I love Savage 99's but only in the Savage cartridges. I'm anal like that. My son called me from NC a month or so ago and told me he got me an unmolested EG in .300 for only $350. Said there was a D&T'd .250 at the same pawn shop wearing a Leupold for $550. I told him to get his butt back there and snag that .250. He couldn't get back for a couple days and of course that .250 was gone. Damn!