Price check...Savage 99 in 25/35

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I have an older friend who was telling me about one of his dads rifles...

As the title says it is a Savage 99 in 25/35, has Lyman peep sight and a scope of some type. He also has an original box of Dominion ammo and had less then a box of ammo through it it's whole life.

So I'm curious...
Are these rifles any good?
How hard is it to find ammo for them?
Would they be a good gun for a Lady Deer hunter?
What these are going for price wise these days?

Discuss.
 
If it's in great shape and the scope is vintage, it's worth a goodly sum. I wouldn't want to guess, frankly.
The rifles are great. They sold what, two million? Good design, very nice to shoot.
The .25-35 has an effective range on deer of about 125 yards or perhaps a bit more. Winchester still makes ammo and it's fairly easy to find; Wholesale Sports sells it as do many smaller shops. It is one of the least common chamberings you'll encounter in the 99. The cartridge has virtually no recoil and would be great for a small-framed hunter of either gender.
If the scope is a relatively recent add-on, the price drops in a big way.
 
There is no collector value / interest if it has been drilled and tapped, that pretty much kills the value. Most shows on the island you can pick up 25-35 ammo reasonably. Not much of a kick, would be perfectly fine for island deer. As for value I would have to see pictures. I do find it hard to believe that it has been shot that little. The rifles were produced from 1903 - 1919, so it is somewhere in that range. If I had pictures and a partial serial number I could tell you more.

If you want to take this off line send me a PM and we can trade email addresses.
 
Yeah, I should have mentioned the drilling/tapping. Early on, there were scope mounts for the 99 made by Stith (perhaps others as well?) that used the existing tang-sight holes and the rear sight dovetail for mounting instead of drilling/tapping. That will actually increase the value. Aftermarket drilling/tapping is bad.
Still, given like conditions between that and, say, a .303 Savage, the .25-35 will command a bit better price.
 
Stith is the only one that I am aware of, but the application of a stith is limited to either a carbine (20") or short rifle (22"). The regular barrel (26") the dovetail is too far away for the scopes that are available. The later model 99's the dovetails were closer to the receiver than the early models.
 
Update...

Update...

Turns out it doesn't have a scope mount, but it has a Lyman rear peep sight.

Savage "99" model 1899F - saddle ring carbine - 20" barrel - 25-35 cal - with a 20" barrel - serial # dates it to 1909 on the savage website.

:)
 
Must look just like mine, it's an SRC in 25-35.

What kind of rear sight does it have on it? If it has a 21S or a 21B like the one I've got on mine the tang sight is pretty much useless. Also, what type of peep is it? I know it's a Lyman but they had about 4 different variations.

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Met an old Native guy in the care home my mother was in.

He was from the Chilcotin and always wore his cowboy hat.

"Ever shoot any moose?" I asked.

"Lotsa moose."

"Deer?"

"Lotsa deer."

"Grizzly bears?"

"Lotsa bears."

"What did you use, a 30-30?"

"25-35. Shoot 'em right here," he answered, pointing at his ribs just under his arm.
 
A little known fact is that the Jordan buck was taken with a 25-20. Thats gotta be the slowest bullet on the market. I figure it hit the ground....tumbled ....and hit a rock and bounced up into that bucks inerds.
 
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