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?? on an 1899A Take-down #6914030 09/27/12
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,691 Nebraska D diamondjim OP Campfire Outfitter
OP diamondjim Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,691 Nebraska	Picked this one up, but it has a 22" bbl. Were shorter barrels available as special orders and is front sight correct? Thanks. [img]http://i1161.photobucket.com/albums/q503/savage1899/IMG_0967.jpg[/img] [img]http://i1161.photobucket.com/albums/q503/savage1899/IMG_0965.jpg[/img] ____________________________________________________________ Dying gets closer every day Lloyd McCarter and the Honky Tonk Revival

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Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down diamondjim #6914080 09/27/12
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 7,303 Northern California S S99VG Campfire Tracker
S99VG Campfire Tracker S Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 7,303 Northern California	Does it measure 22-in from the face of the bolt? The front sight looks like a Marbles replacement - not original, but certainly could be replaced with a period correct sight. "The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." John Stapp - "Stapp's Law" "Klaatu barada nikto"

Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down S99VG #6914099 09/27/12
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OP diamondjim Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,691 Nebraska	Yes, 22" from the bolt face. Could bbl length be factory then? ____________________________________________________________ Dying gets closer every day Lloyd McCarter and the Honky Tonk Revival

Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down diamondjim #6914799 09/27/12
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 14,593 N E Kansas Rick99 Campfire Outfitter
Rick99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 14,593 N E Kansas	The standard butt plate for a Short Rifle was the shotgun style but many were produced with cresent. You will need a letter to verify that it is a Short Rifle vs. a cut 26". That rifle has a lot of condition. As stated, the front sight is a later production repacement but the tang sight is early Lyman and might have been on it from when first purchased. Does the rear sight area show signs of having a rear sight...elevator marks? What caliber? Last edited by Rick99; 09/27/12. Savage...never say "never". Rick... Join the NRA...together we stand, divided we fall!

Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down Rick99 #6914907 09/27/12
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,454 Stuart,FL billy336 Campfire Regular
billy336 Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,454 Stuart,FL	That looks like some high luster blue. Nice gun. Long Live The Judge Thinking of moving to Florida? Don't........

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Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down Rick99 #6914954 09/27/12
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,332 Likes: 1 Va 9 99guy Campfire Outfitter
99guy Campfire Outfitter 9 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,332 Likes: 1 Va	Rick: Would the barrel of a short rifle be uncrowned like that? Guess it could be....... But, my first impression with my untrained eye would tell me it was originally an A with crescent butt plate, cut barrel and new front sight. Regardless, the gun sure does have some condition. "You cannot invade mainland America. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass" ~Admiral Yamamoto~ When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson~

Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down Rick99 #6915198 09/27/12
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,691 Nebraska D diamondjim OP Campfire Outfitter
OP diamondjim Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,691 Nebraska	I do intend to get a letter to try and verify. Rifle is at work and will check the rear elevator area and it is a 303 Sav. and the buttstock is what I was questioning my mind. Suppose it could have been a special order, but I would not have ordered it that way myself. Cut or not, I am happy with the purchase.

Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down diamondjim #6915480 09/27/12
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Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,311 Likes: 9 Oregon	I like it, beautiful rifle. _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down 99guy #6915712 09/27/12
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,225 Snohomish, WA lovemy99 Campfire Outfitter
lovemy99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,225 Snohomish, WA	Originally Posted by 99guy Rick: Would the barrel of a short rifle be uncrowned like that? Guess it could be....... But, my first impression with my untrained eye would tell me it was originally an A with crescent butt plate, cut barrel and new front sight. Regardless, the gun sure does have some condition. the long barreled As and short barreled A's, aka SR, were both produced with no crown. The spacing on the front sight is close enough to correct to not be able to say emphatically one way or the other... sending for letters is fun and not THAT expensive... I'd do that ... Andrew

Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down lovemy99 #6915945 09/28/12
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TheOldTree Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,979 ny adirondacks	the butt can be figured out quick with a look under the plate, it looks like it's factory fit, the barrel looks bit suspicous. The length is fairly common for a sr, I think there should be a very slight trim like a counter sink to the bore at the end. In photo 5 and 6 there appears to be some irregularity in the left sides which would be the bottom of the barrel.

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Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down TheOldTree #6916270 09/28/12
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,691 Nebraska D diamondjim OP Campfire Outfitter
OP diamondjim Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,691 Nebraska	All numbers matched. Checked that out right away and the bbl is not even remotely loose, so it could be a different bbl I guess. As far as marks where the rear sight was, there are marks as in sight marks and also marks when either removing rear sight or putting in the sight filler. The letter to Mr. Callahan is going out in the mail today. ____________________________________________________________ Dying gets closer every day Lloyd McCarter and the Honky Tonk Revival

Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down diamondjim #6917564 09/28/12
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 301 SK. Canada BrotherRockeye Campfire Member
BrotherRockeye Campfire Member Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 301 SK. Canada	Very nice A...good find! A shootin iron is a tool used for shootin much like a branding iron is a tool used for branding

Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down diamondjim #6917565 09/28/12
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 301 SK. Canada BrotherRockeye Campfire Member
BrotherRockeye Campfire Member Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 301 SK. Canada	Very nice A...good find! A shootin iron is a tool used for shootin much like a branding iron is a tool used for branding

Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down BrotherRockeye #6917820 09/28/12
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Skidrow Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,288 Tennessee	Stutterer Go tell the Spartans,Travelers passing by,That here,Obedient to their laws we lie. I'm older now but I'm still runnin' against the wind

Re: ?? on an 1899A Take-down Skidrow #7018065 10/29/12
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,691 Nebraska D diamondjim OP Campfire Outfitter
OP diamondjim Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,691 Nebraska	Here is the letter on this one.....hope it "clears" things up.......looks like it sat on the shelf somewhere for awhile. ____________________________________________________________ Dying gets closer every day Lloyd McCarter and the Honky Tonk Revival

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