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Nobody ever intends to throw them away... but it happens! Heck, just got done with a 5 months search for a stupid side screw from a Lyman 56S. Small parts suck.
Besides, if it has the red bead and the right rear sight, that's far cooler than a Stith. And appears to be much rarer..
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it has a lyman tang sight,a Marbles rear iron sight,the front sight is a ramp with a Lyman blade. What would think the value of this beauty might be.?
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Ah, replacement sights.. go ahead with a Stith. Value depends on condition.. and who wants it and how bad. Keep an eye on gunbroker and you'll see them sell occasionally.
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Since it is your property, you should do what you want with it. You're obviously not a collector, so have it professionally d&t for the style of base(s) that you prefer, 1-piece Redfield turn-in or 2-piece Weaver, put a scope on it, and go have fun shooting it.
Somewhere down the line, perhaps after you've passed away, some Savage 99 collector who comes across it is likely to curse your having defiled a factory specs 99T, but why should that enter into your decision making process? You're not the steward of a national treasure, just the owner of an old gun!
Jeff
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Since it is your property, you should do what you want with it. You're obviously not a collector, so have it professionally d&t for the style of base(s) that you prefer, 1-piece Redfield turn-in or 2-piece Weaver, put a scope on it, and go have fun shooting it.
Somewhere down the line, perhaps after you've passed away, some Savage 99 collector who comes across it is likely to curse your having defiled a factory specs 99T, but why should that enter into your decision making process? You're not the steward of a national treasure, just the owner of an old gun!
Jeff Very well said. Your "New England" is showing through!!!!!!!
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I want to thank all you fellows for your help. I am not a collector of Savage ,but do enjoy fine firearms. My collection although small by most standards is what I enjoy. I have some fine pieces of each type of firearm such as a Walther PPK RZM. LC Smith& the savage 99. Rest assured guys I will not D&T it, don't want to live the rest of my days with the devil.,Mike,send my your email address at bsganly hotmail.com and I will send you some pictures.Now that I"ve promised to keep a 99t a virgin, anyone have a ball park value I should put on it. No extra holes, no stock splits or dings ,no rust, in other words a fine looking rifle
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Unless this gun has some special sentamental value to you, why not trade it for a "user" grade rifle that has already been drilled & tapped? I am a hunter primarily and although I appreciate a pretty, well preserved rifle......the fact that it is "untouched" is of little importance to me.
From time to time I run across a collector grade rifle and almost always I call one of my collector friends and work out a trade for a less perfect example that I can hunt with (with scope). Works out very well.....they are happy to have a collector grade rifle, while I get one to use and often enough cash thrown in so my "new" rifle is very cheap (in a few cases "free" or even at a profit). Everybody wins!!!
I hate change, it's never for the better.... Grumpy Old Men The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know
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Reminds me of a 1/2R - 1/2O 1899CD in 303 that I bought at a crappy little gun shop in Winooski, VT, 20+ years ago. The rifle was excellent, except that some cheap-ass Yankee SOB install a Lyman tang peep sight intended for a Stevens Favorite on the stock, just aft of the tang. Why, oh WHY, couldn't he have bought a peep sight that matched the factory d&t holes on the tang? WHY?
And then I realized, it was just an old gun to him!
Jeff
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Here are a few pics of Bruce's rifle. There seem to be a few issues which make it a shooter, not a collector, as you will see below!!! One hell of a shooter it will be I must add...!!! 1) Wood has been lightly sanded and refinished.(at least around the inlay) 2) Inlay has been set into butt stock. (not factory) 3) White line spacers added. (not factory, but removable) 4) Rear sight not original. (replaceable) 5) Sling studs added (not factory) 6) Jeweled bolt. (not factory, so I have been informed) 7) I am 99.9% sure that it has also been reblued. (not factory) Can't tell from the pics if the lever is Blue or case colored. You have a awesome Savage 99 hunting rifle that is all ready to hunt...!!! Mike...
All said, the Savage 99 is a genius of a rifle. Although no longer produced, it remains highly revered, as it was the foundation from which Arthur Savage built one of America's great gun companies. >> (Jon Y. Wolfe) <<
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I just googled savage 99 with jeweled bolts and found a ton of articles. Why is it some popular to have the bolts jeweled especially when it decreases the value? But I quess each to his own
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looks like she probably had a compass in the stock, to bad it wasn't left as the original owner made her.
What you have done is not nearly as important as how you have done it!!! The Old Fart 2008 A.D.
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spartabruce, they jeweled later 99's starting in the 50's but not earlier ones. Except that it was sometimes available as a special order.. never say never.
It only decreases the value if it was done after market. Which, on a 99T, would be after market. Not fair, but now you understand 260remguy's remark about how somebody down the road will cuss the person who "personalized" a rare factory rifle.
You're still going to love the way it shoots.. Short barrel, fat forearm to hold onto.. I like 'em.
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