Savage model 340 help

ReloadKy · March 20, 2020, 04:35 PM

"WE" have an older savage model 340 in .222 that my father in law handed down to my wife several years ago. I handload for the rifle and have never been able to get it to shoot very well. I decided to get it out to this week to check the torque on all of the action screws and scope screws. I learned that the screw behind the trigger guard has been broken. This screw apparently goes directly into the wood of the stock. The screw looks like a plain old wood screw and it has broken off short of the point of being able to get enough bite into the stock to actually do any good.

What should I do to remedy this? My first thought it to maybe get a little bigger and longer screw to attempt to get some bite. IDK if this is a good idea or not. Help needed and appreciated.

Scorch · March 20, 2020, 11:30 PM

It's just there to hold the trigger guard in place, just get a longer screw.

sako2 · March 21, 2020, 04:08 AM

drill the hole and glue a dowel in it.

**4V50 Gary** · March 21, 2020, 08:47 AM

Part of the screw still in the stock? Broken screw remover.

langenc · April 16, 2020, 07:38 PM

Hardware I used to go to occasionally had a 340 about 1962, caliber perhaps 218 Bee. I had no $$ then. Year or more later I did get a Savage 219 in 22 H, Good gun except 8+# trigger. Shot a couple cats w/ that gun.

Wish I had a 340 0r similar one in 22 H or 222..

bobn · April 16, 2020, 08:21 PM

love my 840 in 222. i would find a way to fix that. it out shoots the 340 in hornet by a country mile. bob

Remington74 · April 17, 2020, 06:39 AM

The Numrich schematic shows that screw to be a very short one, only about three threads in the working part. I wonder if you couldn't use something like a dental pick to free the broken part up enough to get a bite on it with a small needle nose pliers and twist it out that way.

I've used that method to remove a couple of broken wood screws in the past that were much longer than the one pictured.

David R · April 17, 2020, 07:37 AM

Its a one screw stock. The rear screw just holds the trigger guard.
Had a 340 in 30-30. kicked like a mule.

David

March 20, 2020, 04:35 PM	#1
ReloadKy Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2018 Posts: 191	Savage model 340 help "WE" have an older savage model 340 in .222 that my father in law handed down to my wife several years ago. I handload for the rifle and have never been able to get it to shoot very well. I decided to get it out to this week to check the torque on all of the action screws and scope screws. I learned that the screw behind the trigger guard has been broken. This screw apparently goes directly into the wood of the stock. The screw looks like a plain old wood screw and it has broken off short of the point of being able to get enough bite into the stock to actually do any good. What should I do to remedy this? My first thought it to maybe get a little bigger and longer screw to attempt to get some bite. IDK if this is a good idea or not. Help needed and appreciated.

March 20, 2020, 11:30 PM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	It's just there to hold the trigger guard in place, just get a longer screw. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

March 21, 2020, 08:47 AM	#4
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,841	Part of the screw still in the stock? Broken screw remover. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

March 21, 2020, 04:08 AM	#3
sako2 Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2009 Posts: 741	drill the hole and glue a dowel in it.

April 16, 2020, 07:38 PM	#5
langenc Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2007 Location: Montmorency Co, MI Posts: 1,551	Hardware I used to go to occasionally had a 340 about 1962, caliber perhaps 218 Bee. I had no $$ then. Year or more later I did get a Savage 219 in 22 H, Good gun except 8+# trigger. Shot a couple cats w/ that gun. Wish I had a 340 0r similar one in 22 H or 222..

April 16, 2020, 08:21 PM	#6
bobn Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2006 Location: midwest Posts: 1,105	love my 840 in 222. i would find a way to fix that. it out shoots the 340 in hornet by a country mile. bob

April 17, 2020, 06:39 AM	#7
Remington74 Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2012 Location: Carthage, NY Posts: 231	The Numrich schematic shows that screw to be a very short one, only about three threads in the working part. I wonder if you couldn't use something like a dental pick to free the broken part up enough to get a bite on it with a small needle nose pliers and twist it out that way. I've used that method to remove a couple of broken wood screws in the past that were much longer than the one pictured.

April 17, 2020, 07:37 AM	#8
David R Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2015 Location: The swamps of WNY Posts: 753	Its a one screw stock. The rear screw just holds the trigger guard. Had a 340 in 30-30. kicked like a mule. David