This Savage 219 is the same vintage as the one in caliber .22 Hornet I bought from a friend in 1958. I ended up having it rechambered in .219 Zipper and it accounted for its share of crows and groundhogs. I bought another .22 Hornet and had it rechambered to K Hornet, my first experience with an "improved" cartridge. At that point I was introduced to the world of falling block single shot rifles, and with my first Winchester High Wall my interest in break action single shots waned. I do have a sadly mutilated H&H rook rifle awaiting resurrection, but that's another story.

(Incidentally, the trigger on the Savage 219 was capable of a very nice pull, if worked over by a gunsmith who knew how to do it.)