If Savage brought out a newly designed lever gun, what would you like to see?

MK2750 said:
I say go big with four new models.

The Euro with full stock, Bavarian style in 7x57 and 6.5 Swede, 20" barrel.

The Brit with eg type fore stock, straight English butt stock in 303 Brit and 280, 22" barrel.

The American with raised Monte Carlo in 308 or 708 and a 24" barrel.

And the Classic built like a 1920s take-down with a better take-down system in 250 and 300 Savage.
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x2 I like your style!
 
I think they need to include the old Cartridges in anything they design, however, they've been caught in the past not having the more popular cartridges available, and it's hurt them. I'd hope they would have the more modern cartridges available as well.

I think the design needs to have a removable magazine. There are enough tube fed guns on the market.
 
I would love to see a lever in a one-piece, well bedded wood stock with a detachable magazine and tang safety. Short action only cartridges would be fine with me with chamberings from 22-250 up to the WSMs. Classic chamberings like the 250-3000 and 300 Savage would be a bonus. :D
 
I think it's pretty much established that a levergun's liabilities when it comes to gun rags are two piece stocks, accuracy, and inability to mount scopes.

Me, I prefer not to scope my rifles. But as I get older, I can see (or rather not see) that I will have little choice.

Two piece stocks, weather the gun rags like it or not, sell rifles. But personally, I own examples of both in lever guns, ans I'm happy with both.

So for me, Accuracy is the number one. Can we have a lever rifle, that has bolt gun accuracy please?
I know, some companies have claimed this in the past, but in the real world, it has yet to be achieved consistently.
 
give it attributes of blr but none of its looks and should be a winner, had a couple 99's liked but not enough, don't own any levers, savage could change that however....finners crossed :)
 
MK2750 said:
I say go big with four new models.

The Euro with full stock, Bavarian style in 7x57 and 6.5 Swede, 20" barrel.

The Brit with eg type fore stock, straight English butt stock in 303 Brit and 280, 22" barrel.

The American with raised Monte Carlo in 308 or 708 and a 24" barrel.

And the Classic built like a 1920s take-down with a better take-down system in 250 and 300 Savage.
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6.5x55 25inch barrel oh i can already feel the credit card swipe
 
A good version of the winchester 88

What I mean is something at least as good as the 88 with the same features detachable magazine free floated barrel good accuracy. Also a nice biathlon gun
 
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A light, handy modern 99 in .270 or .308 - no need for magnum calibers, with provisions for easily mounting a scope or red dot. Sort of like my 99 in .243 minus the easy scope mount part. Probably with a detachable mag though to me thats sacrilegious in a 99.
 
sgt.rock said:
Whatever they make, I sure hope its not anywhere as butt ugly as the 99. Function be damned, I throw up in my mouth a little each time I look at one.
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And I thought I was the only one!!! :D The shape of that rifle always reminds me of a spawned-out "Humpie" lying dead on a riverbank.
 
6.5x55

MK2750 said:
I say go big with four new models.

The Euro with full stock, Bavarian style in 7x57 and 6.5 Swede, 20" barrel.

The Brit with eg type fore stock, straight English butt stock in 303 Brit and 280, 22" barrel.

The American with raised Monte Carlo in 308 or 708 and a 24" barrel.

And the Classic built like a 1920s take-down with a better take-down system in 250 and 300 Savage.
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Yes, please on the Euro model in 6.5 Swede!
 
Sun_and_Steel_77 said:
And I thought I was the only one!!! :D The shape of that rifle always reminds me of a spawned-out "Humpie" lying dead on a riverbank.
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Hey I like the look of the 99 though I'll admit it does remind me of the shape of a fish - its not callled a perch belly butt stock for nothing. ;)

Seriously its an ingenious design. The rotary mag makes it so slim at the receiver its a joy to carry and shoot. Just like the '94, the 99 comes from its first year of manufacture - 1899. Over 110 years old and designed to use high powered, pointed bullet cartridges right from the start. No slower, short range, round nose bullets in a tube magazine.
 
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