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For the princely sum of $150 #11629001 12/02/16
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 41 A decrepit duck blind in NWO C CoryTheCowboy OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP CoryTheCowboy Campfire Greenhorn C Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 41 A decrepit duck blind in NWO	I got 3 full boxes of .303 Savage shells, which I didn't think was half bad... Oh yeah, and he threw in this... It's not marked that I can see, but I think it's a 99H? 20" barrel. Is this a fruit wood stock? Doesn't look like walnut to me. It does have a crack, that should be repairable with my limited skills Lever boss code "M" which makes it a '61 if I'm not mistaken? I'm not really sure why I needed it besides I missed having a 99 since selling my 99F in .300 SAV to my Dad, but I figured for that price, I couldn't go too wrong First thing I want to do it source a tang sight and then a set of dies and brass. Looks like 4320 and 3031 are "go to" powders for the .303? Going to sight it in with some of the factory shells in the morning and see if I can't find a deer in the next couple weeks before the season closes. Oh, and that was $150 Canadian dollars Cory

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Re: For the princely sum of $150 CoryTheCowboy #11629032 12/02/16
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 8,573 Northwest corner of Louisiana W websterparish47 Campfire Outfitter
websterparish47 Campfire Outfitter W Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 8,573 Northwest corner of Louisiana	Good deal.

Re: For the princely sum of $150 CoryTheCowboy #11629048 12/02/16
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,741 central Maine Plab Campfire Regular
Plab Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,741 central Maine	the M is an inspectors mark the LBC didn't start until 1949 off the top of my head thats a 1930 ish someone will be along with date. it's H carbine ,,and a great price too plab Gotta love them 303's

Re: For the princely sum of $150 CoryTheCowboy #11629072 12/02/16
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,729 Michigan, In , Boon S saddlering Campfire Ranger
saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,729 Michigan, In , Boon	You Stole this one! nice grab, Ebay is about the best place to find tang peep sights! go with older 30-30 loading info! Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!

Re: For the princely sum of $150 CoryTheCowboy #11629073 12/02/16
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,003 ON & NB olgrouser Campfire Tracker
olgrouser Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,003 ON & NB	Nice grab! "Rhetoric is no substitute for reality." -Thomas Sowell

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Re: For the princely sum of $150 olgrouser #11629078 12/02/16
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,102 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter
Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,102 new hampshire	Great deal !!!! 99H made around 1927.

Re: For the princely sum of $150 CoryTheCowboy #11629086 12/02/16
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,583 upstate NY J JeffG Campfire Tracker
JeffG Campfire Tracker J Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,583 upstate NY	That's a sure winner! You saved that rifle from the hands of people who didn't appreciate it, bravo!! "...One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All" JeffG

Re: For the princely sum of $150 JeffG #11629231 12/02/16
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 14,596 N E Kansas Rick99 Campfire Outfitter
Rick99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 14,596 N E Kansas	Another 99-H for my data list. That's #226. It's been a while since I been able to add one. Nice find. Savage...never say "never". Rick... Join the NRA...together we stand, divided we fall!

Re: For the princely sum of $150 Rick99 #11629240 12/02/16
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 843 Appalachia Rakkasan Campfire Regular
Rakkasan Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 843 Appalachia	Outstanding! As far as Savage 1899s for using, that's my favorite model, caliber and price! Good hunting! Doug An armed society is a polite society.

Re: For the princely sum of $150 Plab #11629375 12/03/16
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 41 A decrepit duck blind in NWO C CoryTheCowboy OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP CoryTheCowboy Campfire Greenhorn C Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 41 A decrepit duck blind in NWO	Originally Posted by Plab the M is an inspectors mark the LBC didn't start until 1949 off the top of my head thats a 1930 ish someone will be along with date. it's H carbine ,,and a great price too plab Thanks for that. I thought '61 seemed late, guess that's why I posted so I could learn. The fella I got it "25 or 30 years ago" when a local guy passed away and it's sat in his closet since...said he couldn't find shells for it besides what he had He knew he giving me a good deal, just figured I'd give it a good home. Any suggestions on what peep to look for? I put a Williams FP on the 99F when I had it, but looks like all the new ones mount in the receiver mounting holes if I'm reading correctly? Cory Last edited by CoryTheCowboy; 12/03/16.

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Re: For the princely sum of $150 CoryTheCowboy #11629456 12/03/16
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 7,304 Northern California S S99VG Campfire Tracker
S99VG Campfire Tracker S Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 7,304 Northern California	Geez, I'm calling the cops on that steel! "The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." John Stapp - "Stapp's Law" "Klaatu barada nikto"

Re: For the princely sum of $150 CoryTheCowboy #11630044 12/03/16
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 14,324 Ontario, Canada mad_dog Campfire Outfitter
mad_dog Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 14,324 Ontario, Canada	Cory, it was made in 1927 roughly. (oops, I see Loggah already told you that). I replied back to you at gunnutz but have a look under the forearm on the barrel and see if it's MP marked. We used to think it meant military police but since ruled that out, just to many of them in the same serial range for it to be true. Sure looks like a fruitwood stock. Last edited by mad_dog; 12/03/16. 24 hour sarcastic S.O.B.

Re: For the princely sum of $150 CoryTheCowboy #11630988 12/03/16
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,701 BC transplant to n alberta And... norm99 Campfire Outfitter
norm99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,701 BC transplant to n alberta And...	Originally Posted by CoryTheCowboy Originally Posted by Plab the M is an inspectors mark the LBC didn't start until 1949 off the top of my head thats a 1930 ish someone will be along with date. it's H carbine ,,and a great price too plab Thanks for that. I thought '61 seemed late, guess that's why I posted so I could learn. The fella I got it "25 or 30 years ago" when a local guy passed away and it's sat in his closet since...said he couldn't find shells for it besides what he had He knew he giving me a good deal, just figured I'd give it a good home. Any suggestions on what peep to look for? I put a Williams FP on the 99F when I had it, but looks like all the new ones mount in the receiver mounting holes if I'm reading correctly? Cory I've got 5-6 close cousins to that one norm There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle----Robert Alden . If it wern't entertaining, I wouldn't keep coming back.------the BigSky

Re: For the princely sum of $150 Rick99 #11631315 12/03/16
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,495 Sauk City, WI Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker
Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,495 Sauk City, WI	Originally Posted by Rick99 Another 99-H for my data list. That's #226. It's been a while since I been able to add one. Nice find. Nice find Cory, but a decent tang sight is gonna double the cost of your investment. Rick99, not sure if you have these two, #302605 I got from Stever and #320987 from The Yooper before he passed last Spring. RIP Yooper. "Every day above ground is a good day."

Re: For the princely sum of $150 CoryTheCowboy #11631323 12/03/16
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 5,176 Mt Airy, MD J JoeMartin Campfire Tracker
JoeMartin Campfire Tracker J Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 5,176 Mt Airy, MD	Sad news about Yooper. I had been in contact with him about a couple rifles. When emails stopped I was worried he had passed. RIP old friend, Joe. I'm not greedy, I just want one of each. Remember Ira Hayes JoeMartin

Re: For the princely sum of $150 JoeMartin #11632068 12/04/16
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,326 Likes: 9 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna
Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,326 Likes: 9 Oregon	I sure hope none of you old coots die anytime soon or the market will be flooded with 99's. Value will drop like a rock! _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: For the princely sum of $150 Fireball2 #11632237 12/04/16
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,102 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter
Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,102 new hampshire	I got another one a while back,early one with fruitwood stocks,metal was real nice,wood had been sanded heavy, cost me $315 !!! but it had a 99T rear sight on it !!!!! Rick i'll get the info for you tomorrow.

Re: For the princely sum of $150 mad_dog #11632430 12/04/16
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 41 A decrepit duck blind in NWO C CoryTheCowboy OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP CoryTheCowboy Campfire Greenhorn C Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 41 A decrepit duck blind in NWO	Originally Posted by Loggah Great deal !!!! 99H made around 1927. Originally Posted by mad_dog Cory, it was made in 1927 roughly. (oops, I see Loggah already told you that). You guys are good! I pulled the buttplate off as one of the screws looked like it was backed out a tad and found this Pretty neat! According to an inflation calculator, that's about $409 now. Imagine new 99s for that price... Took a closer look at the plate while it was off and looks like the rifle has had some success in the past Originally Posted by mad_dog I replied back to you at gunnutz but have a look under the forearm on the barrel and see if it's MP marked. We used to think it meant military police but since ruled that out, just to many of them in the same serial range for it to be true. Sure looks like a fruitwood stock. Sure is, not the best picture, but looks like an "MP" to me Best part of all, took it out and did the classic 13 1/2 yard sight in and the sights were still dead on with the Imperial 190 gr. KKSP. The deer must've realized that because they were pretty scarce today.. Cory

Re: For the princely sum of $150 CoryTheCowboy #11632458 12/04/16
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,729 Michigan, In , Boon S saddlering Campfire Ranger
saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,729 Michigan, In , Boon	Some Neat History with the rifle! Id slip it back in and add a pic with your info to it! Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!

Re: For the princely sum of $150 saddlering #11632755 12/04/16
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,102 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter
Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,102 new hampshire	I think Henry Gibson used to play in Rowan and Martins "LAUGHIN" !!!!

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