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But...but...but I have a 99H stamped model 1899. 99H's didn't come out until after the catalogs started calling them 99A, B, C, G, etc.

Let the press secretary Spicer explain it.

What the devil..?

David,

I do have one content correction for you - pretty minor. When you were talking about the 22 Hi Power cartridge you said something about Wyoming not allowing the use of bullets under .24 for big game. That is not entirely correct. Back in 2012 or 2013(?) Wyoming Game and Fish Department relaxed those regulations, allowing in addition to the old rules:

(b) For the taking of antelope, deer, mountain lion, or gray wolf where designated as a trophy game
animal, a hunter shall use:
(i) Any center-fire firearm of at least .22 caliber (excluding .22 Hornet) and having a bullet
weight of at least sixty (60) grains and firing a cartridge of at least two (2) inches in overall length, or any other cartridge of at least .35 caliber and at least one and one-half (1.5) inches in overall length, and using an expanding point bullet.

Based upon the 22 High Power's 2" case and 70 grain bullet I think it would be legal for the specified species. Not that I would recommend it - I think they wrote this so the black gun guys could play. I disagree, I have seen mule deer bucks soak up 165 gr 7mm bullets at 2900 fps and go quite some distance into the sage before dropping. Then again I know a kid from Shoshoni who killed a 9' grizzly in Alaska with an AR - took 20 shots, the bear started slapping himself like he was stung by a bee for the first several shots.

Here is a link to the current WGFD regulations:

https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Regulations/Regulation-PDFs/REGULATIONS_CH32

Best regards - loved your book, really liked the personalized inscription. You are right, there aren't enough Savages in WYO.

Thanks for the update. What I said in the book on page 51 was that Wyoming didn't allow the taking of elk or larger animals with anything with a smaller diameter bullet than .243 inches. Technically the animals listed are smaller than an elk. It's a fine point and I'm glad you posted the information since I hope to be hunting wolves as soon as they are delisted. I took an antelope with a 22 Hi-Power in 2015 and the antelope died in its tracks with a shot to the spine at 240 yards. Shot placement is everything. David