Savage 99 info

[Brian Varcoe]

Hoping someone can help me out with info regarding the model of the gun as well as the year of manufacture. It has a serial #596023, checkered stock with a pistol grip and scnabel forend. Thanks for any help.

 

[MadDog]

Model 99EG.

Could be a 1950 or a 51.

What is the date code on the front of the lever. It'll be in a small circle with a number and a letter.

300 Savage I'm guessing. :wink:

 

[Brian Varcoe]

Thanks I see the date circle that you were talking about but all I can make out is a #2. By the way you are right it is a .300 Sav.

 

[Camper]

Nice deer rifle. just plain nice. 8) 8)

 

[MadDog]

Ya, they get worn down from use alot, sometimes a magnifying glass helps.

If it starts with a 2, it'll be either 23C or 24B.

 

[Brian Varcoe]

MadDog, I apologize for my ignorance but what does a 23C or 24B mean. I am new to the 99 world as this is the first I have owned. I knew about the EG models etc. but the 23C and 24B are new to me

 

[MadDog]

The 23 and 24 would be the inspectors number and the letter would be the date code.

C would have been 1950 and D 1951. :wink:

Oops, just caught myself, it should be B for 1950 and C for 1951.

 

[44Bore]

Baad Joe--Baad
44Bore

 

[MadDog]

Hey, you could have set me straight at the start of this thread, or were you waiting for the opportune moment! :twisted: :wink:

 

[RR]

:mrgreen:

 

[Brian Varcoe]

Thanks for the help MadDog, much apppreciated.

 

[Millar]

Hey Brian, check out this site it has all kinds of info on the 99, and has a page where you can enter the serial# and gives you the date of manufacture. My great-grandfather used to own one that my dad has now which dates to 1914--still looks and shoots great. I'd like to get a 99 myself.
http://www.savage99.com/savage99_dates.htm

 

[MadDog]

That website's only good up to 1949 or 500,000 and I've come across a few mistakes on it and pointed them out to Ken but he got kind of miffed at me for it.

My data goe's right to 2002.

I'll have a couple 99's up for sale soon, a 99F pre-mil in 308 and a 99EG in 300. Just not ready to post them yet.

 

[Millar]

MadDog,
I've been searching for a particular 99, I believe it's the 99C, it has a detachable box mag instead of the rotary mag. Do you know if these are hard to come by, and where I might look for one?

 

[MadDog]

C's and the E's are probably the most common, there are a few around for sale here, just gotta be patient till someone btt's theirs.