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That would be 1966, probably very early 1966.
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That would be 1966, probably very early 1966. thks so much
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I've been looking at a 99 on GB. The serial is 6795**. The lever boss code is a 19 followed by what appears to be a large lowercase r, all in a stamped circle. Could the "r" actually be another letter? All the stampings are pretty sharp. Any ideas on her birth-date? Thanks, Gary
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Not an R. Probably a lightly struck D or an E - which is 1952/1953 and matches the serial number. There is crossover in this serial number range to both years, I tend to go with the later year under the assumption it's quite possible that Savage didn't get around to switching to the new stamps for a couple of months. I find that more likely than they had 13,000 or more receivers stacked up in a queue and they did them out of order.
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Thanks Calhoun. That makes it about my age! Might have to look harder at it. Gary
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New hereabouts, I just got a 99MonteCarlo (never thought I'd own a Chevy) in .308 Win S/N A6120xx, too new for an LBC 22" Westfield barrel with ramp front & folding rear sights Schnabel-less fore end & pistol grip stock with big/little diamond checkering impressed (but I'm not) Gold trigger, pretty color case Tang safety, jeweled bolt Curiosities: Steel vs. brass round counter rotor Letter "Z" deeply stamped below the normal "MODEL 99M" stamp, below the front scope mount
She's a looker, hope she's a shooter, hogs will find out this spring
My guess? '72 99DL. How did I do?
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Fall 1970, 99DL definitely sounds right with monte carlo stock and 99M stamp (good job looking it up). The Z is just an inspection stamp.
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Many thanks, Calhoun, for your speedy response!
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That Rory/Calhoun is on it!
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Two FS guns I'd like a date for-
C210xxx E7799xx
Can't get more than three digits from the first seller.
C gun is a 99A 243, and the E gun is a 99C in 308.
Finally, can someone tell me the low and high numbers, or close to it, for 1977? I have a nephew born in 1977. In a weird family tradition, we all get a rifle made the year we were born on our 40th birthday, and I'd like to find a M99 made in 1977. I am thinking the above 243 might fall in that range, but only have guesses. I have about a year to go, so I'm not desperate yet. (You should have seen how hard it was to get my dad's 1932-made rifle...finally found a Win M54 made that year...but it took two years to find it.)
Thanks for the help!
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That's a cool family tradition. Keep it going! Won't be hard to find a 1977 gun. Too bad it wasn't 1976, you could get him a Ruger Liberty model 77 in 250-3000.
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I owned a Ruger Liberty M77 in 250-3K. It was in like-new condition. I finally sold it when somebody offered my way too much money for it. If I still had it, that 'way too much money' would look like even more insanity.
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Two FS guns I'd like a date for-
C210xxx E7799xx
Can't get more than three digits from the first seller.
C gun is a 99A 243, and the E gun is a 99C in 308.
Finally, can someone tell me the low and high numbers, or close to it, for 1977? I have a nephew born in 1977. In a weird family tradition, we all get a rifle made the year we were born on our 40th birthday, and I'd like to find a M99 made in 1977. I am thinking the above 243 might fall in that range, but only have guesses. I have about a year to go, so I'm not desperate yet. (You should have seen how hard it was to get my dad's 1932-made rifle...finally found a Win M54 made that year...but it took two years to find it.)
Thanks for the help! C210xxx == summer of 1976 E7799xx == spring of 1987 For 1977 look for something in the C4x-C5x range, bit high or low of that works as well.
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1977 was C349xxx to C627xxx. I like that family tradition. I have a well worn EG in 250-3K that was produced in 1945, the year I was born. The 1945 serial number had a lot to do with me buying it.
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Thanks to both.
It's a good tradition. I may add to it this year as I have twins turning 21. I may give them each a Ruger 1022 and add that to the tradition. Age forty is a long time to wait. :-)
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I have inherited a Savage 99e chambered in .308 from my family but I never got to hear any stories of its use. Would be great if someone can help me figure out the year it was made in. The serial is shown on the bottom left hand side of the receiver and I could not find the LBC. B3925xx is the serial.
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Production would have been late 1973.
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Thanks! Really helps to get an understanding of my rifle. Next step is to clean it up and put some rounds through it!
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Where would you date C994xxx? I am getting conflicting opinions...one says late '78/early '79, and another says 1980.
What about E489xxx? Mid-80s?
Finally, a bit off-topic but important, any update on David's book pub schedule? I placed my pre-order on Amazon the minute I heard about it being available for pre-order. (Ordered one for home, one for the office!)
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Early 1979 for the rifle. E489xxx is mid-1985.
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