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My 1937 checkered F in 30-30 is one of mine. Joe
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My prewar non-checkered EG (thanks to Roy) in 300! can't get much more honest that that.
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I don't have as many as most of you guys but the ones I have now I love. Like choosing a favorite child.
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The Centennial Rifle. Early M1920 250-3000. Still the one:
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Here is a better pic.
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I have favorites for different things. Some for display, some for handling, some for performance in different conditions, some to look at.
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The one that started this illness! A 1927 or so take down 99 30-30 that my Grandpa bought brand new at Sears Roebuck in Chicago with his sisters employee discount. I cant remember exactly what year or price he paid, But I have the original bill of sale in my file! I also have a mounted 6 point buck he shot with it the first time he took it hunting in Wisconsin. A pretty special rifle to me........ I had to go look it up! Bought from Sears Roebuck 10/15/28 $79.50 Serial number shows 1921! Doesnt seem like his sister got him too much or any of a discount! Especially for old stock!
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The one that started this illness! A 1927 or so take down 99 30-30 that my Grandpa bought brand new at Sears Roebuck in Chicago with his sisters employee discount. I cant remember exactly what year or price he paid, But I have the original bill of sale in my file! I also have a mounted 6 point buck he shot with it the first time he took it hunting in Wisconsin. A pretty special rifle to me........ If I owned a 99 with that story: it would be my favorite as well.
"You cannot invade mainland America. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass" ~Admiral Yamamoto~
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson~
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I like my very late model 23B best--light, simple, accurate, quiet, effective, plain dark wood w/schnable. Only one boo-boo--a Redfield 2 3/4X w/fine crosshairs. And I didn't even have to put it there.
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I like my very late model 23B best--light, simple, accurate, quiet, effective, plain dark wood w/schnable. Only one boo-boo--a Redfield 2 3/4X w/fine crosshairs. And I didn't even have to put it there. 23B. Interesting choice. I have a 23C that's a nice little package.
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My dad's 22 high power, sieth mount with an old, foggy 2.5 scope. I pestered him for months to let me go deer hunting with him and my older brothers when i was 11, to young to legally hunt in california at that time. My brothers both used savage 99s one 250-3000 and the other a 243 winchester. I never did get a deer with that gun but was on top of the world to be able to hunt with my dad and brothers with our 99s.
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Tough question.
If I was forced at gunpoint to only keep one, I would probably pick the 1899 Deluxe 250–3000. It has the deep belly stock and exemplifies everything that made Savage a great firearm company back then.
"...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.
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The Centennial Rifle. Early M1920 250-3000. Still the one:
Bert! You teaser!
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Grandpas EG in 300. Probably an early 50's rifle, my brother has it rusting in a closet, I'm sure...Jaeger side mount, Unertl Hawk 4x, Redfield peep. He had the stock shortened, as it was originally a gift for a friend. He had given the guy and his wife, each a 99, shortened the stock for the wife. Apparently, she decided not to hunt, and the guy gave it back. My brother got it when he died. No collector value. Don't care.
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I like them all, but being a old logger im a wood kinda guy,so i guess this one is my favorite of the moment !!!! 1899B in 32-40 with a 28" barrel.
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If push came to shove, I suppose my favorite Savage would be my M1899 Deluxe .250-3000, 2nd variation.
My favorite of all time isn't a Savage though. Don't laugh, but it's a Mossberg .22 autoloader. Christmas, 1965, was a bitter cold morning made exciting by the brand new .22 poking out from under the tree. It isn't so much the gun (even though it was a constant companion on my adolescent forays into the wilds)- yea, it is a veritable POS- but more so the family warmth and love of my Dad that it represents. It would be my "cold dead hands" gun.
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I'm not greedy, I just want one of each.
Remember Ira Hayes
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That's easy, since I only have one. The Tinkerbell Spl. 52EG. Maybe sometime this year another will fall in my lap that I can afford to make this a harder decision. Favorite rifle, all time, Ruger #1 7x57 mauser, I've had since the late 70's. It's been around and the last rifle I would get rid of. It has great memories.
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If push came to shove, I suppose my favorite Savage would be my M1899 Deluxe .250-3000, 2nd variation.
My favorite of all time isn't a Savage though. Don't laugh, but it's a Mossberg .22 autoloader. Christmas, 1965, was a bitter cold morning made exciting by the brand new .22 poking out from under the tree. It isn't so much the gun (even though it was a constant companion on my adolescent forays into the wilds)- yea, it is a veritable POS- but more so the family warmth and love of my Dad that it represents. It would be my "cold dead hands" gun. Gary, I think a lot of us are in possession of firearms with great sentimental value. I have several from my dad and granddad. Two occupy the biggest space in my heart. The first is a Marlin .22 my dad gave me in '62 for my First Holy Communion. My mom almost schitt! The second is Ol' Reliable, a Rem 742 that he gave me on Christmas 1971. It's the memories and experiences I've had with that rifle that make me wonder about the stories in each of these 99's that I handle.
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This probably will always be my favorite. It now has a matching Savage era 16 gauge Sterlingworth, though not original wood, they sure look cool together.
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