I am very new to collecting Savage 99's...if you can call owning 2 a collection, or even if that makes me a collector.

I became entralled with these rifles because of the rotary magazine and their mechanical ingenuity.

But I am still struggling with what makes one Savage more collectable than another?

I see a lot of 99's in "Very Good" condition. Recently I saw a 300 Savage EG. But I was unable to determine if it was collectable or even worth the $550. (I am still trying to decide on this one)

I have read all posts here and purchased "the" book.

Is there some other source that I should be looking at for insight to determine what makes one model or year more collectible over the other?