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Re-scoping old 99 #15881222 03/09/21
Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 48 N NM_ElkNut OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP NM_ElkNut Campfire Greenhorn N Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 48	Guys, I have a Savage 99 in .250-3000 that was made in 1926. It was my grandfather's gun. I want to rescope it so my daughter can take it hunting this year. It currently is scoped with a Lyman Alaska. .875" tube OD. It is drilled and tapped 2x behind the action and has a rear mount installed. The front of the scope is mounted oddly. The attachment is where the rear sight would be. The attachment bracket ties to the barrel with one screw. The other end of the bracket has 3 small screws from underneath that go into the front of the scope 'shroud.' The distance from back of rear mount to front of front mount is 11-1/4". What are my options for bases?

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Re: Re-scoping old 99 NM_ElkNut #15881269 03/09/21
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,042 Likes: 1 North of Bonners Ferry ID. deerstalker Campfire Outfitter
deerstalker Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,042 Likes: 1 North of Bonners Ferry ID.	contact Lightfoot here. he makes a great mount. your mount sounds like the remnants of a stith mount. Lightfootmountgmail.com my reading skills are lacking tonight. i see you have the gun scoped so have the entire stith setup. if you want to update it and maintain the value of your gun by not drilling it. the Lightfoot mount allows you to use Redfield or Luepold rings. it uses the tang screw holes in the rear and the rear sight dovetail in the front. and it looks sexy atop a 99. here it is atop my EG. Last edited by deerstalker; 03/09/21. the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Re-scoping old 99 NM_ElkNut #15881492 03/09/21
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 4,931 C ctw Campfire Tracker
ctw Campfire Tracker C Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 4,931	Sounds like a stith the 7/8 is desirable What you have done is not nearly as important as how you have done it!!! The Old Fart 2008 A.D.

Re: Re-scoping old 99 NM_ElkNut #15881855 03/09/21
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,754 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana
Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,754 Eastern Nebraska	Yes, a Stith mount with Lyman Alaskan is a fairly pricey setup nowadays. Don't lose any of it if you remove it. The Lightfoot mount is the way to go for putting modern scopes on it, as deerstalker said. “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

Re: Re-scoping old 99 NM_ElkNut #15882813 03/10/21
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,495 Sauk City, WI Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker
Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,495 Sauk City, WI	Originally Posted by NM_ElkNut Guys, I have a Savage 99 in .250-3000 that was made in 1926. It was my grandfather's gun. I want to rescope it so my daughter can take it hunting this year. It currently is scoped with a Lyman Alaska. .875" tube OD. It is drilled and tapped 2x behind the action and has a rear mount installed. The front of the scope is mounted oddly. The attachment is where the rear sight would be. The attachment bracket ties to the barrel with one screw. The other end of the bracket has 3 small screws from underneath that go into the front of the scope 'shroud.' The distance from back of rear mount to front of front mount is 11-1/4". What are my options for bases? Why rescope it? The Stith/Alaskan setup is a ~$500+/- value assuming good condition. And it is a "no drill" scope mount solution for 99's that many seek. If the Alaskan is good, go with it. Otherwise it can be refurbed back to new. "Every day above ground is a good day."

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Re: Re-scoping old 99 Southern_WI_Savage #15883391 03/10/21
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 3,148 central texas T texken Campfire Tracker
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Re: Re-scoping old 99 NM_ElkNut #15883424 03/10/21
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,754 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana
Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,754 Eastern Nebraska	texken, for some reason you are printing an entire page of HTML every time you post. Or at least I'm seeing it on your posts. “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

Re: Re-scoping old 99 NM_ElkNut #15883431 03/10/21
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,703 Northern MN D damnesia Campfire Regular
damnesia Campfire Regular D Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,703 Northern MN	Yeah that's weird and it's the 520 HTTP gateway error that's been popping up recently.

Re: Re-scoping old 99 NM_ElkNut #15883495 03/10/21
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,754 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana
Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,754 Eastern Nebraska	Guessing it might be a problem with an ad that's being displayed? Just saw another post from texken where there wasn't a problem. “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

Re: Re-scoping old 99 Southern_WI_Savage #15883557 03/10/21
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,196 OMAHA 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana
260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,196 OMAHA	Originally Posted by Southern_WI_Savage Originally Posted by NM_ElkNut Guys, I have a Savage 99 in .250-3000 that was made in 1926. It was my grandfather's gun. I want to rescope it so my daughter can take it hunting this year. It currently is scoped with a Lyman Alaska. .875" tube OD. It is drilled and tapped 2x behind the action and has a rear mount installed. The front of the scope is mounted oddly. The attachment is where the rear sight would be. The attachment bracket ties to the barrel with one screw. The other end of the bracket has 3 small screws from underneath that go into the front of the scope 'shroud.' The distance from back of rear mount to front of front mount is 11-1/4". What are my options for bases? Why rescope it? The Stith/Alaskan setup is a ~$500+/- value assuming good condition. And it is a "no drill" scope mount solution for 99's that many seek. If the Alaskan is good, go with it. Otherwise it can be refurbed back to new. Who refurbishes Lyman Alaskans?

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Re: Re-scoping old 99 260Remguy #15883593 03/10/21
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,495 Sauk City, WI Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker
Southern_WI_Savage Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,495 Sauk City, WI	Originally Posted by 260Remguy Who refurbishes Lyman Alaskans? parsonscopeservice "Every day above ground is a good day."

Re: Re-scoping old 99 Calhoun #15883616 03/10/21
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,576 upstate NY J JeffG Campfire Tracker
JeffG Campfire Tracker J Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,576 upstate NY	Originally Posted by Calhoun texken, for some reason you are printing an entire page of HTML every time you post. Or at least I'm seeing it on your posts. ..oh geez, you think he's got a virus?.. "gesundheit!" "...One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All" JeffG

Re: Re-scoping old 99 260Remguy #15883647 03/10/21
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,703 Northern MN D damnesia Campfire Regular
damnesia Campfire Regular D Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,703 Northern MN	Quote Who refurbishes Lyman Alaskans? Iron Sights Inc did mine, along with some other scopes. There's been a recent thread on here about a Malcolm scope they just did for a member.

Re: Re-scoping old 99 damnesia #15883702 03/10/21
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,196 OMAHA 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana
260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,196 OMAHA	Originally Posted by damnesia Quote Who refurbishes Lyman Alaskans? Iron Sights Inc did mine, along with some other scopes. There's been a recent thread on here about a Malcolm scope they just did for a member. Ironsight, Inc., has refurbished several Redfield and Weaver scopes for me, but I didn't know that they worked on Lyman Alaskans. What did they do to your Alaskan? I have some Lyman Alaskans on old Savages and Winchesters in G&H and Jaeger side-mounts that would be more useful if the scopes were clearer. Did they change reticles on any of your Alaskans?

Re: Re-scoping old 99 texken #15883724 03/10/21
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Re: Re-scoping old 99 260Remguy #15883774 03/10/21
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,703 Northern MN D damnesia Campfire Regular
damnesia Campfire Regular D Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,703 Northern MN	Originally Posted by 260Remguy Originally Posted by damnesia Quote Who refurbishes Lyman Alaskans? Iron Sights Inc did mine, along with some other scopes. There's been a recent thread on here about a Malcolm scope they just did for a member. Ironsight, Inc., has refurbished several Redfield and Weaver scopes for me, but I didn't know that they worked on Lyman Alaskans. What did they do to your Alaskan? I have some Lyman Alaskans on old Savages and Winchesters in G&H and Jaeger side-mounts that would be more useful if the scopes were clearer. Did they change reticles on any of your Alaskans? Hmm I replied to this but don't see it. They replaced a lens, removed a dent, cleaned it, sealed it and changed it to a Lee dot recticle. I would absolutely have it refurbished and use the Stith setup. The 99s I hunt with all have Stith setups. I'm not knocking Lightfoot's mount, but I'm cheap and would rather have a great scope rebuilt scope on a mount I already own. You probably could get more accuracy out of a new scope with Lightfoot's mount, but the Stith setups are fine for hunting. Last edited by damnesia; 03/10/21.

Re: Re-scoping old 99 NM_ElkNut #15884133 03/10/21
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Lightfoot Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12,718 So. Kaleefornya	I completely understand and respect the wishes of those that want to stick with the vintage gear. Several years back Ironsight had a pretty bad reputation for super slow, high priced work. I take it that has changed or y'all wouldn't be using them? What do they charge to tune up an Alaskan?

Re: Re-scoping old 99 Lightfoot #15884167 03/10/21
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damnesia Campfire Regular D Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,703 Northern MN	Originally Posted by Lightfoot I completely understand and respect the wishes of those that want to stick with the vintage gear. Several years back Ironsight had a pretty bad reputation for super slow, high priced work. I take it that has changed or y'all wouldn't be using them? What do they charge to tune up an Alaskan? It would have been around $110, however the dot recticle added like $40. Some recticles they offer are free, some are like an extra $15 and the dot recticle is by far the most expensive because of the time involved but I really like them. They said it would take 8 to 12 weeks but I had it back in under 5. I think for like $220 or maybe a bit more, they apparently will rebuild, replace parts, refinish and give you any repticle you want.

Re: Re-scoping old 99 Lightfoot #15884453 03/10/21
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 5,167 Mt Airy, MD J JoeMartin Campfire Tracker
JoeMartin Campfire Tracker J Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 5,167 Mt Airy, MD	Originally Posted by Lightfoot I completely understand and respect the wishes of those that want to stick with the vintage gear. Several years back Ironsight had a pretty bad reputation for super slow, high priced work. I take it that has changed or y'all wouldn't be using them? What do they charge to tune up an Alaskan? Mike, they charged $135 including return shipping to do my Malcolm. It did run a little over schedule, but, when I called to check on it, they said they had to replace the front lens and it took a while to find one. They also took a pretty good dent out of the tube. Had it up on the farm today and it shot a 1" group at 50 yards. Was about 9" to the right and 9" low. Didn't have time to play with it. That's my 1912 22HP. I'm more than pleased. Actually I'm so happy I'm sending off both of my Noske's next. I talked to the owner, Mike Sexton, and he said Noske's are one of his favorites, and he will probably do them himself. I'm not greedy, I just want one of each. Remember Ira Hayes JoeMartin

Re: Re-scoping old 99 damnesia #15885882 03/11/21
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,196 OMAHA 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana
260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,196 OMAHA	Originally Posted by damnesia Originally Posted by 260Remguy Originally Posted by damnesia Quote Who refurbishes Lyman Alaskans? Iron Sights Inc did mine, along with some other scopes. There's been a recent thread on here about a Malcolm scope they just did for a member. Ironsight, Inc., has refurbished several Redfield and Weaver scopes for me, but I didn't know that they worked on Lyman Alaskans. What did they do to your Alaskan? I have some Lyman Alaskans on old Savages and Winchesters in G&H and Jaeger side-mounts that would be more useful if the scopes were clearer. Did they change reticles on any of your Alaskans? Hmm I replied to this but don't see it. They replaced a lens, removed a dent, cleaned it, sealed it and changed it to a Lee dot recticle. I would absolutely have it refurbished and use the Stith setup. The 99s I hunt with all have Stith setups. I'm not knocking Lightfoot's mount, but I'm cheap and would rather have a great scope rebuilt scope on a mount I already own. You probably could get more accuracy out of a new scope with Lightfoot's mount, but the Stith setups are fine for hunting. I can't say that I'm a Stith mount fan.

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