Found this one ,,,,,,Most are basic shooters ,which is all im looking for ...Some had Tenite stocks........I think Savage is missing out on this niche ,,,Be sweet if they would bring them back
I never saw a 219 rifle with a Tenite stock. Were they made like that? Plenty of Tenite stocked shotguns and .22's have danced in and out of my consciousness, but never a Tenite 219.
Thank heavens they never put Tenite on a 99, or did they?
"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty
Owned three Tenite guns, own one now. .410 O/U built on Model 24 frame (I forget the model #), that weird two shot manually operated shotgun that looked like an autoloader (again, can't remember model #), and a Stevens 87 that Gramps provided me which is the one I still have.
"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty
Picked up a tenite 94 this winter, got a 220 somewhere in a safe as well. Part of Savage history..
“The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
I bought an early 220 in 22 SHOT, it had about 3" of the stock cut off, but I knew it was a rare gun and figured I could buy another gun for the stock and still be OK. I have found it not to be that easy! This early 220 has a blued receiver (with assembly numbers matching the barrel), a bent sheetmetal trigger guard and does not set the safety when the action is opened (the internal parts are not cut to take the part that does this so it's not broken or missing a part). I found later stocks will fit well enough to function but not well enough to look right. They are proud of the top of the action and top tang and well short on the bottom. I've tried stocks from two different later guns and both have the same fit problems - these both came off of guns with cast soft metal trigger guards. I saw a parted out 220 on GunBroker that had a sheetmetal trigger guard, but in the parts group was the automatic safety bar so I was afraid I be buying another stock that didn't fit any better than the previous two. I debated buying an after market blank but am afraid there might not be enough wood left on the bottom to make it fit correctly.
