Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors 284 DL

I picked up my 3rd 284 and I was wondering what year it is. 10840xx lever boss code 9R. It’s pressed checkered but I haven’t seen the checkered diamonds on the underside of the fore grip before. If I could figure out a way to post pics I would.

It's 2018. Your gun was made in 1964

Love me a 99 in 284...Sweet rifle you got there...

Rich

It sounds like you might have a newer forearm, it should have pressed checkering as well, I'll send you a PM to help with pictures.

It does Jeff but it also has the presses checkered diamonds underneath the fore grip.

I have a double diamond press checkered .243 DL sitting here in front of me by chance, 1965, 10878xx. Got another in the safe in 308 and a few E's and F's with the same stocks. Have a 99DE .308 #10844xx, how's that for close? Also 1965.

.284 DL #10699xx is 1964 (cut checkered)

I have a cut checkered 284 F and also a 284 C serial on the cut checkered is 10731xx

Thanks Jeff have you ever seen those one the under side of the fore grip

They don't match.

That's ok only paid 500 for it. It will be my hunting 284 that way I don't have to take my 284 F out anymore.

I actually have an extra correct buttstock that matches the forearm you have there. I "might" could be talked out of it. It's stripped and ready for finish. DL wood is so hard to come by I grabbed it when I saw it, even though I didn't have a need for it yet. I'd have to think hard on that. But your level of enthusiasm may not be there to match it up anyhow. .

I assumed the forearm on yours was the correct of the two based on the ones sitting here. I may have a DL forearm to match your buttstock if you'd rather go that way as well. I'd have to check.

Here's a proper 1965 DL in .243. I suspect the buttstock on yours is not original.

Wow, that's a looker! Got a matching 110?

Took me a few years to find a good DL in .243, and even then not cut checkered like the rest I have. At least they were still walnut. I suspect the OP's DL should look like this one.

The older I get the less concern I have with pressed checkering. It's just what Savage had to do to keep the 99 and business competitive.

I do not have a matching 110. Do you? I have some E's and F's tho.

I don’t have any 110s, but that doesn’t mean there’s no interest. If I had a post mil 99 then I could talk myself into a companion 110.