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Very nice rifle. Wish they had been popular in my home in South Georgia. I've never handled one, actually don't think I've seen one in person.

Maybe that will change.

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I just looked at it, and it only says 99. I guess I Just assumed it was a C. Just researched it, and apparently the C started in the 1960s and had box mags. Mine has a fixed, internal, rotary magazine.

Nice one. I would be very happy with that setup and it's performance.
I don't have a need to shoot 3 buzzards in flight at 50m through their eyes behind my back when a whistle sounds.

And here I thought this was another political tin foil thread.

It's a pre-mil (pre-one-million serial number), too. I used to know that was important (like pre-64 with Winchester long arms, and pre-83 with S&W revolvers), but just relearned it (sorta) by checking out our own Savage Collectors forum. Got reminded of it, anyway. I had forgotten about that factor being important.

I've got a 99F in .300 savage, sweet shooting rifle. I've got a LNIB 99C in .308 and have a hard time keeping the scope from moving in the rings. Hardest damn kicking rifle I own in anything less than a .45-70 or .405. Kind of glad to see it's not common only to me.

I had a .308 in the little Remington Model 7. It was not a fun plinker!!

That's a common theme with the 99 rifles and .308 over at the Savage Collectors forum. I didn't feel any discomfort at all for the first mag full from the bench. On the second mag full, I started to notice the discomfort. After about the fourth mag full, I pulled out my PAST shoulder pad, and continued shooting without pain. From the bench, for extended shooting, this thing needs it. The .308 Winchester is a good bit more powerful and higher pressure than the .300 Savage, by all accounts.

Too bad some manufacturer doesn't download some of their .308 Winchester to equal the .300 Savage, for those who object to the recoil. If you handload, I guess you could match it, no problem.

Cool rifle TRH.

Still have the Weaver k-5 on my `55 99f .300 sav. Great accurate rifle. I want to put on a more modern scope..... Suggestions?

Are you certain that there is no 99F stamped on the right side of the barrel near the receiver? The 1950s era Fs I've looked at are stamped as such.

Not saying you are wrong, just curious. Savage Collectors have a saying: "Never say never" when referring to Savage 99s.

Yep. Found it. Elsewhere it just says 99, but where you indicated, it does indeed say 99F.

I went to a collector show when I was looking for a deer rifle for my son and a guy walked by with a very nice 99 over his shoulder. I remarked that it was a good looking EG and he said no, it is an F. Even better I thought. At the time I was slightly bummed that it was a .300 instead of a .308. Not anymore now that I've shot it. It is a pre-mil 1957, shoots and comes up well and I really like that rounded receiver for a one handed carry. I used it this last deer season to neck shoot this year's venison with a 180 grain round nose Core-Lokt. Wish they still offered that bullet for the .300 Savage. DRT.

I will second that. Mine was miserable to shoot until I changed the angle on the butt stock. Much more pleasant now.

Very nice looking rifle there!

The prototype of the Savage 99 was entered into the same military trials that was won by the Krag-Jorgensen rifle. Obviously, it didn't win the contract. Perhaps the 99 would have, though.

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What was the angle change you made?
How much. which direction?

My ex's father had one in thirty thirty and likely few rounds fired through it.
I always wished I had it.
Even more so since I now sling a lot of cast projies.

What is your load?
Or are you shooting factory?
Have the same exact rifle, Factory Rem Cor-loks are still the most accurate out of mine, and have not topped them off the loading bench.

Winchester, round nose, 180 grain Power Points, factory load.

I'll have to give the Cor-Lokt a try. What weight bullet?

Hawk you need to spend more time looking thru that safe, great looking gun, and a shooter too.