My 1957, .308 Winchester, “pre-mil,” Savage 99F, with Leupold 1.75 - 6 power Vari-X III. Nice crisp 3.5 lb trigger. With Winchester, round nose, 180 grain Power Points, it was putting them all inside 2 inches at 100 yards from the bench from a hot barrel, and just over an inch from a cold barrel. No group position change as the barrel heated, though. Just a slight spread.
kid stuff. Can you start with it horizontally across your knees and in 1.5 second, shoulder it and hit a pie plate at 50m, 4x out of 5 tries?
Had all that down when I was a young man. I'm a pretty good off hand shot. Just getting some guns out of the safe that have been in there for years, and rechecking their accuracy potential.
My 1957, .308 Winchester, Savage 99C with Leupold 1.75 - 6 power Vari-X III. Nice crisp 3.5 lb trigger. With Winchester 180 grain Power Points, it was putting them all inside 2 inches at 100 yards from the bench from a hot barrel, and just over an inch from a cold barrel. No group position change as the barrel heated, though. Just a slight spread.
kid stuff. Can you start with it horizontally across your knees and in 1.5 second, shoulder it and hit a pie plate at 50m, 4x out of 5 tries?
Have you tried counseling?
He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
It's surprising how well a lever rifle with a 2 piece stock can shoot. Conventional wisdom about what makes a rifle accurate doesn't seem to apply to Savage 99's.
Considering how they're constructed, they shouldn't be appreciably more accurate than a Model 94,.....but they are.
I recall the story of the Mad Trapper. When they tracked him down, the Mountie (I think it was a Mountie) saw him from a distance and saw that he was armed with a lever action rifle. The Mountie though he was out of range for anybody armed with a lever rifle, so he casually took aim at him with his Lee Enfield.
While he was getting set, the Mad Trapped shot the schitt out of him with a his 30-30 '99.
99’s are fine. I have a few, nothing like some of the other guys on here. I didn’t discover them until about two years ago. I can’t believe how accurate they are!
It's surprising how well a lever rifle with a 2 piece stock can shoot. Conventional wisdom about what makes a rifle accurate doesn't seem to apply to Savage 99's.
Considering how they're constructed, they shouldn't be appreciably more accurate than a Model 94,.....but they are.
I recall the story of the Mad Trapper. When they tracked him down, the Mountie (I think it was a Mountie) saw him from a distance and saw that he was armed with a lever action rifle. The Mountie thought he was out of range for anybody armed with a lever rifle, so he casually took aim at him with his Lee Enfield.
While he was getting set, the Mad Trapper shot the schitt out of him with a his 30-30 '99.
It's surprising how well a lever rifle with a 2 piece stock can shoot. Conventional wisdom about what makes a rifle accurate doesn't seem to apply to Savage 99's.
Considering how they're constructed, they shouldn't be appreciably more accurate than a Model 94,.....but they are.
I recall the story of the Mad Trapper. When they tracked him down, the Mountie (I think it was a Mountie) saw him from a distance and saw that he was armed with a lever action rifle. The Mountie thought he was out of range for anybody armed with a lever rifle, so he casually took aim at him with his Lee Enfield.
While he was getting set, the Mad Trapper shot the schitt out of him with a his 30-30 '99.
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