300 savage 99 magazine length

[Lee Enfield]

i'm considering rebarreling a Savage 99 in .300 to 6.5 Creedmoor.
Oal of .300 is listed as 2.600" and 6.5 as 2.80"

without actually having a .300 m99, does anyone have an actual measurement?

 

[struff55]

mag length will be the least of your problems

 

[tiriaq]

I think that the magazine rotor is the only thing that varied for different cartridges in the Savage 99. There was only one receiver length and I've never noticed any difference in the front and rear rotor supports.
If a .260CM will fit a .300 rotor, it might feed OK. A .250 probably wouldn't work, .308/.243 might.
Rebarreling a 99 is a challenge. Far more complicated than most any bolt action rifle. And in addition to the fitting and chambering, there is the issue of the fitting the forend.
Unless you are going to do the work yourself, I suspect that this would be a rather expensive project. Lots of billable hours.

 

[dan belisle]

I think that the magazine rotor is the only thing that varied for different cartridges in the Savage 99. There was only one receiver length and I've never noticed any difference in the front and rear rotor supports.
If a .260CM will fit a .300 rotor, it might feed OK. A .250 probably wouldn't work, .308/.243 might.
Rebarreling a 99 is a challenge. Far more complicated than most any bolt action rifle. And in addition to the fitting and chambering, there is the issue of the fitting the forend.
Unless you are going to do the work yourself, I suspect that this would be a rather expensive project. Lots of billable hours.

308/243/7mm-08/358 rotors are different than 300 Savage rotors. - dan

 

[450yukon]

Actions were also lengthened a minuscule amount when they started chambering Winchester cartridges. Conversion probably would be easier on a C model with a drop mag in one of the Win rounds.

 

[slowfire]

A 260 rem on a 308 or 243 action would likely work just fine

 

[hifiwasabi]

Had a 99 rebarreled to 338 federal and I can confirm it is an expensive undertaking. To answer your question, I’ve found that anything over 2.770” jams up the magazine and has to be fished out with o-ring picks. These rifles are absolutely NOT friendly to long and skinny bullets.

 

[ErikT]

The rotary magazine will form the bulk of your headaches with such a conversion, but like anything, it could be made possible with sufficient funds and a patient gunsmith / machinist. If I were to do it, I'd start with a C model in .308 so the magazine issues would be reduced significantly. If you have your heart set on the rotary mag (they ARE the ###iest of the magazines), I'd still start with a .308 and go from there. Your cartridge OAL won't really be an issue with one of those.