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...so far. After joining up with the group. I started to narrow down my rifle models. I believe my sons rifle is an EG. I pulled the forearm and there are no letters. The serial number is 7521XX. My Rifle is a D, E, or F, I believe. I have not removed the forearm yet to see if there are any letters. The serial number is 2380XX. I don't know the years of manufacture yet. As many of you have advised, I ordered Murray's book, and even bought a set of reloading dies for .300 Savage.

I have read several Internet articles on the 99 and it appears to be a very popular rifle throughout the country. However, during my travel's in the state, I never see 99s for sale in gun shops, pawn shops, etc. I have only seen one at the last four gun shows, it was a very old 1899. Either folks here have bought them and kept them, or they didn't sell as well here in MS. That's just my opinion, I may be off base. Sorry to ramble, I'm just enjoying my 99 investigation.

Back in the old days 99's seem to have been most popular in NE, the upper mid west, the NW and Canada.

Further south you go...the supply seems to dry up.

Randy

Most gun guys in Tennessee don't have a clue what a 99 Savage is.

For your serial number 752,1xx - it's an EG if it has a schnabel forearm. Only 3 models made in 1955 and only the EG had a schnabel forearm. The stamp on the front of the receiver showing the model stopped back around 1947, so it's normal that it doesn't have that.

Your other rifle was probably made in 1922, and could be one of several models. Straight stock, I'm presuming? If so, it'll be a 99A, 99C, 99E, or 99H. 99A has a crescent buttplate. 99C has a heavy barrel. 99H has a carbine buttplate. Take a look at the pics on www.savagela.org and you can probably find a matching rifle.

99's definitely are more popular in some areas than in others, and they didn't seem to be too common down south.

Wow Calhoun! Thanks for the info. The EG 752 serial no. has a shnabel forend with factory checkering, 24 inch barrel.

The older one has a straight stock, square lever. Marble ivory front sight and a Marble rear sight, no checkering, schnable forend. I looked at some pics of the sights at savage99.com. I didn't measure, but it looks like a 24 inch barrel. I did pull the forearm today and the receiver has an "S" on it.

After I posted about never seeing them, I was in my buddy's gun shop today and he had 3 in the back getting minor repairs. I guess there are a few around here, but nothing like those darn 742 Remingtons (Not knocking them if you own one), they are a dime adozen around these parts.
Thanks for the info on the savagela.org site. I'll check it out.