I have a "few" Savage 99's that get into the woods quite a bit. By preference, most are scoped....but are mounted in the old Weaver Swing-mounts that allow instant use of iron sights if needed (desired).

I do have one with a tang peep sight in .30-30 that is used for brush hunting at times and the peep works just fine. I hunt mostly deer and hogs and depending on my mood that day the caliber of choice may be .300 Savage, .308, .358 and even occationally a .243. The .308 and .358 are my normal choice for any game larger than deer size.

The sentamental favorite in the gun room is a .250-3000 that has taken deer for 4 generations of my family.


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