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Several things have come up that need to be addressed.
All the books have tracking numbers and are insured. If any more books are damaged take it AND the packaging to your post office and put in an insurance claim. If you need help contact me. If your book doesn't show up in a reasonable amount of time contact me for the tracking number. Media mail to New England seems to be taking about a week but it's the USPS so it may take longer. It should take less for places closer to Wyoming.
The price for the book is $59.99 in U.S. dollars plus whatever for shipping. I can't absorb the difference between the exchange rates. Canada and New Zealand dollar is about $.70 to $1.00 U.S.
Several people have asked if I still have books to sell. I still have about 70 of the 200 I ordered a few weeks ago and am going to order another 100 today. I intend to have books on hand for many years and will order them as needed.
I'm glad you guys are enjoying your books.
Thanks, David

I can already see that I am gonna have to do with David's book, like I did with Murray's book....buy a second..

Keeping one for reading and keeping condition nice, and another for gun shows, travel, knock around use...

Great book David!

dave

Maybe they are kind of like potato chips. One just isn't enough. David

David
I received your book this week and its great.
What really makes it special is your inscription about my grandfather's 32-40 that I used to terrorize the local woodchuck population. Seems like every farmer in that local berg in SW NY had a 99.
Greg

You guys in NY were lucky. Fla. was mostly shot gunners. They would buy some buckshot for their bird guns and hunt deer with it. I didn't know anyone else who had a 99.
Thanks for the compliment. I think I posted earlier that I would do special inscriptions for anyone who wanted them. Someone wanted me to say I'd leave my collection to them. But there are limits to what I'll say.
David

Noticed some new guys on the forum so thought I would bring this back up. My book on the Savage 99 family of firearms is now available for sale. It covers the evolution of the 99 from the first prototype, a Martini-based repeater to the last variant of the 99C. It has about 260 color pages, is hard back. The cost is $59.99 plus $5.00 media mail shipping. I sign, number and inscribe to book to the buyer. The title is "A Collector's Guide to the Savage 99 Rifle and its Predecessors the Model 1895 and 1899". I accept checks/money orders at David Royal, P.O. Box 1271, Pinedale, Wy., 82941, or paypal at wyomingsavage1895gmail.com. (send to friends and family to save me paypal's fee) or email or call me if you want to use a major credit card. My phone # is 307-231-0869. The book is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble at a discount but it won't be signed, numbered and inscribed. Thanks, David

David
Received the book and it is in good shape
Great job
Thank you
Phil

Thanks for letting me know Phil. Hope you enjoy it. David

David, you might post in the Classifies for those that don't do the Savage Forum.

Amazon FINALLY delivered my book, that I ordered from them in early Feb.

My book did arrive with a little damage. Looks like it was dropped on one corner and its a bit scrunched there. Not enough though to cause me much concern. Certainly not enough to prevent me from purchasing a second one !!! :-)

All I can say is, very well done!!!!
Ok, I can say more. EXCELLENT!

David Royal, if I were you I would be very proud of myself.

Bob

David, got mine couple days ago. Really enjoying it!
Thanks!

Took mine along to Tulsa and had about 4 people ask where I got it while we were looking things up.

Thanks for all the compliments.
I should have gone to Tulsa but wasn't up to the drive from the physical standpoint. I hope you told them where to get it Rory. I've gotten a few orders that I'm not sure how they heard about the book. Maybe I can make Tulsa in the Fall.

Got your book right before Tulsa show so I had something to read on the trip. liked it a lot, great pics. Being newer to collecting the greatest lever rifle ever made, I can use all the info I can get. Thanks again

I received my book from Amazon today. Studying now for my next purchase. Very well done book David. Thanks for your hard work.

Got mine today
a most enjoyable read, well done
Glad I brought 2, as I think like all my other Savage books
I'll wear the first one out fairly quick
Cheers Kiwi

TomA asked me a pertinent question via PM the other day. He asked why I didn't include the information in the early catalogs about slipping the hammer down on a live round. The rifle could then be cocked by opening the lever only about one quarter of the way. I didn't include that info in the book because I consider it a very dangerous procedure. I use that method to decock my 99's with an empty chamber when I'm putting them away. Sometimes the the trigger doesn't disengage the sear and the rifle snaps. If there was a cartridge in the chamber that would result in an unintended discharge. I could be liable for including it in the book if there was an accident. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PROCEDURE with A LIVE ROUND IN THE CHAMBER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. David

I've been receiving info that some of the Media Mail shipped books have been damaged in shipping. One got lost out of a package of six. One of the employees at the Pinedale p.o. had told me that media mail had $50 insurance. When I tried to place a claim (it took about 45 minutes of playing games with non-humans on the phone) I finally got to the right place and the non-human told me media mail did not carry insurance. The, uh, human at the p.o. verified that when I called him.
When I charge $69 I'm eating about $5.50 when I send a book to the East coast Priority Mail. I break even if it's within 500 or 600 miles. I would rather pay the additional cost than have any more books damaged or missing. I've started wrapping bubble wrap around the media mail books before I put them in the padded envelope but I'm not sure they can survive the media mail handling even then. I'm told they get tossed into a large container which then gets dumped by a forklift into the next container at some processing center down the line. The orders from the campfire have slowed down a lot which makes me think you guys have pretty well bought any books you want. But for any future orders you might consider paying the extra $4 for priority mail. David

I now have a website for the book. Click on the link below. Thanks, David

David,

Ive posted your web site on a forum down here, hope it brings some sales. Love the book mate

johno