Good, honest rifle there - my favorite version of the early 99R with 3pt checkering and fluted comb on the buttstock. Better shape than the one I found for myself, that's for sure. If you were to do the 35-300, I'd suggest keeping the original barrel and finding a 300 Savage barrel to rebore (shouldn't be too hard, any pre-1960 300 Savage barrel would work). Prewar 99R's in 250-3000 are few and far between.
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