwalk Empire”, although the scene was at night and you had to really know what you were looking for.
Savage 1907 *Update*
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And in “Boardwalk Empire”, although the scene was at night and you had to really know what you were looking for.
DocB
Member
The 1907 Savage in 45 auto submitted to the government is super rare. I used to know the number, but have forgotten. A very small number, and most of them were never returned. My LGS in Macon had one about a year ago. It was amazing! It was also in his office and not out for sale. Yeah, I got to hold it. The asking price on the gun was around $35,000.00 if I remember correctly.
bulletslap
Member
I have a 1907 in 32 ACP, trigger is a little stiff but a good little Gat.
It was ahead of its time, 11 rounds was quite a lot one hundred and ten years ago.
It was ahead of its time, 11 rounds was quite a lot one hundred and ten years ago.
And I have the whole series in DVD. ( head slap
)Come to think of it. Richard Harrow also had one in is "collection", but than again he had almost everything.
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My father in law’s nightstand gun along with another ad extolling the virtues of the Savage. You’ll enjoy shooting that.
Regards,
turnerriver
Regards,
turnerriver
DWalt
Member
I think the number was about 200. They were issued to various Army units for field trials, and after the M1911 was adopted, most of them were returned to Savage by the Army. Savage cleaned them up and sold them to the public. Just how many Savage sold is unknown, but less than 200. I have never seen one.
I have no idea of their current value. I'd think $35K is a bit high but certainly in the low 5 figures. Only an auction sale would tell the value tale.
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DWalt
Member
For any semiautomatic, carrying with an unloaded chamber is the best safety practice. I have no idea how safe or unsafe it would be to drop a Savage which was loaded and cocked. It does not have an external hammer in the conventional sense.
Now you did it! Good thing this is a warm summer Sunday, as that will keep the posts down.
In addition to a Model 1907, I have a Savage Model 1915 in .32 ACP caliber. This is a hammerless design (no cocking piece), and has an external slide release as well as a grip safety and a loaded chamber indicator. It's relatively uncommon. Here's a photo:
The .45 test trial Savages were the .45 Models 1907. Here is a picture of one of these very rare birds.
John
The .45 test trial Savages were the .45 Models 1907. Here is a picture of one of these very rare birds.
John
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Grayfox
US Veteran
When my friend passed away last year, two of his guns I ended up with were a Savage 1907 and a 1917. I've only shot them once and honestly couldn't hit squat with them.
They are very interesting and well made guns. I guess I really should give them another try.
They are very interesting and well made guns. I guess I really should give them another try.
The problem is not "striker fired". The problem is "modern synthetic".
These were all striker fired.
And I see nothing wrong with them.
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scoobysnacker
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You sound like me with these guns. I have one, shooting offhand I spray all over the board. Nothing repeatable, sometimes I feel lucky to hit paper at all.When my friend passed away last year, two of his guns I ended up with were a Savage 1907 and a 1917. I've only shot them once and honestly couldn't hit squat with them.
They are very interesting and well made guns. I guess I really should give them another try.
I swore the barrel was bad, but when I sat down and braced it firmly, it shot tight groups and was true to the sights. 5 rds in the bullseye, all touching, at 10 yds.
Stood back up, shot offhand again, groups about 2 feet at that distance unless I REALLY focused all the way through the shot and followthrough.
