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Does anyone know who the manufacturer was of the sling swivels? I have several 99's with the exact same swivel on them and I've seen plenty of others with the same swivel.
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I think the ones pictured are pachmeyer?
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As you described, gorgeous. Look forward to seeing it next weekend.
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Range day tomorrow. Scope looks to be fairly in line with bore after a collimator check. Hoping to "match the bullet" to the sight so I can avoid messing with that old scope. I have quite a selection of factory 180 and 150 grain ammo, plus some handloads. We'll see!
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Just returned from the range with the new (old) savage. Shot factory Federal 180s and my hand load 180s (Gunner 500's load 4ogr RL-15) plus factory Winchester Power Points. Rifle has an old Weaver 2.5X so a bit difficult to shoot precisely. I was also reticent to fiddle with the adjustments as the scope is over sixty years old and I need to research what the adjustment calibration clicks are. I was not disappointed . This is what she produced "as is": ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/lR2UqVH.jpg)
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Did the 8 turn out to be a 6? Good shooting.
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Did the 8 turn out to be a 6? Good shooting. I believe it is... IT is REALLY hard to discern w 100% certitude. I'm betting 6.
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Shhh, if the secret gets out about how well these guns shoot I won't be able to afford anymore 99s
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Here is a re-post of the message from JTC I received on the 800K SN range:
Mike and anyone interested. Here is a summary of the 800,000 S/N block. It seems apparent that the company set this block aside for some unknown reason as the dates are much earlier than lower serial numbers shipped a couple of years later. Second there are way less than 100K guns in this block. The first posted s/n is 834,000 and is followed by blank records up to 834,777. A blank record is where the numbers are posted and have no entry against them and of course no product either. The first entry is at S/N 834,778 and is dated 11/6/53. The following entries are mixed up to s/n 834899 and are dated 10 & 11 of 1953 with a sprinkle of some 1955 and 56 dates. 834900 to 834909 are blank. 834910 to 834994 have entries dated 10-1953 with some in 1954. 834995 to 835025 are blank. 835026 to 835262 are mixed entries with 10 & 11 1953 dates. 835263 to 835412 are blank. 835413 to 835451
Show entries for 8/9/10/11 of 1953. 835452 to 835520 are blank. 835521 to 835539 show entries for 10/1954 and 7/1954. 835540 to 836051 are blank. If I did my subtraction right this makes for 502 Model 99’s in this S/N block. The next entry is at 900000, which of course is where the new longer and open receivers to accommodate the .243, .308 and .358 Winchester rounds started. I hope this sheds some light, but not necessarily some answers, on this controversial series of numbers. Jack At some point in the past, I put this info from JTC's message into an Excel spreadsheet and also came up with 502. Based on the words JTC used, I grouped the 502 as follow below ... so the bulk of the 800K SN are in 1953, with a few in 54, 55, 56. 1953 .....................................276 1954........................................19 Mostly 53, some 54....................85 Mostly 53, some 55/56..............122
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You guys can discuss till the cows come home - I am just enjoying the pics of that beautiful rifle. Wish that I aged as well as it has.
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This weekend I'm taking the rifle to Hatari's house and Pugs will be there as well. We'll try and take pics of the serial number and repost. I'm still convinced it's "just" a 6....
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Now wait, you guys are supposed to go there for quail hunting. How many can you drop out of a covey rise with a lever action .300? 
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You haven't seen me shoot! :}
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Load up some .300 cartridges with #8's.
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I thought Pugs was buying the beer Sunday?
I'm not greedy, I just want one of each.
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I thought Pugs was buying the beer Sunday? Of course, just not THIS Sunday (or next) 
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This weekend I'm taking the rifle to Hatari's house and Pugs will be there as well. We'll try and take pics of the serial number and repost. I'm still convinced it's "just" a 6.... We all looked at it this weekend and agree it really looks like a 6 to us.
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