When NY opened my area up to use rifles I bought a Savage 99 in 308. I just added another buck to its tally this year. No longer my favorite but still a trusted partner. I do love the 99's, bought my son his first deer rifle a 99 in 300 savage built in 1935. He is the second owner and killed his first deer with it in pa when he was 14, that was 21 years ago and he still has it. 300 savage the daddy of the 308. I know your pain took me 2 years before I got another black lab. She is laying on my feet as I write this. Good hunting.
