I don’t recall posting about this 99F 30-30 with an odd barrel in this forum. I put some pics in the image gallery back in February, link here: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...f-with-original-22-integral-sight-barrel

What is odd about this 99F 30-30 is it has a 22", short integral front sight barrel that is serial numbered (last 3) to the receiver (285394). I don’t recall seeing a 22” short integral front sight barrel, except on a .250-3000. Murray says the 99F .30-30 was initially a 20” tapered light weight barrel. He says the 99F 30-30 changed to a raised ramp “featherweight” 22 inch barrel in 1926/27.

Based on the serial number alone, I would date this rifle to 1926. However, the top barrel stamp is Style 6 which, according to Murray, was used 1927-28 in SN range 295k-315k. So this appears to have been assembled in 1927-28ish, when Savage changed the 99F barrel length from 20" to 22".

Anyone seen a 22” .30-30 with short integral front sight barrel before?

Also, my understanding is that high gloss varnish finish was also used in this timeframe.