I have a beater 99C cut down to 17" I got in parts super cheap. Bore neglected but no rust inside or outside. but hardly any finish left either.
I have been wanting a .45 caliber Savage 99 for a long time. Was pretty much sold on the 450 Bushmaster as these would feed fine in 99C 284 Win. Magazines of which I have several. Getting ready to call Jesse but decided to just make sure on my choice.
The 450 Bushmaster rings a lot of bells for me for a number of reasons including I have tons of .452 250 grain FTX's for the .45 colt. That aside, there are other Thumper choices like the 374 284 which has advantages, but the operating pressures are a lot more than I want to subject the 99 to. Next to that is the .450 Marlin which has a lot to offer and a lot of flexibility over the 450 Bushmaster..
Problem is the base of the 284 is .501 and the .450 Marlin which is .528 with the rim.
I'm thinking it may work but wanted to see if anyone has any better ideas on this or another caliber.
I already have a .358 so that is not on the table.
Thanks
