The Model 325 bolt action is a nice little rifle, my 8 year old shoots slightly reduced loads in mine and he loves it. It is a very accurate little rifle and worth every penny I paid for it, $190.00. I use mine as a knock-about gun on my farm, the original stock does have a few repaired cracks in it, but a laminated thumbhole stock is available, I just haven't decided whether I want to put $170 into a new laminated stock when I can get a new factory original for $100. I did have to file a loading ramp into the chamber because uncrimped bullets would hang up, now it feeds all the time with no jams.
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The J Stevens company was taken over by Savage in 1920 and has operated as an independent division of that organization since. The 325 (no "A" listed) appears to have been produced after that date.