Notes: This was Savage’s only centerfire pump-action rifle. It is a fairly recent development compared to its other pump-action models, being produced from 1970 to 1981. It is a standard shotgun-type rifle in function, with a squared slide. The carbine variant, the Model 170C, fires only .30-30 Winchester, and has a short 18.5-inch barrel.

Notes: This was the first Savage-made pump-action gun. It is built on a basic shotgun-type pattern, with a round slide handle and a standard stock with a pistol grip. It was, however, unusual in that it was fed by a box magazine instead of the normal tube. The Model 1903 had a barrel of 24 inches, but a carbine variant, the Model 1909, had a 20-inch barrel. The Model 1914 is basically a tube-fed variant of the Model 1903.

Notes: This is US Fire Arms’ take on the large-frame version of the old Colt Lightning pump-action rifle. Though the USFA Lightning is designed primarily for blackpowder shooting, it is quite strong enough to fire rounds propelled by smokeless powder. It is a very fast-shooting rifle; in fact, like the Colt Lightning, the shooter can simply hold the trigger back and pump the action to produce a large volume of somewhat inaccurate fire. (In game terms, the shooter who does this fires at the SA rate, but adds one to the recoil of each shot.) The USFA Lightning is an almost perfect copy of the large-frame version of the Colt Lightning; about the only difference is the lack of 100 years of wear and tear on the weapon, and less ammunition choice available. An oddity of the Lightning is that the action must be racked open, with the bolt protruding from the rear of the receiver, in order to load the magazine. The long, heavy octagonal barrel contributes to accuracy, and the sights consist of a semi-buckhorn adjustable rear and a silver blade front sight.

Notes: This pre-World War 2 rimfire rifle was produced for nearly 22 years, until 1963. Some versions could chamber .22 Short, .22 Long. .22 Long Rifle rounds interchangeably; others were tailored for specific rounds. Almost 400,000 of these rifles were manufactured, and they can still be found today.

Notes: This pump-action rifle completes the set of the M-250, M-270, and M-290. It is basically a pump-action version of those rifles, with an aluminum alloy receiver and ejection port on the right side. The M-275 variant fires magnum ammunition, but is otherwise similar. Other versions of this rifle differ primarily in stock or sight design and are identical to these two rifles in game terms.