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New to Savage 99's at least the older ones. I recently picked up two in .303 Savage, one a takedown in exceptional shape. Bores on both are 10/10. The only flaw on the takedown is the hard rubber butt is a repro as the original was broken(not unusual).
The solid frame is a 1911 gun and the T/D is a 1914, interesting to note the changes to front sight and barrel markings in such a short period.
What do you guys think of them?






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It appears that one barrel is heavier than the other?

No, I think they mic the same at the muzzle. The pic with the barrel addresses has the rifle on the left positioned a little farther forward making it appear larger. I will measure to make certain though. Both really light and well balanced. I think they will be going to the woods this fall. Got three boxes of factory loads with the takedown, a bonus as these are hard to find and expensive around my area.

Congrats and welcome!

Great pics... Like most folks, I love pics of these old shooters.

Thanks for sharing,
dave

I love the H's. Light and handy.

That's a pair of very honest rifles.

Welcome to the Savage form! nice pair of Hs I like the 303s and they work well on deer! enjoy them..

Speaking of changes, would not at least the solid frame have the cocking indicator in the bolt? I don't know, I am not a hard core collector. Nice guns anyway.

Cocking indicator on the bolt was pre-90,000 serial number. Both of those must be later.

As mentioned, nice honest guns with quite a bit of finish. That peep sight isn't period correct, but I'm betting it shoots just fine.

~1908 Changes

The takedown one has a newer barrel,both are nice regardless.

Two very nice Savage's. I'm sure they will still serve you well.
Will be really nice on the deer in the hardwoods.

Best-
Steve

Welcome, those two get you in the club. Three boxes will get you a ways, but, check Graff&Sons. They had 303 Savage a couple months ago. Price was pretty good. I think it was like $28 per box with a one time $7.95 charge whether you got 1 box or ten. Once again, welcome, Joe.

The H in 303 performs very well on Whitetails. Took this one with a factory Silvertip.

Well the takedown is a 1915 or 1914 gun depending on which serial number dates you go by. The solid frame is a 1911 gun. If that is what you mean by newer. If you mean it has been replaced, zero chance of that. The takedown is in pretty high condition and finish on the barrel and receiver is a perfect match. I am new to old Savages but have collected Winchesters for 30 odd years.

Winchesters are MUCH more desirable. Shouldn't you stick with them? BTW. Those are two NICE rifles. It's way hard for me to determine condition from a picture, but regardless, you are the owner of two fine honest guns. 1899/99 H's are SWEET to hunt with. Congratulations.

The barrel address on the left barrel is 1926-27. The barrel appears to be a medium weight barrel produced in 1926-27 with a transition integral front sight base and a pinned sight that was used before the integral front sight base with the dovetailed front sight was introduced about 1927/28.

Yup barrel has been replaced,thats what i mean !!!! when you come to this forum,expect the truth about what you post,barrel address and savage proof mark were never from the teen area. They are still nice rifles ,and my education on savage firearms cost me quite a bit to learn what is correct and what is not,and im still learning!!!!! and i got a few old winchesters also.

The 303 savage for reasons I can't explain is is one of my favorite cartridges. It filled the freezer last November quite well. Nice lookin shootin irons you got there. Welcome.

Well, I stand corrected. Hard to fathom why the barrel would have been changed but markings don't lie. I would pick out a wrong barrel address on a Winchester in a heartbeat but I'm not well versed on Savage markings. Seems odd that the rifle retains so much finish and would have required a new barrel but who knows where and why it happened. Serial number is 168xxx from what I can learn that is 1915 or so. I didn't get beat up on the purchase at $600 so I can't complain. Thanks for the info at any rate. If I came off like a dick I apologize, Loggah.