Thanks Burt. I hope Tomatoe-Joe reads this posting and lends his endless wisdom to us to help shed some light on the sutuation!! My 1923 is a transition rifle for it is still stamped 1899. Also, on page 3-42 of Murrays, you can see the size difference in the illustrations!!

Mike...

All said, the Savage 99 is a genius of a rifle. Although no longer produced, it remains highly revered, as it was the foundation from which Arthur Savage built one of America's great gun companies. >> (Jon Y. Wolfe) <<