ok, i've ''googelled'' savage 99 rear sights....
nothing ? my rifle is a 99M in .308
where to go for a rear sight ?
wouldnt mind ? one of those side mounted peep sights ?
heck, if ya'll know of anything, let me know.
thanks.
peabody
A 99M is really a 99DL.. post-mil (meaning higher than serial number 1,000,000 - which means made after 1960), and so the tang sights won't work. You can pick up a receiver sight though.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=678412
Calhoun thanks for clarifying my post, will that Marble's tang sight work on a 1949 EG?
Yep. The rear holes on the tang for the tang sights went away in 1960. Any pre-1960 99 will handle tang sights.
I had a new Marbles' on my .250-3000; the sight was GREAT! The adjustments are simple and work as advertised, and that sight looks right at home on a 99.
I sold the rifle in a fit of dumbness, and I had already removed and sold the sight. Now I'm buying an EG in .250 and wish I had that sight back!
The sight didn't do well on my rifle in that even after getting an extra-low post and adjusting to the bottom the rifle still shot waaaaaay too high. I soft-soldered some wire to the top of the front sight since it wasn't a dovetail-slot sight but one of the "brass-blade-in-a-slot" sights and that helped. Groups were still a bit high but the sight was easy to shoot accurate groups with!
I also want to mention Marbles' customer service! One of my mount screws stripped, and I also needed the extra-low post. I e-mailed Marbles and the next day, they mailed me TWO new mount screws, the post, and instructions for swapping it out, all for free, no questions asked, to Canada no less! Like I said, I wish I'd never sold the sight, but, pricey though they are, I'd buy another without hesitation and recommend them, obviously, without reservation.