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- Saskatchewan
Wonderful rifles, and a bit of history too. They feel lively in the hand. I'd suggest upgrading the scope with a slim, trim modern scope, ( not so easy to find, but perhaps a Leupold 2-7x) The rifle is good as-is.
Inherited Savage Model 99
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I had a real beater of 99E. It had been discarded; I fixed it up and got it shooting respectably. Excess headspace, the rear of the block had dropped a bit, so handloads were the way to go, to compensate. Bullet I loaded was a surplus 170gr softpoint intended for .30-30. Almost cylindrical, very little ogive. I never hunted with it myself. It was a loaner. With those loads, it would kill caribou as if a bolt of lightning hit them.
Actually very common. I have repaired my 3 oldest 99’s due to the wrist cracks. One of the reasons I won’t sell my spare stock set. My 38-55 has over 600 rounds through it since being repaired so hopefully my repair lasts along time. West system epoxy from Lee Valley works well repairing stock cracks.
As others have already said it is a 99 F ( featherweight) in that great cartridge .300 Sav. ) My 1st. deer , bear & moose
fell to a 99 EG in .300 Sav. Close enough to a .308. I have collected several of them since my 1st. 3 kills & love them all.
They were far ahead of others in their day and still good today. You are luckly to get this 1.
fell to a 99 EG in .300 Sav. Close enough to a .308. I have collected several of them since my 1st. 3 kills & love them all.
They were far ahead of others in their day and still good today. You are luckly to get this 1.
nomad 68
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Must have aimed 3ft above it's back lol. I have a 99 in .300 savage. I love it and feel comfortable inside 300 yds with 150's. I'd feel far less comfortable in slow 180's at 300. They drop like a stone from a .300 savage.
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The 99 went out of production because of production costs. The last 99Es used non-walnut stocks, and the 99Cs used a simpler magazine system. But the 99 was produced by traditional machining methods. Savage was also down to one older employee who knew how to fit the actions. If you examine the locking system, you will notice that there are a number of engaging surfaces and interrelated parts. It is a lot more complicated than many other designs.
There was continuing interest in the 99, and Savage did consider putting it back into production, but the state of the economy at the time precluded reintroduction.
Would there be a market for a new 99 made using CNC machining centers, MIM, sintered parts? I suspect that a lot of the appeal of the 99 lies in its vintage design with traditional wood and steel construction.
There was continuing interest in the 99, and Savage did consider putting it back into production, but the state of the economy at the time precluded reintroduction.
Would there be a market for a new 99 made using CNC machining centers, MIM, sintered parts? I suspect that a lot of the appeal of the 99 lies in its vintage design with traditional wood and steel construction.
The problem is even with modern machining the price would likely be in th $1500 to $2000 ballpark due to the design of the parts. Levers are a high cost rifle to produce compared to other designs. Fitting of parts is more critical compared to a Winchester or Marlin lever.
If they actually bought them back I am betting I would be very disappointed with the quality of them. Even the last few years they where in production I will not buy. They are not the quality of the older one’s especially the stocks. Plain wood and no styling, I just don’t like them. 1950’s and before Savage 99’s had beauty and gracefulness which I feel disappeared starting in the 60’s.
Very few companies are able to reproduce the quality of original guns and still keep prices down.
If they actually bought them back I am betting I would be very disappointed with the quality of them. Even the last few years they where in production I will not buy. They are not the quality of the older one’s especially the stocks. Plain wood and no styling, I just don’t like them. 1950’s and before Savage 99’s had beauty and gracefulness which I feel disappeared starting in the 60’s.
Very few companies are able to reproduce the quality of original guns and still keep prices down.
nomad 68
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I was been generous lol.
It's a fixed 2.5 power with a T-Post reticle ... Gramp said he got it from a friend who travelled to Germany and returned with a couple of these scopes. Its a Krombach Wetzlar Eagle 2.
- Location
- Yellowknife, NWT
The .300 Savage, introduced in 1920, was designed to equal the .30-06 in a short action, and it actually did, but only for the first few years of production. At that time, standard .30-06 ballistics were a 150-grainer at 2700 fps. The savage hit a bit better than 2650. Really quite close.
The star has really faded on the .300 Savage since the intro of the similar .308 Winchester, but it's still a great cartridge, and ammo is still in production and available at Canadian Tire. Keep in mind that there are well in excess of a million .300 Savage rifles out there.
My .300 is an EG; it has the checkered schnabel forend and 24-inch barrel. My best group ever from that rifle was 3 shots into 1.5 inches at 200 yards! Generally, though, it shoots more like 1.25 to 1.5 inches at 100 yards.
I read an article once by John Barsness who guesses that one reason Savage 99's tend to shoot accurately, despite the two-piece stock, is that the barrels are screwed quite deeply into the receiver. Well, maybe.
That'a beautiful 99F.
The star has really faded on the .300 Savage since the intro of the similar .308 Winchester, but it's still a great cartridge, and ammo is still in production and available at Canadian Tire. Keep in mind that there are well in excess of a million .300 Savage rifles out there.
My .300 is an EG; it has the checkered schnabel forend and 24-inch barrel. My best group ever from that rifle was 3 shots into 1.5 inches at 200 yards! Generally, though, it shoots more like 1.25 to 1.5 inches at 100 yards.
I read an article once by John Barsness who guesses that one reason Savage 99's tend to shoot accurately, despite the two-piece stock, is that the barrels are screwed quite deeply into the receiver. Well, maybe.
That'a beautiful 99F.
Congrats on Getting that rifle ! Very Kool ! My DAD had a 99F 300 Savage - I Loaded 150 gr-ers and shot a few deer and black bears with it ! He shot deer and moose with it ! Killed Every Time Good ! RJ
My uncle aimed approximately 5 feet above the cow moose, and hit her in the mid lung area! This was at last light, found her bed'd down in a near by swamp next mourning. We had to quarter her up and haul her out as it was tough terrain, no atv access even.
Now I was 19 when this happened, I wouldn't shoot more that 400 yards now as that's what I've practiced too, plus less yardage to pull the dam moose out
