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Long time lurker.
What little I know about Savage 99s I learned hunting with my father's 99R 300Sav. in the '60s and 70s. I picked up a 99 in 243 a couple years ago and am looking to pick up three more in 300av, 308, and 358.
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Glad you came out of the closet.  First two should be easy, 358 takes a bit of looking and a bit more $$.
“ The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
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Welcome to the Fire. Looks like you already have what most others here have: Medical term is "Savage 99 Addiction." It is almost impossible to cure.
Enjoy your time here and good luck on finding what you have on your wish list.
To sit back hoping that someday, someway, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last--but eat you he will. Ronald Regan.
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++1 on Rory's and Chappy's comments...this is a great site to learn about the 99's. I started here with "1" and now have "14". Fantastic hunting rifles 
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Welcome new "broke" member.
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Welcome to the board!
What model of 99's are you pursuing in those calibers? R's?
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Not 'broke' yet, I still have three items on my wish list!
My dad's was an R, and I am supposed to get it, some day. The 243 I have now is an F. I will be looking for RS, R, or EG, in that order.
I have seen a few disparaging comments concerning the EG on the forum, and have not yet figured out why they were made.
Thank you for the welcome.
Michael B
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Only reason to disparage the EG is because there are so many of them. Unless they are in top shape or a rare chambering there isn't much collector interest. Same as the 50's R's.
“ The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
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Rory isn't your "tomato stake" EG your go-to deer gun, or at least the only one that manages to harvest one?
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It's not the only one that gets one, but it's the lucky gun. Maybe greedy would be a better word. No deer on the ground until it shoots the first one.
“ The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
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If you're married, hope you have an understanding spouse. The cure for Savage addiction will not come till my future home freezes over.
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Welcome. Grab a cup of coffee and pull up a chair.
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welcome to the fire ,
norm
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If it wern't entertaining, I wouldn't keep coming back.------the BigSky
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Hey Welcome sir. I'm new as well and I seem to already be getting an itch to buy my second.... don't tell anyone
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Had none a month ago and now I have 3. Asked one simple question and they said "yeah, we can fix you right up." Oh by the way would you be interested in another one. Then, did you see that gun on the wizbang board? These guys are definitely enablers. powdr
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That looks like a GREAT gun. In a 243 no less.
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Yep, great 99F in a Win cartridge. Very nice.
“ The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
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