why have is the 99c so hard to find these day? it seems everyone's dad in the 80's had a 99c in 308 heck my dad still hunts with one in fact he had been out of hunting for many years until i convinced he to take up elk hunting with me and my buddies and I picked him up a 99c four $400 about 4 years ago. but now it seems like they are unicorns and people are asking 12-1500 bucks I don't understand. can anyone shed some light on this for me. me and and four friends want want to do a 99c hunting trip topped with the same scopes our dads used and wearing jeans plaid. (we are one rifle and a 4xpower scope short)
savage 99c
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What a waste of gas money.
handofzeus
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I know of one at a small shop that got listed for $999 and it's still there. I really don't understand the appeal of this rifle. Sure the design is clever utilizing a rotary magazine to enable the use of pointed ammunition but I still find it ugly as hell and my biggest pet peeve has to be how it cocks on closing! The lever travel is smooth enough until the last inch or so of travel then you have to grip your hand tightly to finally #### it closed. The magazine or "C" model is just boring IMO. They completely removed the gun's attraction for me by getting rid of the rotary mechanism. I have an "E" model that I take out every now and then in an attempt to fall in love with it but, it always gets put back with me shaking my head. To each their own.
BattleRife
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First question: do you consider yourself to be at all in touch with the current firearms market? If I told you that a Lee-Enfield .303 is a thousand dollar rifle and that even post-64 Winchester .30-30s now sell north of $800, would you be surprised by that info?
FreedomIsn'tFree
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Love mine and I don't think I'd ever sell it.
One issue with finding 99's is that they were used as hunting guns, so it can be hard to find one that is in good shape for a decent price. Usually the newer 99's (like the 99c) are most plentiful and available, but the older ones in good condition can demand a premium ... Below is my 1958 99 featherweight in .300 savage, from my grandfather.
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What's not to like?
I have a similar CASED 99 Sav. but mine has 2 barrels. 1 is .300 Sav. and the other is a .410 . I did use the .410 barrel
to shoot ONE Grouse @ my deer camp , just to say I did. I collect 99 Sav. rifles . All are pre WW 2.
One is the Montrial Home Guard model with bayonet. I killed my FIRST deer , bear & moose with a 99 EG in .300 sav. I loved them all
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One issue with finding 99's is that they were used as hunting guns, so it can be hard to find one that is in good shape for a decent price. Usually the newer 99's (like the 99c) are most plentiful and available, but the older ones in good condition can demand a premium ... Below is my 1958 99 featherweight in .300 savage, from my grandfather.
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I have a 99F in 308 , one of my favourite rifles . I just put a new/old Leupold M8 3X on it , the old fixed 2.5 weaver gave up the ghost . I can't complain , I've had the scope for over 30 years .
No one has asked so I must be the dumb guy in the room. What's the leather case for?
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