Old Savage bolt action 22LR

[Huntinmechanic]

I'm curious if anybody can help me ID this rifle? It's a fun little tack driver. I would like to locate another magazine for it. It was inherited and has been sitting in the safe for ten years. My 9 y/o is in the process of "restoring" it. While we're on that subject, what does everybody recommend for could bluing? Thanks.

 

[Mtnmilsurp]

Not cold bluing, but I’ve had great success rust bluing with this product. I built a steaming pipe instead of a water tank and results were great. https://www.rustblue.com/shop/bluing/rust-blue-american/

 

[Pilsner]

Oddly I just found the same rifle in an old gun safe I had forgotten about in my father's basement last week. Mine has "Savage Sporter" barely legible on the barrel. I need to look up the date of manufacture just to see how old it really is. According to my father I got it when I was still a teenager and forgot about it when I left for the army 2 decades ago. I will update this post if I find the date.

Found this - no idea how accurate the info is.

Savage Model 23AA Sporter - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Huntinmechanic]

Thanks guys for the info. I'll give that bluing a try. What do you mean my steaming pipe?

I've narrowed the model down to a 1919 NRA as seen in this article https://www.ssusa.org/content/a-page-from-history-the-savage-model-1919/

I found replacement mags from triple k for these rifles. Reasonably priced compared to original. This rifle is extraordinarily accurate! My 9 year old had been shooting it a lot lately. There are no sights on it currently, but he's getting pretty good hitting 2" steel @ 30 yards with just aiming down the barrel. Probably a good skill to have.

I have the factory rear sight, but it's missing the windage adjustment screw. The receiver is drilled on the left side. I assume for an optic or a different sight.