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Okay, I laughed pretty good at that one!!

here is my R heavy in 300 sav., with 3x9 ted williams with post and cross wire. and it is a tack driver

Yup, Rs are generally great shooters! Don't know if it's the extra weight or what but it is very consistent.

My only R in 300. I've never shot it or hunted with it. I mainly use it to do squats and benchpresses.

My working 303 R. Not much to look at but it brings home the venison.

Looks like it serves it's intended purpose. Nice

A hunter, his rifle and a buck. Nice first post!
Welcome to the fire.

You don't run across an R in 303 every day!

Looks like you know how to use it, and what to use it for.

Welcome to the forum.

Prewar 99R! Now we're talking! And in 303...

I have one R and its a very good shooter. It does not have a serial number and iirc it is D&t'ed. What year did they start factory D&t'ing ??

The catalogs say they started D&T in 1950. But then the catalogs from '46 to '49 are kind of sketchy concerning R's. Here's a photo of the caribou I killed last season with a 1950 vintage R in 300 Savage. The guys on the forum last fall have seen this but I thought the new guys would like to see it.

Here's a couple more old pics for the R. Mines a 1950, in 250. It had been drilled for a side mount even though it was factory D&T. Now it has a 1968 Redfield on it, Joe.

last years 6 pointer with 2 tine broke off.


220 pound SC wild boar.

I don't believe anybody has seen any pre-1950 Savage 99's that were believable as a factory d&t for standard mounts on top of the receiver.

In the 30's you had the Spiegel EG's that were factory d&t, and the Weaver T-7 side mounts. Earlier back to the 1899's you could order different scopes and mounts from the factory.

I woke up a feeling mean.
Went down to play the slot machine.
The wheels they spun round and round
And they read.
Better get you a model E Jed!

Here's the picture I was looking for. It's the first deer I shot with the 250 R. I really don't remember it ever not haveing a scope on it, Joe.

Here's my picture to go with this discussion,
99R in 358, Boss Code 6H that some say date it to 1956 and the first year that caliber was offered.
It's not a safe queen either, gets hunted most falls.

My photography skills aren't my strong suit, but my R is a real fine piece. Yea, its a .308 and probably is my best shooting 99.

250, now with Leupold 2.5-8

Looks like you broke shoulder on that one Joe........100 grain corelokt?

someone has a post-war R for sale on Accurate Shooter's forum, not mine, but I asked for pictures.

http://forum.accurateshooter.com/index.php?topic=3881373.msg36622291#msg36622291

studs, small tang crack, odd thinning on the barrel bluing, receiver blue looks OK, plenty of nicks and bruises in the wood, $375 OBO shipped