Were Savage not minting coins with their simple, cheap to make and very accurate bolt guns, They could make the 99 again. With investment castings, CNC etc. it would not be difficult. From a marketing standpoint, the question could be, that given the irrational bias toward bolt guns today (everybody is "tactical cool") would there be enough people to buy them?
As for the SAKO, it was a rifle w/o issues (unlike the 88), it was just too expensive and "foreign" before foreign was in. As Packard used to say "ask the man who owns one", in my case owned two and sold them for huge money to a SAKO collector. Worked fine and were more accurate than an 88 or any Savage except a R or RS. Quality exceeded any post war 99 or Winchester.
Any Marlin blows away any Winchester with the possible exception of the 1886 era big bore guns. You get a mid to high grade Marlin 93 in 32-40 and it will just blow you away (and you could put a Malcolm scope on it too!)
