What happened…..?

I dont know…. The prices around here are still very high for a few guns usually in poor shape. I wish it would go down in price so i could scoop some..
last one i saw was a 250sav takedown and it was well above 1000, with poor stock and bad shape.
honestly, it bothers me to see how poorly people have treated such a nice firearm
 
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I was looking for one in 358 winchester with round counter but then I found a husquevarna for a good price. I want the 99 in 358 winchester still but a man needs to have a limit on the amount of guns he has🤣
 
dan belisle said:
Still have two, a 300 I inherited, and a 38-55. Good rifles, but there is no interest from the younger folks I know. - dan
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I'd reckon the likely reason is little support/availability for those chamberings. I know I've had my enthusiasm for particular firearms disappear due to expensive/lack of locally available ammo.
 
FatCatsDad said:
This bag of barf seems to be what the under 40 crowd is looking for

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You know, some look at this and see sacrilege, I look at this and see "practical". Mlok on stock/forend = easy to keep a couple extra rounds on board in a rigid quiver, or mount a light if it's a camp/farm pest gun. Pic rail w/ stock riser=easy optic mounting. Flat bottom, full-length forend=Less dinging up the mag tube and a flat bottom for mounting on a fencepost, bag, whatever. I bet fellas in the 50's would talk all sorts of #### about these, but then quietly buy them in the millions lol. But just my perspective.

Keeping on topic, it's a shame the 99 would be probably be too expensive to produce today. Would be nice to see another Long Ranger/BLR competitor. Feels like folks in this thread are right about the penny pinching youngins. The price of sporting firearms/ammo these days means a lot of folks like myself are passing up the classics in favour of stuff more budget-minded/utilitarian (not saying a 99 ain't utilitarian but an old, nice looking rifle is more likely to be kept in the safe) rifles chambered in commonly found calibers.
 
dan belisle said:
And that's why you get into reloading. - dan
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That's true, but wholly depends on what a fella has time for and if he can front the expense of a reloading setup. So you're gonna see a bias towards the older crowd, many of whom already are lever guys with a 99 in the safe.
 
I'd rather have a Winchester 1895. 99s are rare in calibers I find interesting, are almost always overpriced for what they are, often have cracked stocks due to poor design, and aren't particularly nice to operate. I even passed up a takedown .30-30 with octagon barrel for $300 in 2018. No regrets.
 
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