Hello! My name is Ryan, and I recently purchased an early model 219 in 30-30. Picked it up off a table at a gun show, and really liked the way it came to my shoulder. Plus the blued steel and walnut has that worn but not abused look to it, which i'm a sucker for. Couldn't put it down, so after looking it over real good, the seller and I worked out a deal where I traded him a Husquvarna 30-06 (plus a little bit of cash) and we both went away satisfied.
Naturally I turned to the net to find out more about my new find and came across this nice little forum. Thank you Garnett!