Nothing say class like a savage 99.
Well...if that's the 'standard mark'... then yes the classics are DOOMED !
Now wait a minute ! I 'LIKE" Savage 99s so don't read more into that than there is.
ATST a/the Savage 99 is not the only Classic rifle out there.
MD said above this post: P 4
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Some shooters complained about this back then, which sounds very much like the complaints here. Yet the 721/722 rifles succeeded, to the point where they morphed into the highest-selling bolt-action centerfire rifle of the last half of the 20th century, the Remington 700."
Viking, I'm NOT directing this at you.
Some or many feel that THEIR pet or fav or 'classic' is the BEST or even the only one.
I posted on P 12 my fav stock of all time is the Win 70 XTR Featherweight. My personal fav. However, I have seen and do see some 'GORGEOUS' stocked rifles beside those XTRs.
The theme of this thread 'seems' to be "classic wood/blue" rifles. I really like Composite (not plastic) stocks & SS metal.
They can't be beat (beaten) for ruggedness and dependability BUT they AIN'T pretty or gorgeous. I have more classic
wood/blue than Composite/SS so that's where I am.
Others have pointed out that the new generation is more interested in tacticool looks. Hopefully they'll mature and grow out of it.
Jerry
