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I am getting really interested in these rifles lately. I am thinking about one in 308 (for general use). What is your opinion of these guns? What is accuracy like? Anyone know of one for sale?
Must be brass spool, with counter, walnut drilled and tapped from factory with open sight and in great shape.

I am not asking for too much am I? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I picked up a 99 in .308 for $400. It is a CD model with the clip instead of the rotary spindle. It consistently shoots under MOA 5 shot groups. For practice I take it out and shoot pop cans at 100 yards standing freehand. The rifle points so well I can usually hit 4 out of 5 cans in 5 shots. I shot a deer at 165 yards with it a couple of years ago. I had an offhand shot and the deer was facing me. Drilled it right in the heart through the brisket. Not too many guns I would have tried that shot with other than that 99 in .308. It really does point like a shotgun. The only problem is I found out it is an R&D gun and it has the most beautiful wood. I hate to take it out now for fear of banging it up. Try a 99 and I guarantee you will not be disappointed. I have a Marlin 336 and have shot Winchester 94's and they just are not in the same league as the 99's. You pay a bit more for the 99, but you get what you pay for and what you get is an historic rifle that was years ahead of its' time. Just be careful because once you try one, you will have to have more. I'm up to 5 at the moment. Rick

I agree with Rick. I bought mine (a 99C) for $400. It has already taken a 200 pound Wild Hog (and I plan on gettin more pork this Spring). Mine shoots good groups (if I do my part) and will effectivley handle deer, elk, black bear, and wild hogs. What more could a hunter need?

The good 308's seem to go for about $400. You can get a "beater" or a 99E for a little less.

BMT

By The Way, the 99E is a truly great hunting weapon. It has the 99's pointability with a lightweight (but ugly) stock and a 20" barrel. The 99E ain't pretty, but I truly enjoyed using the one I hunted with.

BMT

POP-

I picked up a very nice 99G in .300 Savage last summer for $200 and I love it. Mine has the color-casehardened magazine rotor and shoulders like a dream. Definately in a different league than the Winchester 94's that I have. Lite recoil and very accurate. I had a Williams F/P receiver sight installed on mine and can't wait to get it back out to the range to try the new sights. My brother has a fixed magazine .308 with no counter and the "cheap" finished wood. Still a great shooter and he wouldn't sell it for anything.

.308 or .300, I'm sure you'll be very happy with either one! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I have a 99M in .308 it is my favorite rifle for deer, bear, and elk. Try one you'll like it and want more of 'em!

I swapped for one a couple of years ago in 300 Savage.

It didn't take it long to become my favorite rifle.

I hope I get lucky this weekend at the Denver gun show...I might find one.

The savage 99's are really nice guns.One prob with them is once you get one you end up buying more of them but this is something i can live with enjoy hope you have good luck finding a nice one

Pop,
You'll likely find one for a price you can live with before too long. The rifles are a thing of 19th century engineering elegance and beauty. The history and classic status of the rifles will no doubt impress you as much as anything about them. It's true that they can at times be finicky in the accuarcy department, but that usually can be tuned out of them. Mine likes to heat string on 5 shot groups, but is a consistent 2-3 shot hunting rifle from a cold barrel at up to 200 yards. I agree on the .308 as being the most practical chambering option for a general purpose rifle; but if you run across a .300 Savage at a decent price, you will not really miss the .308 all that much once you get set up and handloading for it. You can drive 150 grain bullets up to about 2700 FPS and 165's up to about 2600 out of them if you absolutely need top performance. That's plenty sauce for about anything you'll tangle with in the lower 48. If you are thinking antelope up there, then 130 grain bullets will give you a tiny bit more speed and flatter trajectory than you can get with the 150's, but probably not enough to change the big picture much. It appears to me that the 99 is getting a real cult following these days and I expect it to eventually go to fever pitch until Savage brings back a string of regular production rifles with the rotary magazine in several calibers. Sometimes the old fashioned classics simply have an "aura" that can't be matched by some of the new fangled developments of the 20th century.AW

POP
I saw a couple nice 99's last friday at the gun show in Casper.
Before you hit Denver, stop by the Holiday Inn in Cheyenne. There is a Wasatch gun show Sat & Sun.
Should be most of the same dealers from Casper.
I have a 99 in 243 that I like alot.
If the weather holds out, I will be in Denver for the Tanner on sunday. I would like to make both shows. All depends on the roads.


Delbert

Delbert-

Were there any 95's or 1899's (particularly B's or C's) at the Casper show?

Gary

Gary,
None that I can recall right now. If I make the Cheyenne show do you want me to look for you? Send me a pm with details, I would be happy to help.

Delbert

Cult following is right. I was picking up really great pieces (1899A-B-C's in odd-ball calibers) for $200-300 several years ago. I bought quite a few (have 23 in the safe), and am kicking myself that I didn't mortgage the house for a few more that I passed up as too expensive.

GOT ONE!!!

It is in 308 WIN! It sports a magazine, tang safety, walnut stock with checkering, 22" barrel and best of all.....unfired 100%!!!

serial # E048xxx what can you tell me about
it? When was it made and what model is it? where can I get another magazine?

POP-

Let me be the first to say "congrats." I'm sure you'll love it. These Savage 99's really seem to grow on a guy. No doubt it won't be your last! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

M99's....a habit...an addiction...an obsession...I acquired my first a few months ago, cleaned it up, including a stock refinish, shot it, fell in love with it, and have been looking for more ever since. My current "must have" list includes a 250-3000, another 300 if I find the right one, and a .308. The .308 whenever I find it, and assuming it will not be anywhere near mint, is destined for a re-blue, and a custom stock in fancy walnut. It will then be topped with new Leupold or Burris optics, probably 2-7x.

I recently passed on a 99E in .243. It was in very good shape, but with the ugly stock,no counter etc., I just wasn't willing to go the full asking price of $350 Cdn.....I think that's about $215 U.S. Did I make a bad decision? What do you guys think? Should I go back and get it if it's still there?

I don't need it, and I'm not looking for one in .243 Win. That said, I'd have a hard time convincing myself that I couldn't find a use for a 99E for $215.00 if its in that kind of shape!

Just my 2 cents.

serial # E048xxx what can you tell me about
it? When was it made and what model is it? where can I get another magazine?

If you want all that info you can post on the savage board. Sounds like it could be from the 80's but would need more info for the model. You can find out all that on the savage board. As for the magazine, check on e-bay. I see them quite a bit and they sell for about $35-40.00. Rick

Next up comes getting a 250. That is the ultimate model 99 white tail round. Get a pre war model F and you will never look back. Ohhh yeah get yourself a 22 high power too. Just plain fun to shoot.