I never had the love affair with the Savage 99. I'm a lefty---so when it was time for me to go deer hunting, I got to use my Uncle Paul's 300 Savage. To me the trigger sucked----reminds me a clutch in a Mac truck. The safety was under the lever on the right side-----wrong side for me. A steel butt plate----kicked like an army mule. My dad & I both got scoped a few times at the range. Then there was the steel magazine--right where you put your hand carrying the rifle. That thing got cold during deer season in PA-----it went right thru my gloves. It did point nice & it killed many a whitetail. But I saved my money & bought a 30/06 Model 700 as soon as I could. That was back in 1971.
