Keith, I wasn't aware that all Model 99 Es had the lever safety. Thanks for that info. I have only seen two Es, mine and my friend's. As I said above, my rifle is several years newer than his, yet my rifle has the old style trigger, which can easily be "worked" to a lighter pull weight. I guess Savage had some old parts lying around which they used up on my rifle.
There is a gunsmithing book by Carmichael and Dunlop which explains how to lighten the pull weight on the old style trigger. No mention is made of the new style trigger in the book. The "new" style trigger is complicated. There may be a gunsmith somewhere who can take one apart and lighten it, but I don't know one. Fortunately, all four of my 99s have the old style trigger.
If the gun has a lever safety it does not have this "new style" trigger you refer to. The complicated trigger-sear configuration goes with the tang safety.
