Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Savage 99 .45 Thumper

Texczech,

If the .45 Raptor could work in the Savage 99 that would be the best .45 bore cartridge all around for a conversion. I would love to have one if they would function right.


When the .338 Federal came out I almost went for that one also, then guys who converted started selling them, pretty cheap in fact. The 62,000 PSI did not work for many Savage 99 conversations and I bet all of them are hard to lever back after shooting.


Even warmish .308 handloads can make my .308s lock up making shell ejection with the lever a PITA.


I love the 99, but a high pressure rifle it is not.