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I'd love an 88 that took AICS mags.

Got a few 88's and the mags are the worst part about them.

Ok, the triggers suck too. Throw in a crisp trigger as well.


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1979 Savage 99e in .308. It has a Weaver Classic K4 on it now in Weaver Top Mount rings. Was planning on restocking it in Walnut, but decided against it. It's fairly accurate, and has nice balance. 22" barrel is handy enough for crawling through the brush and the birch press checker stock is PERFECT for crawling through that same nasty brush(I mean go head and scratch it, doesn't bother you in the least!!!).

Wanted a 99 the first time I saw one in person(1994, not very many of them in my area) when I was 19, THAT was a 99c...but this one is MINE and that makes all the difference.

I am not sure of the model number without looking, but i have a 99 lighweight in .308, looks unfired. It dates to that vintage. I bought it off an old guy in a retirement community. I think it sat in a closet for all those years.
I keep thinking about putting a scope and sling swivels on it. Then i take it out and go, naw.


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Savage 99, tang safety, rotary brass mag. Great trigger and minute of angle.
284Win, just to be able to shoot anything a 270 will.


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Originally Posted by Nessmuk
Savage 99, tang safety, rotary brass mag. Great trigger and minute of angle.
284Win, just to be able to shoot anything a 270 will.


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I'm really fond of this rig too!! .30 US Army mfg in 1915.

(Colt Army Spl in 32/20 mfg in 1923).

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Shot a lot of bucks with 99s.
A lot being 4-6. In a state with a one buck limit...


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I guess I'm "livin' the dream". My first rifle was a Marlin 336 in 30-30, I still have it and I like to take it out every year. My other favorite lever gun is a Marlin SS Guide Gun in 45-70. This gun is unbelievably accurate and a joy to carry. Both of these were gifted to me. Last on my list is my uncle's Winchester 94 30-30. It was my grandfather's gun and someday I hope to call it my own. (No hurry though as my uncle still hunts with it.)


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Originally Posted by cal74
After a decade of begging now and again, I finally got my uncle to part with this one last weekend "1894 Winchester 25-35"

Dates to 1908 and it's been in my family since day one, from what I'm told.

Overall pretty decent shape, action is tight and the bore is clean. Believe it started out life up near Lutsen, MN

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Very nice! I do like the 25/35 ctg!!! That rifle of your is a dandy!


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My late Grandfather's Win94 32 WinSp. Not worth much to anyone but me. And I goofed and gave away my Win94 30-30 to my brother for free. Made in 1941. He doesn't shoot it. Never has. What a waste.

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Sako-Finwolf, two-lug front locking rotating bolt and D.B.M.


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Savage 99 EG in .308. Elegant, accurate and good to carry.

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My dream 99 would be an early .303 with straight grip and an octagon barrel.

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Originally Posted by kaywoodie
I'm really fond of this rig too!! .30 US Army mfg in 1915.

(Colt Army Spl in 32/20 mfg in 1923).

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KW that's a neat picture. You are a lucky man. A friend had a 95 in 405 win for a while that was a neat rifle.

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I have owned several. This Model 64 .30wcf early 1940's vintage is one of my favorites. Came to me many years ago after completing it's apprenticeship in the Minnesota woods.
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Originally Posted by Starman
Sako-Finwolf, two-lug front locking rotating bolt and D.B.M.


I think that the Finnwolf was the apogee of lever action rifle development. So similar to the Winchester 88, but with superior ergs, too bad the market didn't embrace them.

My favorite lever action that I own is a Savage 1899CD in 25-35 with a 1/2R-1/2O barrel and a Lyman tang peep.

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Originally Posted by moosemike
Mine is a Winchester 71 in .348. Someday I intend to have one too.


Here's a nice one. 2nd year production, standard grade with factory bolt peep. Just enough wear to use it without feeling guilty.
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It's a tie for me; for Marlin to make a 336 in 25-35 Win in JM quality, or Savage to resume production of 99 in 250-3000 with spool magazine.

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Model 1895 Winchester.....

chambered in 30/40 Gov't...

or in 303 or 7.62 x 54....would work if there were no Krags to be found...


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Originally Posted by 260Remguy
Owning a piece of history like Teddy Roosevelt's Winchester 1876 in 45-75 would be a nice place to start.


Ah, the .45-75. It was developed as a shorter, bottlenecked version of the .45-70 because Winchester could not get the 1876 rifle to work with the .45-70's length. But the .45-70 was so popular that Winchester had to get it into a lever gun which led to the great 1886 Winchester. Which was maybe the best levergun ever. Winchester gave the illusion that the .45-75 was more powerful than the .45-70 but it was not.

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I sold mine. Now Gunner is living the dream laugh cry ....:
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1937 long tang deluxe...


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