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99's without sights are good to go as well.....

That would be AMF for the Harley's.

AMF, sorry, I stand corrected. Pardon me but it was 6:00 AM out here and I had no coffee. But it's still the bowling ball company!

My dad bought me my first Model 99 when I was 16 years old. (1967) Prior to that I used my dads Winchester Model 94, 32 special..I worked in a department store as stockboy in 1967 and was taking rifles out of the box and putting them on display. When I opened the box for this Model E 300 Savage, there was a hairline crack in the stock. When I showed the crack to the store manager, he told me to re-package it and send it back to Savage. I ask him if he would consider selling it at a discount price. He told me since I worked there, he would give it to me for $75.00. Well, my dad ended up buying it for me and I used this rifle for deer hunting for the next 35 years. Still have it today, still has the tang crack, and still has the Sears "Ted Williams" 4X scope on it that my mother bought me.
I didn't purchase my next 99 until 2008 at a gun show I was at. It was a really nice EG in 250-3000. From there I became addicted and have about 65 today. Was able to find every caliber and a lot of nice originals going to gun shows and auctions in Pennsylvania. Haven't bought one in about a year, but still looking and still have the itch..

Cheers

Joe

[quote=S99VG]You know what they say about the man with one gun.

I have one gun. I don't think I have shot anything, with anything, but my 250, bought it about 20 years ago. I have a bunch of other guns too, just haven't shot anything with them, Joe.

As soon as I shoot something with a gun I lose interest in shooting something else with it and go on to something else.

Well, if all goes well I pick up a 1922 Springfield I've had on layaway this afternoon. I may go shoot something with it. Now if I'd just snagged an 03 NRA Sporter back when I had the chance...

I always wanted an 03 sporter. I went by Springfield Sporters once, about 25 years ago. They used to say they had hundreds of thousands of military guns. The day I went by they closed early. Called them last year and it sounded like they were barely in business now. Wanted a Martini action and he said he didn't think they had any. When I talked to his Dad years ago, he said all of the rebar in their parking lot was old rifle barrels, Joe.

I just checked Springfield Sporters website and it looks like they are still in business. They are only opened on Friday and Saturday. All sales from the show room need an FFL. They said a C&R covers most of their stuff. Show room pics show hundreds of military arms stacked, Joe.

I just a week ago picked up the most common 99 in my collection, an EG in 300. Took awhile to find a good one, albeit with sling studs. Seems they were popular because they were used! I've had real nice EG's in 308 and 250-3000 but never a great one in 300 until now.

Still looking for a 99E in 250-3000. I see two available now but both average shape and been D&T.

Would like to get an 1899 30-30 of some persuasion or another to compliment the barrel band I hunt with.

Going to look at an uncheckered EG 300 Monday that would look nice next to my checkered EG 303.Kinda gravitating to those pre-war tomato stakes lately.

I first fired my grandad's SRC in .303 in 1952 when I was 9...at midnight on New Years Eve everyone in town shot their rifles up on to Jackson Mountain outside of Lonaconing Maryland...people lived up there, but apparently came to town or hunkered down behind whichever car they had up on blocks. I'll never forget how beautiful and deadly that rifle looked. It was originally owned by my great uncle who was a mining engineer in New Mexico, killed in a bar by a co-worker. Another great uncle took the train west to avenge the murder (Scots family) but the guy was already in jail, so he came home with his rifle...after a circuitous journey through my family, it ended up in my gunsafe, and will go on to one of my grandson's when the time comes. The other Savages in the safe came later. My only other rifles are old .22's and a Steyr-Mannlicher Alpine Carbine with a set trigger in .270 that I bought at the Rod and Gun Club on post in Bamberg, Germany in 1970....it took its share of deer as well.

I know some consider it mundane, but I'd like to find a 40/45 in .30-30. I have one in .30-06 and would like another one in a different caliber. I always figured the EG was like the 94 Winchester and 36/336 Marlin. A good honest working gun, which is not saying anything negative lest you think that honest work is a less than honnerable pursuit.

johnsavage, I'm an old Marylander. My family settled in Monkey County in 1721, I knew two Savage brothers, another John and Alvey, they have both passed now. I think their father owned a sawmill in the Boyds area. Any relation? Joe.

That was a long time ago.

That's certainly one pissed off looking bear! I'm not so sure I'd go up against him with a .250!

Right in the throat patch, lights out.

Why don't I just put this out there that I'd like to buy a box of that ammo.

Fireball

If you get the Western bear box in 250 it won't stop their as Winchester's bear box in 250 has the bear down on three legs with an uplifted paw. Kinda like 99's and potato chips. I speak from experience. GW