I didn't have much luck reloading 99 s in the 308 caliber either.
The 300 savage is its own beast as in no other actions to share them with but 99 s had better luck!
The BLR does come in pistol grips, Neil smith gunsmith from PA can do blr triggers nice! He claims he can work 88 s also. But the 88 trigger seems an easier beach 2 get used 2 compared to the BLR. So I have never sent Neil an 88.
A friend had a 88 trigger cleaned up by Neil that worked much better, personally I had a new BLR in .358 win that was terrible, local Browning service center worked on it then it would miss fire every 3 or 4 rounds, sent it back to the factory for service. Browning called and said it was repaired but then it got lost in their shipping department for 7 more weeks! When I finally got it back it had no more miss fires but a freaking 8 lb pull!
Sent it to Neil and had it back in 2 weeks, he stated he could only get it to 4 lbs BUT it had a smooth no creep pull and shot so much better.
