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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.
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the 24HCF.
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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.
THE BIRTH PLACE OF GERONIMO
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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.
I am the NorthEast WoodsBeast!
"System version 1.3, divorced"
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Campfire Kahuna
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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. They work.
_______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack
LOL
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Campfire 'Bwana
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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).
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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Shot a lot of bucks with 99s. A lot being 4-6. In a state with a one buck limit...
I am the NorthEast WoodsBeast!
"System version 1.3, divorced"
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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.)
Wag more, bark less.
The freedoms we surrender today will be the freedoms our grandchildren will never know existed.
The men who wrote the Second Amendment didn't just finish a hunting trip, they just finished liberating a nation.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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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 Very nice! I do like the 25/35 ctg!!! That rifle of your is a dandy!
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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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.
-Bulletproof and Waterproof don't mean Idiotproof.
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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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I'm really fond of this rig too!! .30 US Army mfg in 1915. (Colt Army Spl in 32/20 mfg in 1923). 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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Campfire 'Bwana
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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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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. Bob
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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...
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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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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Campfire 'Bwana
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I sold mine. Now Gunner is living the dream ....: 1937 long tang deluxe...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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