Originally Posted by Calhoun
The G&H looks aftermarket, the screws aren't ground down and blued to blend in with the receiver.

But... That isn't just a 99R, with the studs that seems be a 99RS. It is the 1930's style of 99RS, and if all parts number I'm pretty sure it's the latest one we have information on. That's cool! It probably didn't originally have the tang sight, it probably had a Redfield 70LH receiver sight - but that had to go when the G&H scope mount was put on.

The 99RS was different from the 99R by having sling studs with a flat bottom, sling swivels and sling, and a peep sight.

SWEET! That's a new one, it being above 500,000. It answers the question of what was Savage sending out as R's for those couple of years.

Here's a 1930's 99RS without swivels or sling:


Revisiting this from above... It occurs to me another thing to check is about where the tang is drilled/tapped for the sight. If the RS models had a Redfield 70LH receiver sight... would the factory drilled/tapped screw holes have exactly matched the Lyman 1A?

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The front of the Lyman base starts at approx .70" behind the "cocked" indicator, and the two holes in the Lyman base are approx 1.15" apart...

-Chris