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A few of mine with Mike's slippers.

300,300,303,250.22HP

Was a good purchase day .

I’d say so

Hi Joe, can you get ahold of me about your rifle? It is beautiful. Rufe.

Well I have a 99 takedown in .300 from 1924 and my son has a 99 Featherlight. 300 from 1958. We use them. When I was a teenager I would hunt with my late Great Grandfather's 99 takedown in .300 but when that went up for auction I was outbid. But I have my own now and that seems to have righted the wrong of losing a rifle that was meaningful to me in that sale so long ago. I love the .300 Savage cartridge and think it about perfect. If I ever get another 99 I'd like it to be a 303.
I'd share a pic but the site always says my files are too large

My little group of 99’s. Others have shown up since this thread started.

30-30 1899, .303 1899, 250-3000 99, w/ Left Hand Custom Stock, 300 Savage G takedown, .303 Factory Original Birds Eye Maple 1899, Walther .22 for those who are curious.

I just passed on 99a 250, bought a 99M 300

Ran up on this 99A in 375 not long ago, have some 200 grain Sierras to try.

Good deal

99’s are addictive

I've only ever owned one 99,..a .243. It shoots into 1.25" at 100 yards all day long. I suspect it's more accurate than that. But the thin forearm and the fairly stiff trigger keeps it from being easy to shoot off the bench.

A 375 would be sweet.

99's are my favorite rifle bar non....

The safety is a little challenging for a left hander but I love them otherwise

I like the hell out of them too, amazed at how accurate they are. I was hoping for a 3” group when I got hold of the first one, less than an inch. My son took it, don’t seem to want to give it back.

I like 'em. Going to try to run down one in 32-40 this year.

EG 300 Savage



EG with a McGowen barrel 250 Savage



1899A SR 303 Savage

Savage 99C re-barreled in 450 Bushmaster. Still needs to be finished but has turned out to be my most useful and favorite rifle. With the Bear Creek Ballistics 450 Bushmaster 240 HV bullets and their loading data, this is easily a 250 yard rifle.

My 99E Trapper, purchased on the campfire. Barrel shortened to 16 1/2" , re-bored to .358 Winchester and mid 50's 99F stocks. The gun Savage should have built:

I agree. My 16" 358.