Originally Posted by Longbeardking
Originally Posted by 260Remguy
If it was chambered in 243 or 358 it would still be a collectible shooter.


Wow. Now THERE'S a double edged new term if I ever saw one. A "collectible shooter" grin smile


A 99R in 243 or 358 would be collectible, but the condition is pure shooter, so a collectible shooter. Most of my Savage 1899s are purely collectible, they have been in my family for at least 40 years and none, that I know of, have ever been shot since my Father bought them.