No more Savage 99s

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I have done some research and have learned that Savage have discontinued the manufacture of the 99.:mad:

Not only was this a rifle ahead of its time, it was extremely strong, and very well designed. It didn't make the clink-clank-clunk of the Winchesters (which I love to hear!), but is was a damn fine rifle.

You younger Nutz may not know but Bill Ruger as a teenager, about 1939-40, took a 99, bled gas off the underside of the barrel forward to a piston/action rod which passed through the center of the great old rotary mag and made a semi-auto!:eek:

All very sad.

I've a younger friend who wants a .243 lever with a slide-out mag and I've posted for one in the EE. If he doesn't find one, I guess he must go to a BLR.

The most rifle accurate that I ever owned for plain cast bullets (no GC)
was a long octagonal .303S which I then (now?) could should put 5 shots into 1" at 100 yds.
 
They have doubled in price at gun shows in the last 2 years I now have 14 but they are getting hard to come by in good shape. Ones in 358 Win or 375 Win are going for $1000.00 plus if you can find them.
 
i found one in 300 savage last year, the thing was all rusted and pitted. the end on the barrel had been drilled out cause the rifling was all messed up (pitted very badly), and what was left of the rifling in the rest of the barrel was week at best, the guy wanted 350 buck's, i said ill pass
 
Savage 99's

Not sure about one in .243 with a detach mag, despite having been out of production for going on two decades it's still not too hard to find a decent shape Model 99 for a shooter.

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NAA.
 
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I just picked a decent 20's vintage 300 Savage, take-down Savage 99. Great rifle.

I picked up a "Lever Guns" quarterly mag when I was in Arizona and it had a great write up on the 99. They interviewed someone from Savage and apparently they discontinued it because the equipment and machines to produce it were getting so worn out that the quality was starting to suffer. Apparently they had made a few brand new prototypes quite recently but have zero interest in selling them commerically any time soon.
 
NAA said:
Not sure about one in .243 with a detach mag, despite having been out of production for going on two decades it's still not too hard to find a decent shape Model 99 for a shooter.

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Not so. This auction on gun broker has a serial number of F616xx making it a 1997 production in 243 with a detachable mag.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=139551918


The 99 had the CE edition in 1995 and the last of the production was made in spain with the serial number starting with L. Hence they are referred to as Llamas.
 
My uncle uses one in 300 savage for deer. I never knew such a beast existed till I seen it last year, very interesting gun, and definitely shoots accurate enough for deer.
Gun Digest 09 had at least one article on the 99, good read for a newbie like myself.
 
GREAT RIFLE!!
I have had a few. Even had one built in 257Roberts.

I have a buddy who has one in 7mm-08. Been trying to get it off him for some time, but he has been M.I.A for quite a while now. Last I heard since he moved to Alberta,and shacked up with some honey in Lac La Biche. Just playing the waiting game till he comes home so I can get the 7-08:cool:.
 
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the model 99 will always have a special place for hunters, many games have been shot with those 99. hope to get a 250-3000 to add to my collection.
 
iroc22 said:
In my Savage 99 article I have, the representative from Savage claims the last Savage 99 was made in 2004 and it was a 99C in .308
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You right on the nail on that one, i think it was the model 24 that was discontinued 15 years ago, the over under combo 223/20 gauge and i think there was also a 308/12 gauge. both are great collectables
 
The only thing that's stopped me from picking up a 99 is the fact that just about everyone I've had the opportunity to purchase has had the tang crack on the stock or a repaired tang crack on the stock. Very disappointing problem that seemed inherent in this model, yes? Was it a design defect or quality of the lumber? Is this problem only prone to happen in certain models or certain years of mfg?
 
ILoveBigRacks said:
The only thing that's stopped me from picking up a 99 is the fact that just about everyone I've had the opportunity to purchase has had the tang crack on the stock or a repaired tang crack on the stock. Very disappointing problem that seemed inherent in this model, yes? Was it a design defect or quality of the lumber? Is this problem only prone to happen in certain models or certain years of mfg?
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The easiest way to give them a good cleaning is to remove the butt stock. Some get cracked from people removing the butt stock, others because when they put them back on they over tighten them. People think tighter is better but it is like an oil filter, just snug not torqued to the max. The also need a slight bit of clearance at the end of the tang, that is how many of the chips happen. Using a little sandpaper, go slow and be patient and remove a couple thou from that area will also prevent cracks and chips.

iroc22 said:
In my Savage 99 article I have, the representative from Savage claims the last Savage 99 was made in 2004 and it was a 99C in .308
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That sounds right. My data only goes to 2002 serial number prefix of G and I know that the last ones made in Spain had the L serial number prefix.
 
You guys who are having a hard time finding nice Savages should live in N.B.
There seem to be quite a few around for $350-$500 a pop and very few beaters in the lot.
 
mosquito99 said:
You right on the nail on that one, i think it was the model 24 that was discontinued 15 years ago, the over under combo 223/20 gauge and i think there was also a 308/12 gauge. both are great collectables
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The model 24 combination gun was listed as new production on Savage's website only a couple of years ago. The 99 was dropped long before the 24 was - probably before there was a website.
 
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