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Last thur. was in my old gun/hardware store, they had a 303 A take down ser#. dated it to 1912, very good shape, looked all original to me . Tang was even nice shape! It looked like added finish, shot gun butt. went back today and it was on hold , they were asking $699.00 for it! Kinda Kicked myself for not putting it in LayAway! I Knew better when I left the store, but had just bought a S&W 38 a few weeks ago! Dont see guns in that kinda shape anymore, well 99s anyway!
Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!
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bummer 
"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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When one gets away there's always another one even better waiting around the corner.
"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz
"Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty
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the way the used gun market is right now, you never know what is going to show up on the used gun rack at good prices to a person who knows what he is looking at
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It’s happened to all of us.
My worst offense was an 1899H in 25-35 for $800.
"...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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I don't see the 303 very often but when I do see one, it seems cheaper than the 300 Savage chambering.
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The 303s dont seem to move to well, in this area. Now days I only keep rifles that I hunt with, but thought Id get this one and sell another one! My Collecting days are over!
Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!
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Keep an ear to the ground in case the new owner is looking for someone able to drill and tap a 99 for scope mounting...
Collectible condition 99's are almost as rare as real collectors willing to preserve those rifles intact.
"...One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All"
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the way the used gun market is right now, you never know what is going to show up on the used gun rack at good prices to a person who knows what he is looking at Yes Sir. I despise black guns. I just don't like them! But! Some of the best old cool wood and blued steel guns turn up at the black gun shops! Usually under priced! Dad or Grandpa croak, junior runs to buy a Glock or AR and has this old junky lever gun to trade.......
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Black guns have their place. Not my cuppa tea, but I reckon I would be a tad foolish not to have a scoped AR, a musette bag full of magazines, and an old ammo can full of .223's set aside for a rainy day. One's enough for me- after scratching that itch it was back to the stuff that matters.
"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz
"Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty
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The last time I "let one slip by" it caused a social faux pas. However, I don't worry about the ones that get away because the river is always full of fish. Odds are that there will be another cool 99 showing up soon.
"The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." John Stapp - "Stapp's Law"
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