Yep--which is what the two 99A .250s I've had were. One was pretty darn accurate, in fact I took it prairie dog shooting a few times with handloads using the 85-grain Ballistic Tip. Also killed some deer, at least one with a 115-grain Nosler Partition.

But then somebody else wanted it, and by then I'd used it enough to sell it. Then, of course, felt an empty space in my collection, so bought another at a gun show a couple years later. Didn't shoot worth a hoot, even though I tried every accurizing trick I know for 99s--and know quite a few....


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