Another thing (outside of ballistics, which has been very well covered here) is a rifles inherent accuracy-or lack thereof. I hear that you may as well forget shooting a Winnie '94 at over 100 yards, because of it's-supposed-lack of accuracy. Now, as far as the 99 goes, I've read that it's accuracy is "For the most part, excellent". This being a little vague, can anyone comment on the inherent accuracy in the design/construction of the 99?