Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors It was a great day

First of all I got to see former emperor Hussein Obama fly off into the sunset. Then I got word from RAS that the prototype had arrived in Pinedale. I picked it up and it is great. I'll post pics tomorrow. And then RAS just PM'd me that he got to attend the inauguration. It would have been too much of a crowd for this country boy but it's cool I know someone who did attend. David

David,

Check out the link

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...experience_at_the_Inaugurat#Post11757448

Way to go RAS !!!

Jeff, great post, Semper Fi, David

I failed to mention that the best thing that happened Friday is that Donald J. Trump was sworn in as president and our gun rights are safe for at least another 4 Years.
I took some photos of the prototype that Jeff didn't include in his post. To review his extensive photos see the post "Savage 99C 284 prototype going to GB, but..."
Someone asked if the serial number was stamped on the rifle. It is stamped on the right side of the receiver but you have to remove the stock to see it. Pic of serial number.

The Yankee Armorer sticky shows the serial # also.

The patent number for the 99C configuration is stamped on the right side of the receiver ring. I haven't seen this before. My earliest 99C serial # 1116xx LBC Z? doesn't have the patent # anywhere. The later 99C's have the patent # as part of the barrel address.

The word "prototype" is stamped on the buttstock under the buttplate.

The rifle is really cool. I said I was going to shoot it but the screw into the recoil lug is the only one holding the barreled action to the stock. The stock has several cracks and I don't want to risk damaging it further.
David

Whatever you do don't let LBK or Mad Dog catch you putting epoxy on those cracks or there'll be hell to pay!

Not touching it.