300 savage identification?

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Hey everyone,

I have come across a 300 savage. It has no model on it. It looks identical to my fathers 99f. But there is no model number on it anywhere. There is a seriel number and it says everything else that the 99f does except 99f. We were wondering if it could be a pre WWII model or another model 99? Any ideas would be really appreciated.

Thanks Steve
 
Schnabel fore end? Slimmer fore end than the 99F? Sounds like a 99EG they were the most commonly encountered 99 Savage. Mad Dog will have the goods for your question when he spies this post.

cheers Darryl
 
Yes it does have a Schnabel fore end. Ok not quite what i wanted to hear but thats ok. Any idea why it didnt have a model on it?

Thanks Steve
 
Forgive me for having to ask but what does ctg mean? I have a feeling thats gonna be a dumb question lol. Any chance of this rifle being as accurate as our 99f? The 99f is the most accurate rifle we own, even takes the cake over remington .308 and bolt 8mm mauser.

Thanks Steve
 
ctg = cartridge.
You will have to shoot it to see how accurate it is.
Is it drilled and tapped for scope mounts, or just the tang sight?
MadDog will surely be able to tell you everything you want to know about the rifle.
 
Steve,

For a date of manufacture need the serial number with the last 2 digits XX out. The F was the first of the model to have a model stamped visibly on them (some early ones were stamped on the foreward frame under the forearm). Schnoble forearm, solid frame 24" barrel most likely with checkering on the pistol grip and forestock will be an EG.

Made between 1935 (~350,000) - 1960 (1,000,000).

99rix
 
The seriel number is 357235. I took the forearm off and on the bottom of the barrel I saw a "6" and on the front of the action there was a "T". There is no checkering on the forestock. There is checkering on the pistol grip. It has a 21" barrel {from end of action to muzzle}.

Thanks Steve
 
Date of manufacture is 1936. Is there any serial numbers on the forearm? Sounds like it might be a 99T with a changed forearm. Like mentioned earlier Mad_Dog will pipe in and will know for sure. That measurement equates to a savage 22" barrel (actual barrel length including threads).
 
Yes the numbers on the forearm are "357" then below that "235". I might PM Mad_Dog if he doesnt join in later on tonight, as Im trying to figure out if I want to buy this rifle.

Thanks Steve
 
Then the butt stock must be changed and it won't be a 99T. The early EG was unchecker at that time, so maybe it has been changed at one point due to the savage tang crack. Remove the butt plate, that is where the serial number for the butt stock will be. Savage never made anything that I am aware of that had a checkered butt and an unchecker forestock both should be the same.
 
I'm baffled!

No checkering on the forearm yet it's numbered to the gun?

Then the stock must have been changed but the only 99's that had 22" barrels in 300 Sav in 36 were the T and the H and it can't be an H because it would have had a barrel band on it.

Tell me Steve, does the front sight have a red bead on it or the rear sight have a white slot in the center?

Do you have a digital camera, I'd like to see the gun.

Your really gonna confuse me if you tell me the butt is also numbered to the gun.

Sounded like a T for sure till you said the forearm was numbered to the gun. A sure fire way would be to get it lettered but thats a waste of time if it's just a shooter for you.

Whats the barrel address have stamped on it? Maybe it was switched as well. It's a 22" barrel, you have to add for the one inch thats threaded into the receiver. Savage was famous for using up extra parts they had laying around.
 
I dont really know how to get the butt plate off, looks as though the old guy nailed a newer type one on and I dont want to ruin it. No the sights have no red bead or white slot.

I do have a digital camera but Im just about to try and set up the photobucket thing, not sure if Ill be able to post pics or not. Well it wont be doomed to a shooter if it turns out to be a collectable rifle or something of value. I was told 300 savages are hard to come by pre WWII?

The barrel says "SAVAGE ARMS CORPORATION UTICA,N.Y.- MADE IN U.S.A."

Thanks for all the help! Let me know if I can get any more info off the gun.

Thanks Steve
 
Removing the butt stock won't help, it has been cut to add the pad so the numbers will be gone. Drilling and tapping won't be factory, butt stock is not factory. See what Mad Dog can add.
 
The buttstock is factory, the butt plate isn't.

I'd still take it off and have a look, you can't hurt that gun. It might still have the numbers on the butt, it might not have been cut, maybe just the steel buttplate was taken off and the recoil pad added, I've seen that before.

Bet you just need a philips screwdriver and you'll find two very small holes that the screwdriver will fit in, the rubber will open up, don't worry.

Definitely not worth a whole lot, it's not the holy grail of 99's but it'll bring the meat home.
 
The butt stock looks the same as my 99G (checkering pattern) and not an EG. The comment on butt stock not being factory was that it was cut (not factory original, but a modified factory). Should have a slight curve to it and it is definitely straight. Like the previous comments good hunter and shooter, but not a collector.
 
Then the stock must have been changed but the only 99's that had 22" barrels in 300 Sav in 36 were the T and the H and it can't be an H because it would have had a barrel band on it.

Don't mean to rag on ya MadDog but my brother has a 1920s Short Rifle T/D with a 22" barrel in .300 :) looks just like the 99-D or F

At any rate I'm in agreement, I think the butt & lever have been changed.
 
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