If I were starting out into the world of .30-06's all over again, I would snatch this one up. As far as my Savage "collecting" goes, post-war 99's and non-lever Savages are all pretty much outside my area of interest (although I did snag a nifty 219B in .25-20 from a member here recently that I'm dying to shoot- if danged deer season weren't interfering)!