A $25 +/- HD muffler from ebay can be a very cost effective item for the Savage.  Be sure, if getting one, that it is the type that DOES NOT have the crossover tube hole in it.  You want the type without the hole.  The air flow through them is pretty good and the sound is much better than the stock Savage muffler, but not too loud and objectionable.
I have on occasion found a pair of mufflers, either brand new or close to it, for $25 + $20 shp.  Use one, sell the other, and zero out your initial cost.
Be at peace Kenny, all is well in Savage Land.

I've got a Sportster muff on mine. It's a bit louder than I would wish, but it sounds like a real bike now. Well, more like half a Harley if you slow the idle way down. I went into the Harley dealer, asked about Sportster take offs and walked out with two that looked brand new wrapped in plastic in the box for $20.00. I figure I'll not be needing any more for a few years. Then just go to the nearest Midas shop and tell them how you want it installed.

Here's some pix:

http://bikepics.com/members/jazzcarter/00savage/

Jack

vtail wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:

Looks like a super paint job on a TourTank.

I had a Jardine also and ditched it for a pipe of a dyna low rider.  its a longer pipe than some of the others Ive seen and reaches past the brake drum.  Cheap on ebay.