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125 BT's work good in my bubbaed 99G that no longer comes apart.

I can't provide any 125 grain loads, but my 99F in 300 Savage shoots 150s well using either 40 grains of IMR 4064 or 42 grains of WW-748. Speed is close to factory 150 grain ammo. I recommend using the Lee Factory Crimp die.

If you like 180 grain bullets, and I do, use 41 grains of WW-748 for a load close to factory specs. In my 99EG with 24" barrel I get 2,450 fps, but I get about 100 fps less in my 99E with 20" barrel.

Picked up the F from UPS (and a Leupold 3x9 on th way!) I must say that I like it a lot. It is very light compared to my R's. Imay need to start looking for more of these! It is missing the sight elevator and even though it will wear a scope my OCD forces me to replace that item. Does anyone know which one I need or if one of the ones from Brownells (they all seem to be for Marlins?) will work?

I think I found one at Numrich

that looks like a great rifle post some pics when you can.

This add appeared in the March 1955 issue of American Rifleman. Before the year was done the 308 was also offered and advertised. They had a small but interesting review written on the new offering in this same issue I believe.

It is an old reblue that doesn't look to bad except I wish they would have left the lever alone. I put the 3x9 Leupold on it in some old Weaver rings I had laying around and it looks good on it but would be better in gloss. I picked up some Hornady 150 gr with the SST bullets and sighted her in. It may be a reblued rat but it shoots damn well! 3 shots to get it dialed in at 25 yds and then moved it to 100 yds where the first 3 shot group was all 3 touching! I fired another group after the barrel cooled and same damn thing! I am keeping this one. Might even have to get a nice reblue and send the lever off to Turnbull. It may be a fluke but I have never had one shoot that good. I am hoping to introduce her to this guy in the morning and then I am going to see if they have more of that ammo lot left just to be on the safe side.

That definitely sounds like a keeper. Bring back some pics of that buck!