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none, it's light compared to the Weatherby Accumark I used to hunt with. It's also almost as accurate as the Weatherby.
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R's are the most accurate 99 of them all, hands down.
Least desirable? I'll have to go back in the posts as I'm sure my name and the stake has been mentioned considerably.
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Nope, but if you have some dislikes please chime in.
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David, you said that poor Bou made a mistake? It looks like he got so close you whacked him on the nose, it's all bloody, with that club. I'm one of the ones that love my R's. 40% of my collection are R's. That's a 1950 R in 250 and a 1951 R in 300. That leaves a 1912 H, 1926 F, and a DL, Joe.
I'm not greedy, I just want one of each.
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The bullet hit him so hard in the heart it blasted blood out of his nose.
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Looks like we have finally exhausted this topic. I'll Post a final list and then put this thread to bed. Thanks to all for your input.
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No one mentioned the run of 99s made overseas.
To me, the least desirable have detachable magazines, pressed checkering, and chambered in 22 HP, in that order.
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Oh yeah, weren't there a run made in Portugal or Spain? Nobody ever mentions them and I can't say that I've ever ran into one. I will add them to the list.
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Yeah.. as a hunter they are probably lowest on the list. But there is a collectible issue to them. The Spain 99C's were only the 2nd batch of the 99 family to be made outside of Savage factories (1895's obviously being the other), and there were less than 1500 made. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.savagefest.net/my_99s/1992_99C_308/Full_Unwrapped.jpg)
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So I guess as users they are low on the list, but with only 1500 made they do have a collector appeal.
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What if I added the 1895 Commemorative 99 to the list? Holy smokes those things are gaudy.
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I don't understand it but I hated the 300 R and really like the feel of the 250. Extra weight on the barrel I guess. Sure is a shooter. I'm so glad you didn't like your .300 R. The one you sold me is a shooter. First group at 100 yards with an old El Paso Weaver 4x and factory 150 grain corelokts was .68" for 5 shots. Unbelievable accuracy! All I did was shim the front base to fix alignment. The .300 R has become desirable to me!
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What if I added the 1895 Commemorative 99 to the list? Holy smokes those things are gaudy.
They go good with gold teeth. 
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I don't collect 99s , I shoot 'em , so for me the least desirable 99s are the collectible 99s.
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Very interesting counter point. Which was kind of my goal in the first place. Avoid the collectables and go for the relative bargains.
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I don't collect 99s , I shoot 'em , so for me the least desirable 99s are the collectible 99s.
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The 99F 22HP in my antelope hunt post is one of the rifles I display at gun shows. I've hunted with several of the others from the display including the 1895 round barrel. I killed a whitetail with in 1967. I consider all my 99's except the Bubba job in my thumbnail as collectible.
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I don't collect 99s , I shoot 'em , so for me the least desirable 99s are the collectible 99s.
Mike I was thinking "affordable" makes an individual gun the most desirable, essentially the same thing you state. First affordable one I found was an EG and after I found it not as accurate as I'd hoped the next one turned out to be an "R". Being a later gun without the sexy groove around the forearm might have kept it from being bid higher by aficionados, thus more desirable
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I don't collect 99s , I shoot 'em , so for me the least desirable 99s are the collectible 99s.
Mike I was thinking "affordable" makes an individual gun the most desirable, essentially the same thing you state. First affordable one I found was an EG and after I found it not as accurate as I'd hoped the next one turned out to be an "R". Being a later gun without the sexy groove around the forearm might have kept it from being bid higher by aficionados, thus more desirable Don't for 1 minute think it was the EG's fault. BTW ya didn't say if that R made you a better shot. 
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