I've only ever owned 1 savage 99, and it's a 99R in 250 savage. It's got the slow twist, and will shoot factory 100gr corelockts about 1"-1.5". My handloads with 87gr Speer hot-cores run right around 1", usually closer to .75". It's only ever been to the range, but hopefully it gets a kill or 2 under its belt this year.
Oh, and believe it or not, deer bite. Fairly hard.
