New calibers started showing up in 1957 in Savage 99's (well, a few snuck out in 1956 I hear but 1957 was the mass production). 243, 308, 358, then later the 284, 22-250, 7mm08, and even 375 Winchester.

Had a 1980's Winchester 94 when I was young and stupid, never liked them much since. Got my dad's 1954 Marlin 336 and love it. But, the pre-1960 Savage 99's have far more style and class imho than any other over-the-counter lever gun.

And confused has it right about 303 Savage diameters.. Although some old guns may measure out to have a .311 bore, there were not enough to document it as a standard. 308 is the standard size, but some of the original ammo was 311.

1938 99T in 250 Savage... yum...

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