I found a note in the buttstock inside a 99 in 284 the other day. Note was from 1989. It was a repair bill from a gunsmith with the name of the customer on it. Little town of Mapleton, Wi. I Goggled the guy and the first listing had a phone number. I called it. Told him my name and that I was from Oregon, looking for so and so, was this him? LOL
After a little back and forth, "What the F is someone from Oregon calling looking for so and so doing calling me?" He settled down when I told him I had a Savage 99 with his name in the buttstock. He turned out to be 77 years old and remembered the gun well. Said it was a hell of a shooter and he doesn't know why he sold it. Had a really nice chat. He was old enough it sounded like he might be done hunting.
