Savage 99 Takedown 30-30 pics

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I mentioned this old girl in a thread a while back. Circa 1920, 22" barrel. When I bought it, it looked pretty scruffy. Wood was pretty rough, bluing was not very good, some surface rust. My gunner buddy Deaner took it home and brought it back looking like this. The pics don't really do it justice.

I was taken by the little rifle, partly because it was a takedown, partly because it was old, partly because it was a 30-30, and finally because it was a 99. I have a 99 TD .303 Savage, and a non-TD .303 Savage 99. They aren't"collector grade" and aren't as cute as this one. I plan to load some light rounds with lead bullets and give the rifle a workout.

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This is a pic of the gun I have that belonged to my great grandfather. The black pit marks on the stock are claimed by family lore to be bear teeth imprints. Doesn't say much for the shooting ability of my great grandfather! I posted this pic on a Savage forum a while back, and they told me the barrel was not original. It is a 30-30 now and it may have originally been a 300 Savage. It shoots just fine. The rotary magazine is a marvel.

I'm curious. You said yours was a take down model. What makes it a take down?

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What makes it a take down?

In the top pic of mine, you will notice the split in the metal just back of the forearm, on the receiver. The rifle separates there. Takedowns were popular before the automobile became so common. Guns were carried onto trains, ferries, etc., in cases. While it is a handy feature, takedown rifles should not be taken apart simply for the fun of doing it.

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I wish there were more takedown hunting rifles made and that they weren't twice as expensive as the full stock versions.

I also wish it was legal to transport a takedown rifle by non-car methods. If we all have a right under a PAL to buy and use a rifle then we should also have a right to use any transport method for the same locked takedown rifle, with ammo locked apart from the rifle. Be that by taxi, bus, bicyle, walking...all as long as it does not look like a rifle that would cause concern to the public.

With increase in urban indoor ranges you can walk your rifle outside your door and to your car on the public street but you can't walk/bike/bus with the same case to the range.
 
OhCanada said:
I wish there were more takedown hunting rifles made and that they weren't twice as expensive as the full stock versions.

I also wish it was legal to transport a takedown rifle by non-car methods. If we all have a right under a PAL to buy and use a rifle then we should also have a right to use any transport method for the same locked takedown rifle, with ammo locked apart from the rifle. Be that by taxi, bus, bicyle, walking...all as long as it does not look like a rifle that would cause concern to the public.

With increase in urban indoor ranges you can walk your rifle outside your door and to your car on the public street but you can't walk/bike/bus with the same case to the range.
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why cant you have your td rifle in a bag in your bicycle? local law?
 
I have 2 take downs myself.

an 1899a in 30-30 and a 99H in 22hp. Never taken the hi power apart because of the Stith scope mount, but the 30-30 td feature works like new.

Ron AKA, you will also notice in kjohns first pic that there is a latch on the bottom of the fore stock towards the front that facilitates removal of the fore stock.

Some folks remove the lock button from the latch so they don't lose it. Mine are both tight so I don't see the need.
 
my old man used to carry the 12g scs on the school bus with the other lads , clay target at school... what a ripper day


btw I seen a 99 30-30 here in oz for sale, 700 aud for good condition not excellent.
 
Nice pics. I am a sucker for a good model 99. Most of the older 99's that I have come across have some good stories to go with them (such as bear teeth imprints). One thing about the take-down models is that, if they are taken down regularly, the barrel/receiver interfacing lugs can start to wear, putting play into the barrel/receiver interface. I have an 1899A takedown in .303 sav in my lockup (fourth generation of the family to own it), made in 1913. I actually have ammo for it, but the barrel has enough play to make using the iron sights an exercise in futility. It will need some gunsmithing, but I just don't have time to do the work. Beautiful piece though.

-J
 
John,

not Ted but in: 300 Savage, .303 savage, 250-3000 savage, 22 hi power, 30-30 so at least those one.

i ve got one in 300 savage ... and that will the last one to leave home ....
 
medvedqc said:
John,

not Ted but in: 300 Savage, .303 savage, 250-3000 savage, 22 hi power, 30-30 so at least those one.

i ve got one in 300 savage ... and that will the last one to leave home ....
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Thanks Phil, I was just a little curious. In lever guns, my preference is more toward the look of ones with an exposed hammer. As such, the 99 Savage and 88 Winchester never really appealed to me all that much, even though I have had a few of each. I've never had a takedown 99 Savage but I do find the concept interesting.

In the late 50's we moved from downtown Edmonton, the 'concrete jungle', to the 'gravel pit' of downtown Barkerville. We lived there for about five months renting a house from my aunt, now called the Halverson house.



This was just prior to Barkerville being designated a historic site and made into a Provincial Park. I'm one of the last surviving residents of Barkerville. There was an elderly couple, Mr. Joe and Mrs. Betty Wendle that were a few of the other Barkerville residents at that time. Mrs. Wendle was well known for her exploits Grizzly Bear hunting and her firearm of choice, the 99 Savage in 22 Savage Hi Power. I recall visiting them in their home, and seeing four Grizzly rug mounts, all Bears she hunted.

 
Johnn,

that is interesting part of our history. thank you to bring it back.

i ve seen a pic in Saguenay where a polar bear was taken and they used a savage 99 in 300 savage ....
 
That's a very nice score!!

I actually had the priviledge of firing one of those last summer. It's a nice light gun the shoulders well for me.

Have to put one on my evergrowing list.
 
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