Anyone have a Savage 99?
- Thread starter Calum
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Gatehouse said:They suck and only an idiot would want to own one.
You'd have to be as screwed up as a rabid hound to want to even touch one of those things...yeeech...
Get stuffed Clark!
Ya, I think they feel pretty good as well.
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Got a couple, both in 300. Sweet guns, nice caliber.
First 300 is an old EG (its a rat) but solid and accurate. Still has open sights BUT used it to take a nice whitetail buck last fall (had Husquvarna & Remington's in the safe). Sentimental , my dad had bought it 30 odd years ago. First centrefire I shot, now I own it (from my cold dead hands only...).
Second is a sweet little Featherweight which, if I had any sense, I would simply put a Leupold 4X on and sell everything else but my 22/250.
Well made, accurate, well balanced, RELIABLE rifles
Got a couple, both in 300. Sweet guns, nice caliber.
First 300 is an old EG (its a rat) but solid and accurate. Still has open sights BUT used it to take a nice whitetail buck last fall (had Husquvarna & Remington's in the safe). Sentimental , my dad had bought it 30 odd years ago. First centrefire I shot, now I own it (from my cold dead hands only...).
Second is a sweet little Featherweight which, if I had any sense, I would simply put a Leupold 4X on and sell everything else but my 22/250.
Well made, accurate, well balanced, RELIABLE rifles
My GrandFather Hunted just about everything you could Hunt with His 99 in 250-3000
Deer,Moose,Elk........etc.
Sadly it was the One Rifle in my Father's collection I didn't get my Hands on
Wish I knew where it ended up.......
They are Ugly, Bulky, Sorry Arsed looking Levers though........But they Work so Dam well, Everyone should have one
Deer,Moose,Elk........etc.
Sadly it was the One Rifle in my Father's collection I didn't get my Hands on
Wish I knew where it ended up.......
They are Ugly, Bulky, Sorry Arsed looking Levers though........But they Work so Dam well, Everyone should have one
The posts from Clark-e and Maddog aside I will be honest. They are not great guns. They are sort of a plain Ford, they just 'exist'. If the owner isn't a blithering idiot, and does the maintenance they will not let you down, but the design is not one that lends itself to a lot of owner maintance. I used to see them in awful shape all the time, and the crud I used to find in them led me to believe the average 99 owner was 23 cans short of a two-four.Calum said:
Accuracy wise they are middle of the road, caliber wise the 300 Savage is likewise middle of the road, not quite a 308, and not quite a lame 30-30. Unless you love the looks and feel of it, I would say forget it. Additionally they can be a PITA to scope if not already drilled and tapped, or have come that way from the factory, something to consider.
Oddly enough though, I never saw as many broken stocks on them as I expected with that tang design.
In summation, run away, don't walk.
LOL, I already had the Mexican Brothel shot this week, one a week is enoughMadDog said:Wow Dosing, a well thought out reply, I was expecting another shot from you!
He's right guys, run away from them, that way they'll all be up for sale cheap for me!
