Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Wanamaker Show this weekend

Im packed and waiting! Ill be standing down by the stop sign!

Hot Dam! Well thanks "Gentlemen" (if there are a few here) for the feedback, inquiries and en·thu·si·asm. I'm stoked. I'll definitely be coming home with something. And fortunately I don't have a Mrs. so I'll be able to keep it, so long as its not a health issue!!

A few have reached out and I'll keep my eyes out for stuff as best I can. I've already located some of the 99's I'd like to own but the price is more favorable to the seller. At least this way, I can spend my cash on motels, gas, food, entertainment and the lasting memories of "how I got such a great deal back in 2017. I'll report back after I clean up the guns I bring back to Eau Claire next week.

do widzenia, Mike

Leverlover. With 4500 tables your going to doing some fast walking to be able to see everything. I had to sit down twice. When I was there I saw 119 99's, but only saw one that I really wanted and I bought which happened to be right by the front door Ha! Have fun

I wish they'd move Tulsa a little closer to my house! I'd love to see that show.

RAS, was that boxed set the one with Ira Brown engraved on it? That guy had a couple rifles I would liked to have brought home with me. I think that "C" was high on my list. Maybe next year, Joe.

How 'bout some of you guys 'sharin' the experience??

Feet hurt.

Okay.. to give a bit more meat to it...

Good show, lots of 99's and most of them priced at normal gun show prices. Lots of pistols, including two military with Portuguese grips (1 only had 1 grip), couple of sporters in 22LR and a couple in 25-20, few 1920's including a very late one in 300 that tempted me somewhat. Lots of ammo, but wasn't running into cheap boxes of 300/250/303 like I did last year.

One interesting rifle was a 1950's 99R with no serial number and no LBC stamp. But it had the "Savage Model 99" stamp on the receiver, had an SP stamp on the barrel, everything fitted together real nice except the forearm wood was more proud to the metal than normal. Did not look like the serial number had been removed, the bluing was in great shape and no alteration to the metal that we could see.

Saw a MHG musket with bayonet sell, asking price was $9,999 but no idea how much money traded hands.

There was a really nice 38-55 1899A (I think?) with pistol grip, checkering, hard rubber buttplate - but reblued. Crying shame.

Best part was meeting up with the campfire folks again and talking Savages.

...and it sounds like there were a few other Forum members there that we didn't know about till now. We need to do a better job of trying to meet up (Tulsa Mini Fest . There were six of us that I can think of plus Ralph (short, gray whiskers walking 50 miles an hour), George (down stairs east wall) and Bill 1st row top of the stairs).

I did find a Late 99-A, 20",.243. Now to find that illusive one in .300. That bunch is the only group of post mill's that I've ever had much interest in. Also picked up a boxed 3/4" Stith. Looks near new with all papers and extra dovetail bases for a fair price. So at least I felt good on the trip home, something I needed and not broke.

Could all meet up in Claremont on Thursday to eat someplace and then wander the Davis gun museum.

Hey Calhoun, I don't think I acknowledged you at the table when I straggled in, my apologies. I was a bit frazzled from the blowout and trying to get parked before the party broke up.

My feet hurt too.

Well here is my report. Its a LOOONG dam way to Tulsa Town from Eau Claire but I made it with no problems on Friday. I did a dry run from the motel and talked with a few fellas and came up with a game plan. I was at the door at 6am, first in line with a young guy from Eagan, MN of all places. I re-uped my NRA regisrtation so that got done and got in the door for $30. There were 67 rows with tables on either side of you as you walked, approx. 12-15' between rows and 470' long, so in effect 940' X 67 = 62,980ft of tables plus what was under some outlying entries, etc. I was flying looking only for savage 99 forearm wood. I finished the top by 11am and started the bottom. I was complete by 230pm, never went pee, never sat down. Then as I walked I wrote down where to go back to and started jewing. I bought two beautiful F's, one .243, one .300 and will upgrade what I have. Then I bought a mint CD in .308 and a mint DL in .300. Nothing rare but got "MY" prices. Had to go back late Sunday for one to beat the guy up a bit. I also had him throw in a lyman 30 tang sight that is flawless. Just talked to Steve about it as a matter of fact. I met up with two guys I know that collect Savages from Duluth. He is the guy with the musket and bayonet. They were wrapping up by the time I got back to them so don't know if he sold it but had a Texan looking at it. Also met up with guys from Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and two who had a lot of engraved 99's who I don't know. I did not find the Lyman 56 elevator screw I was asked to find but I did hunt. Made it home last night about midnight, 796 miles with two gas stops. Carried a piss jug with me. At any rate, it is cool but overwhelming. I found the restrooms inadequate (thus no pee) and two much to take in. It was a good time, better on Sunday after I had "my work done"! Definately will go back again.

Now I know where some of the 99 went to that I looked at on Friday. Good for you! When you drive that far you need to find something just to justify the trip.

Holy cow that sounds a lot like work!

The show is over?? Joe and I never made it out of the bar in Frederick!

DENNY JACKSON -Musket! He's Smoking Again!

Saw a very, very nice (95%+) barrel band in 30-30, fairly priced (IMO) at $1500.

Holy crap, did they have shopping carts at the front gate?

Native gun bearers, I hope. Better yet, bikini-clad co-eds. Betcha that would induce more gun buying.