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An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack
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I do ok picking trucks and equipment and running a business, but something goes off the rails with gunsmiths. I need to figure out the different set of rules for dealing with gunsmiths.
2 days really means several months.
2 weeks really means several months.
No big deal really means I have no idea what a Savage 99 is.
If I can't figure it out I have a gunsmithing buddy that's really good with 99's really means I have no friggen idea, and I'll probably wet myself once the gun is in my possession.
Friggen gunsmiths...
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I know of one good Savage 99 'smith. Only one, 'cause the rest have all retired or died.
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I know of one good Savage 99 'smith. Only one, 'cause the rest have all retired or died. How hard can it be to screw a factory barrel on? It's not rocket surgery.
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U ever screwed a barrel? They are cold steely and not much flexion.
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I know of one good Savage 99 'smith. Only one, 'cause the rest have all retired or died. How hard can it be to screw a factory barrel on? It's not rocket surgery. up here in the cold forbidding north we have a custom gun maker that does that sort of stuff ..try finding a custom builder with his own machine shop...... most any machineist worth his salt should be able to figure it out. norm
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This professional bubba has been featured at least once on this forum and IIRC, as a cautionary tale.  professional bubba
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Gunsmiths are like hookers. If you want a good one it's gonna cost you.
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I picked a part-timer who builds and shoots benchrest centerfires. His whole focus is accuracy, when shooting, when running a mill, when scheduling his time. He'd never worked on a 99 and told me so. I didn't need him to learn the idiosyncrasies of the 99 I just needed him to thread and chamber a barrel. I could fiddle with the feed and trigger issues. "I'd be happy to tackle another 99, now that I have a jig for those darn extractor cuts. These things are a devil to headspace though, each time I closed the lever I'd get different readings to the bolt face...off maybe 3 to 4 ten thousandths" works for me ![[Linked Image]](http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/Jeff518/99x%20270%20Redding/th_Jeff%2011-15_zpsjiegrjh0.jpg)
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I know of one good Savage 99 'smith. Only one, 'cause the rest have all retired or died. How hard can it be to screw a factory barrel on? It's not rocket surgery. up here in the cold forbidding north we have a custom gun maker that does that sort of stuff ..try finding a custom builder with his own machine shop...... most any machineist worth his salt should be able to figure it out. norm PLUS 1 On That!
�Can we move this along?" a bored voice stated. "I have places to be and people to shag." ![[Linked Image]](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r217/1899Sav/1464-1.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r217/1899Sav/557b_2.jpg)
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I found the cartridge guide on the top of the bolt to be the trouble.
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