Post-mils make fine hunting rifles and the clip model has the advantage over the pre-mils by having a clip rather than the rotary magazine which means the post-mil "C" models can be unloaded safely by simply removing the clip together with the live rounds in the clip and ejecting the round in the chamber.
The pre-mils must "lever" each round through the receiver (but not necessarily into the rifle's chamber) causing unloading the rifle to take longer and be less convenient.
Post-mils are well-made rifles compared with OTHER brands of rifles... just not quite as well-made as the pre-mils Savage Model 99s.
So don't throw your post-mils away... they're still excellent hunting rifles and come in a wide variety of great hunting calibers, namely in .243 Winchester, .250 Savage, .300 Savage, .284 Winchester, .308 Winchester and .358 Winchester.
I hope this explanation helps you more fully understand that even the post-mils are desireable rifles... just NOT as desireable as the pre-mils.
Strength & Honor...
Ron T.