Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Will Post-Mil Stock Fit a Pre-Mil M99 Action?

Will a 'monte carlo' stock for a tang safety (post-mill) give a drop-in fit for a '59 99 Featherweight action?

I am putting a scope on my 1959 manufacture 99F. I have to raise my head a bit to line up with a scope when one is mounted on this rifle. I'm not fond of the lace on cheek pieces.

The stocks on pre-mil rifles have a drop at comb designed for low mounted iron sights. Post-mil stocks are designed with a higher comb to better line up with a scope, maybe 1/2" higher, (hence the high mounted iron sights.)

Anybody easily put a post-mil stock on a pre-mil action?

Any time I've tried to switch stocks on 99's (especially on pre-1960 hand fitted ones) I've been less than happy. You can try.. but expect at least some fitting to be required. And maybe no luck at all.

I think the measurements are the same tho.

Ask them Eastern woodmen that hunt them Rem autos and pumps with see thru scope mounts how to hold your head.

Don't expect drop in fit but the dimensions are the same...

Good answer.

Doesn't take that much practice to get the hang of using a scope on a premil stock. After a bit you don't even think about it, you just naturally place the stock at the proper place on your cheek as you bring it up.

I've had some slight success with my EG.

Edit: Or, if the scope is so high that you cheek is nowhere near touching the stock, maybe lower rings combined with scope with smaller bell?

Rory:

You are exactly right. Low profile rings make it easy. Not a problem

If ya put a Hubble on yer rifle ya got to have them high mounts. Gotta have a Hubble for them 40 yard shots

Mike

Most of those remingtin automatic guys are to busy clearing jams to look thru the scope !!!!! Don

I will qualify my initial post further; "just deal with it" is not an acceptable alternative.

I mount all scopes in low rings, thus my scopes are 40mm or less obj. Whether you lift your head 0.5" due to poor stock fit, or 1.5" due to mounting a scope in one of Mr. Goldberg's pee-thru devices, it's just, well, wrong.

Thanks, Calhoun, the comments on stock swap is what I was expecting.

(This rifle came with a Redfield 'Widefield' scope in old-timey Redfield Jr mounts, about medium height. Too tall...)

mabey you just got noneck