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I did the 15 bills thing, and he still has it.
Charlie
In my experience, gun dealers have ice in their veins. They figure if you'll make a pre-meditated $1500 cash offer, you're trying to lowball them but you'll be back. I've never met a dealer that can be shocked into selling low. They've seen it all. Just be honest about what you're willing to pay for something and if they can't sell for that, then feel good about it and move on. When I've made a sincere offer that is less than the asking price, I've had positive responses, whether or not they accepted my offer. It's a simple mutual respect thing.
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I believe that the standard buttplate for that serial number range on an 1899H would have been a hard rubber buttplate, but steel buttplates could be had as well.
The hard rubber buttplates did last to up around the 193,xxx range with the other 1899 changes, right?
“ 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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Be glad he didn't pick up your money...
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That's a Winchester M70 steel plate on the gun....
90% bluing is very generous....
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Be glad he didn't pick up your money... details, I need details. Charlie
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Charlie, the rifle was made before 410 sets were made. Possibly sent back later to have one matched, but maybe not. The checkering maybe nice but not factory. Winchester butt plate. Those would be enough details to scare me. I get caught up in a really nice looking rifle too. But, I've learned that to get my money back it's got to be special, and it may take a few years. Not that I plan on selling any of my 99's, I think I'll let my heirs fight that battle. That one is pretty, but not special in a collectors sense. I've seen a couple or three H 22HP's that looked sweet to me and they all seemed to have about a 1900 sticker on them, but none of them sold. Shows me I still have a lot to learn, Joe.
I'm not greedy, I just want one of each.
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Now there's some details. Thanks for the info Joe.
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