Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors I'm looking at this Savage 99, what do you think?

I'm looking at this 1947 99EG (I believe it is) from a local guy. It is chambered in .300 Savage. Can you tell me what model this is and specifically what I should look for problem wise. Unfortunately it is D&T'd but it does come with the scope.

The finish is excellent and the action was never used by the father (the son is selling it for him), but the father bought it used a long time ago from the original owner who put a few boxes of cartridge through it (he says). I would of course try to get it for less than his asking of $750 (was asking $850 earlier)for the gun, scope, box of ammo? I could probably sell the scope for $150 to $200 I think, so that make the rifle $550 to $600. Reasonable?

I've wanted a Savage 99 for a long long time and am very familiar with Marlin and Winchester levers. Thanks.