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Somewhere around a 2 1/2. I really like nice condition and go to great pains to take care of my 99's. Wish I could afford to be a 1. In fact I have a NIB R in 243 that I'm planning on selling because I'm not going to hunt it and it seems a waste (for me) just to have it because it's NIB.  Steve Maddening huh? That's why I'm waaaaay down the list.
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[quote=Sbrown]Somewhere around a 2 1/2. I really like nice condition and go to great pains to take care of my 99's. Wish I could afford to be a 1. In fact I have a NIB R in 243 that I'm planning on selling because I'm not going to hunt it and it seems a waste (for me) just to have it because it's NIB. Steve Maddening huh? That's why I'm waaaaay down the list. [/quote) Maddening it is....but it sure is fun being on the hunt(pun) for them!! Love them 99's. Steve
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I'll say I fall into the 3-4 range; but if a 2 comes along at a reasonable price, I'd probably work my way up the scale, on an exception basis. Here's a "3.5" I picked up yesterday (1957 99F, .308). ![[Linked Image]](http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy263/KeithNyst/Savage%2099F%20-%201957/0120-20Right20Full20Vertical.jpg)
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Nice. Hope that goes out in November! Was working on my land this last weekend. Carried along a new to me toy... think he's a solid 4. ![[Linked Image]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WV78mpQUXWw/VbKCSHQu_FI/AAAAAAAAQZc/r1UFpc43Hcw/s800-Ic42/IMG_20150724_132138.JPG)
“ The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
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Neat fence post pic.....things look OK there?
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Some 1's and 2's , mostly 3's and a smathering of eclectic 4's.
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1-4 on guns and everything else i collect,my wife says i collect serial numbers! 
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Rory 1915 hammerless? 380? looks very nice!
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I sold the highest condition post-war and post-mil rifles to buy a few 1899s, an M1920 and an 1895, all with a lot of character but retaining original condition. The handful of rifles that remain are crazy accurate for that day and age or any day for that matter. The rifle that I paid the most for had the best provenance and character - go figure
So then, how do you rate yourself as a collector or accumulator if character, provenance and accuracy mean the most to you?
PS. The only one I really miss is a 250-3000 "EG" that went about 96%. Dang pretty gun. :-(
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1-4 Only have one 1 as have another in same model that I can shoot. Thinking I have to many but every once in a while I see something that says I don't have enough. Someone in Texas has an R in 358 that needs to come to s w Missouri. Guess I don't have enough after all. GW
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For some a firearm represents a prized possession to hold and pamper but for others it's a tool of the trade called upon to perform in the field. In between there are guys like us that cherish our 99's no matter which side of the fence we are on.
It would be interesting to be able go back in the day and talk with the craftsmen who engineered and built these rifles to see how they felt. Probably just like us.
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Since this thread was started, it has become apparent to me my own personal growth as a Savage acquirer. It happened so slow and gradually that I hadn't noticed. Going from many years ago anything 99 was of interest, to being more and more selective. Now I turn my nose up to 99s in years past would have had me salivating. I'm not quite to the point of being a Savage snob, but my more recent acquisitions are pointing in that direction. (still a long way to go) Getting ready to go to a show in an hour or so, and thinking of taking the least original of my 99s in hopes of brooming to upgrade. Five years ago this thought wouldn't have crossed my mind. So it goes.....
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Yep, in this day and age that's probably how we all get started. Nice ones are getting fewer, as are rats. My first 99, R in 250 cost $187 at auction. My second, an F T/D in 303 was $140 at an estate sale. Now most everything I look at starts at $1000 and goes up. Those are the ones I look at, usually don't buy. I have Tiffany taste on a Sears budget. I'm starting to learn more, so I become more discriminate. A few years ago I'd buy a nice looking gun with a scope on it and think it was fine. Now I look to see where the Savage script is. I'm fine with an old rat, cheap. But good money needs condition now. I don't think it's snobbery, I think it's knowledge, Joe.
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I don't think it's snobbery, I think it's knowledge That pretty much says it all.
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I don't know ?? I guess I'd be a 2-4 . I only buy guns that are original. I don't like any extra holes,pads,sling eyes etc.non original sights I can deal with.
I don't mind a gray rat, if it meets my criteria. Like some of you,I just don't have time to shoot 'em all.
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I range from a 2 to a 6... Though I'll happily grab 1's for the right price. Prefer the ones with character more than the safe queens, but too many to shoot them all any more. thats about where I fit ,and just too many to shoot them all... What did I just say Too Many ------ YOU got to be kidding. norm
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I look for #1, but unfortunately I'm stuck with the pocket book of #4. So I get what I can.
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I buy a gun based on where my head's at, at the moment- not to mention the state of my pocketbook. As far as shooting perfect condition "collector's pieces", it would be like having a gorgeous woman and being afraid to take her to bed. Give me one that's been around the block a few times.
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I reckon the statement "... too many to bed them all..." doesn't apply either? 
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