My first rifle I bought in highschool with my summer ranching money, a 99 in 308 with a redfield scope, bought it for 100 bucks, my dad found it in the classifieds. I killed my first at least 10 bucks with it. I bought a 3006 when I started elk hunting thinking the 308 wasn't enough.
My daughter really wanted a special doll for her birthday, it was 80 bucks back in the late 80s, so I sold the 99 to buy it for her.
About 15 years ago was talking with Enrique and he had an old 99 in 308, pretty much identical to my old one, he wanted to sell, so I bought it and will pass it down to my grandkids.
Kent
PS, in 2010 I killed a cow elk with the 99 just to prove to myself I was a dumbass... again...
Last edited by krp; 07/18/22.
