Savage 219 and 220 Single Shot Rifles & Shotguns

Welcome to the forum!  I have never seen the mark on the front left of your frame.  It most likely is an assembly mark.  Years ago, when Mr Callahan, a retired Savage employee, had all the Savage R&D records, I offered to pay him to identify the assembly and inspectors for use in my book, but he declined.  He later gave/sold the records to the Savage museum, who later delivered/sold them to the Buffalo Bill museum in Cody, Wyoming.  They recently advised me that they had no records for the 219/220 single shots.  As to the metal, I have been advised that the early actions were rust blued.  The key word is “rust”.  Later actions were color case hardened, apparently cheaper to do than rust bluing.  If the early “rust” blued guns are later “hot” blued, the normal type used today, they will turn various colors of red or purple.  I believe your gun has just naturally aged.  We look forward to hearing more from you!

Brad, thanks for sharing with us!  I suggest trying to find a 20 gauge forearm complete with the same attaching metal as in yours.  If that doesn’t work, then search for the two items separately.  Good luck on your restoration.

Thanks for sharing with us!  Please send pictures!  Yes, some of the actions are hard to open and some of the trigger pulls are terrible.  My local gun smith has taken care of both problems for me in the past.  A. Lot of people don’t know what these guns are, but I feel they are an American classic firearm!  The .410’s are hard to find, and the 28’s are vert scarce, You are fortunate!  Happy New Year!!!

I can’t be helpful with your questions.  I only have one Model 24 and the only experience I have had with it, was to verify that the very rare 9 mm Rim Fire Shot cartridge barrel would fit on the action.  It was a perfect fit.  These barrels were later rifled and chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge.  At the time I was fitting the barrel to the M24, I did not think to see if the newly chambered .357 round would fire in the M24.  Most likely not, since it was originally chambered for the R.F. Round.

Yes, the receivers were cast as you can tell when looking at the internal parts of the action.  Also, the barrel lugs were cast as part of the barrel.  I show a picture of an unfinished casting in my book. 

Hopefully someone else can help with your questions.  Best wishes,. Garnett

As of today, October 30, I have received no reply from them.  I am disappointed in this company for not responding.  My daddy always taught me to answer all mail, and return all phone calls.  If he were alive today, I am sure he would add “emails” to the list.