I've been reading the posts here for a while, and learning a lot. I thought it was time I joined. I have a 99F in .300 Savage, 22" barrel, LBC "6 I", serial # 941xxx. From what I have read on this forum , this is early in the 900,000 range for a .300.
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You are correct, that should be a 1957 99F. And since the early 900,000 rifles in 243/308/358 were being made at the same time that 700,000 serial numbered rifles in 250-3000 and 300 Savage were still being made, the first 99's in 900,000 range and chambered in 250-3000 or 300 Savage didn't show up for a while. And the very few 800,000 serial numbered rifles were made back in 1952/1953.
The most confusing serial number range that ever happened with 99's.
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