Going on 15 years here and still learning.

It's that time again see who else is still here. Old-timer or new-bee, please sign in.

I'll leave it up for a couple of weeks.

Still here, Joe.

I'm in.😀

I'm here.

Steve

Member 971 (from the year 2001) here...

Thanks for a great site!

John

Lurking and learning ----Happy New Year
Jiggdog

Have learned a lot, and still learning. Thanks for a great forum.

Will be nice years in February and I still have a long way to go. Thanks to all here.

Happy New Year and God bless.

Jim

Stopping in once in a while! Still love reading the board!

Here.


Lee

Ahyup. 15 down, xx to go

Im still kicking!

Yup! about 12 for me!

Still alive

Still here, and grateful for the information and entertainment you guys provide.

Rod

Still here, check in most everyday. Tom

So few years, so much more to learn.....

You don't know what you don't know"..........

Still learning from you guys. Great bunch of people on this sight.

Present...ears and eyes wide open.

dave

Present and mostly accounted for...

Still here. Thanks guys for sharing your knowledge with me.

Present.

Happy New Year!

Yo.

Wide eyed here.

Yep.

Still lurking every day...

Will be here till death do us part.

Happy New Year to all the savage people on this site.A great place to learn.Visit almost every day. Steve (18sgd99)

Visit every day when I'm near my home office. Learned LOTS, still lots to learn. Thanks for the info and good company!

Not going anywhere. Best forum here evah!

Happy new year!

Nobody's ran me off yet!

Happy 2017 to everyone here.

Still here and lurking.

you guys are the greatest.

Persian.

Ready for another year.

Still here, barely.

Here with a weapon

Yup. Still got a pulse.

Several years in. Still lots to learn. Check the site pretty much daily.

I'll be here more since I got a 99F. I'm planning on using for my hunts this year, trying to go back to what I used when I first started hunting.

Still here. Still learnin'. Happy New Year to all!

Present and accounted for.

Yes, present, and looking forward to another Savage year!

Present, still lurking and learning and wishing everyone a Happy New Year

Still here. Taunting Freedom haters everywhere.

1.5 years retired and loving it! Happy NY Kurt

Mostly lurking since I don't know when.

Yes Still Here,

yup


plab

Enjoying, listening and learning!
Happy New Year and Best Regards to all
Jim B NY

New guy, glad I'm here!

I'm here,

Dale

New guy here. I was told y'all are the go-to guys for answers about Savage 99's. I inherited this old gun, it says Savage .303 on the barrel and has a brass counter on the side. Barrel isn't round, more like a pentagon or octagon, or whatever you call it. Someone went and had it all engraved up with deers and leaves and what look like grape vines- pretty much covered the whole gun. Pretty cool. It also has a lot of checkering all around the grip and all over the front piece of wood. Can anyone tell me when it was made and what it's worth?

I have a Leupold 4-12x I plan on mounting as my eyes are getting pretty bad. What's a good mount? I have a box of odds and ends Weavers and can probably cobble something together. Do I need a drill press to drill the mounting holes? I have a good old DeWalt cordless drill I am pretty handy with.

What's a good finish for the stock? I already got her down to bare wood with 60-grit. The metal is next. Will 60-grit be too coarse for the engraving, or will it kinda enhance it. Guess I'll start on one side and see what it looks like. Good idea?

I would appreciate any and all comments. Not tech savvy, but I have some Polaroids I can mail to the internet guy if someone would share his address.

I'm gonna stick around, much left to learn

Ich bin ein luddite.

Still here soaking it all up

Present in body. Sometimes in mind!

> Rifle is worthless! Go ahead with scoping plan.

> Be sure to oversize the mounting holes you drill/tap, by at least 100% of intended size, and install inserts to reduce back down for your mounting screws. That makes things stay nice and snug. The old drill will work fine. Be sure you have some JB weld on hand in case you mis-drill any holes.

> Mounts are really not worth the money these days, I'd recommend making you own while you have your tools out. Some bar stock you might have laying around would work good... Angle iron works good too, as long as it is not 2" or more...any bigger and you cant get a good cheek weld when shooting competition.

> Since you already have the stock down to 60-grit, be sure and dont forget to sand down and remove all the "lines" that make the cheek panels on the sides of the butt-stock, just behind the receiver. This makes it much easier to carry the rifle in the field and enhances the balance of the rifle when taking quick snap-shots at big game. BUT, just a reminder it's best to remove your scope when big game hunting and use your iron sights. So you might want to install some kind of "quick-release" lever on your scope mount while fabricating things..

> Also, a good finish coat of flex-seal can protect that stock finish from just about any of the harshest environments on the planet. I think it comes in white, or black colors. BE SURE to not get any flex-seal on the metal parts, as it could cause issues later with trapped moisture under the sprayed on finish.

..hope this helps Couldnt resist! gnoahhh started it...

dave

New guy checking in.

Still kicking in Texas --- looking forward to see what the new year brings.

yesterday marked 11 years of learning and lurking around here for me . I have learned more here and appreciate all the sharing of the info. very thankful for this place.

Still alive and kicking!

Hanging on; less of me than a year ago.

Here

Been almost 15 years! I'm still, mostly lurking, out here.........Dick

Still kickin and learnin and occasionally laughin

newbie of 2 years. 1 99 with 1 kill under my belt thus far, hopeful for many more 99's and many more kills to come. I appreciate the wealth of knowledge I have received from this group.

Still looking at the site everyday. Am blown away by all the information. Would like to meet all who are on the forum who come to the next Savage Fest. Where ever that maybe.

Still stop by, don't post much and no longer read every post as most we have already seen, but the odd one catches my attention. Happy New Years everyone. May you have a healthy and prosperous 2017

Blair

New guy here. Wish I would have found you guys years ago.

I'm still around. Happy New Year everyone. Chris

Here


Charlie

here for another year i hope!
still fondling my 250 and 300. down to 2 99 at present but always looking.
tom

Here or there.

Still here.

I've only been a member for for a short while but have learned a lot and still have a lot more to learn about the model 99.

Thanks,
Robert

Still here and still learning. Thanks guys.

Oooh, an existential response!

Still here, trying to learn all I can from you guys. thanks!
Jeff

Lurking and learning as well. I even post the odd foolish question.

Stopping in to wish everyone a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2017 and throw some more wood on the fire.

Here occasionally

I've learned a lot in a short amount of time. Thanks for the willingness to share what you know. It's a great forum.

I'm here.............................


Don't have much to say...................


This is the best forum ever


Bob

I'm still here.

Aqualung

Present

Here

Happy New Year my friends.

Always learning here

Present

Here.
Steve

Present!
Wiley

I check in 5 days a week. Always learn something!

Still here, always learning.

Mike

I'm here

Mostly looking , sometimes a little to offer.

Bill

Still here sooner . Tom

I'm still here, with four 99s.....at present. There's always room for more! I still want a 308....I have enough 300s.

Still here. I bloodied my beloved 99 for the first time in about 10 years this fall. It was sure good to get back in the game. Great bunch of guys here. I learn something new every time I get on here.

We just had a party for my son and his wife today. She pregnant-it's a girl. I've all ready told my son I'll be taking care of her first deer rifle. He thinks I'll be getting her a bolt. He'll be surprised when she gets a 99 in .243. He'll be even more surprised that there will be a 99 in .308 laying in the same case. He doesn't want a 300, just a lowly 308, so a 308 it will be. Yeah, they're spoiled rotten-what can I say?

Here. Always interested!

16 years and still don't know near enough

Still here from down under
Just back from holiday, Building Decks and raised gardens for the Daughter

Still here, since the gun and knife boards. Lurk mostly now and let others answer and educate. Every now and then I pop in. Ryan

Enjoyed my first Savagefest East in Wellsboro. Looking forward to the next one. So much great information here being shared by very nice & generous people. -Jim

I enjoy dropping in on this most civilized and informative of forums. There are a great bunch of guys here.

Here is the tally of responders by year joined:

2001 = 4
2002 = 12
2003 = 8
2004 = 8
2005 = 10
2006 = 9
2007 = 5
2008 = 6
2009 = 7
2010 = 6
2011 = 7
2012 = 0 (?)
2013 = 9
2014 = 3
2015 = 7
2016 = 4

Total 105

Thanks everyone for signing in.

Just found this post. Here almost daily since July '01. #1017

Still looking in. Add me to the 2009 tally. This sub forum brought me here and continues to keep me here.

Aye! Here and humble.

I'm in!

Hey all~ still check in from time to time. I appreciate all the great info.

D. Fowler