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I'll second the ice cream proposal!

Okay... we're talking like 2 scoops of generic ice cream here, right? None of that gun control Ben & Jerry's crap?

At least make it Breyer's!

I'm thinking a couple magnum scoops. Maybe something along the lines of a 375 H&H!

I dont know abut the ice cream unless its vanilla with maple syrup on it ! and i hope to helle that no one suggests owning a copy for each savage rifle owned !!!!!

I like the ice cream suggestion. To keep it in the Savage vein, we could go with Turkey Hill. They make a killer mint chocolate chip...

That ice cream place in Plymouth that had the maple walnut ice cream... oh, yum..

And yes.. everybody should buy one for each 1895, each 1899 and each 99 they own. Definitely good idea.

Good Day All! New to the Campfire! I'd be interested in a copy or 2 myself! Thnx

I would-will purchase one.

If he is going to get filthy rich he must have a different publisher than I have. I would have to sell almost a million copies of the Collector's Guide to get a million bucks in royalties. My next royalty check is due by next Friday. I bet they forgot to send it again.

Definitely won't be getting filthy rich. But mine also won't be a reference guide you'll find on Amazon or in Barnes & Noble soon, because doing the "global distribution" thing through book dealers gives an immediate 50% of the book price to the dealer as profit and would remove pretty much all profit I made unless I bump the price up. Pretty much like they do to you.

So I'll probably sell a limited number of books myself for you guys and to take to gun shows/etc, and then there will be an online store available to buy your own copies from for as long as you want. It won't be a printing run of X number of copies.. as long as folks keep ordering it, the books will keep being made. Once the book is available I'll pass that online store link around.

Printed out a sample run on my printer last night.. 108 pages at the moment with all the models from 1895A to 99RMEF and date charts in it. Need to add checkering/engraving chapters, few other things at the end. It looked good. Have to clean up the photos to print brighter, shrinking them down has caused them to print really dark. Getting there, though.

I can sit and work at the computer for 16 hours a day with no problems...

But, boy... do I hate working with pictures. A few hours of that and my eyes start going out of focus... Good thing I never had the urge to be a graphics designer.

Coming along nicely. Having to rework the pictures for the smaller page format, but have all the dates, models by year and model information in. About 75% done with reworking the pictures, then add in a couple of short post chapters - would like to include barrel addresses, but think I'll skip that for the initial release. Just don't have a complete set of info. I don't usually pay too much attention to barrel addresses, but that 99T in 22HP on GB with a barrel from 20 years earlier shows how useful it can be.

My wife was a graphic designer for over 30 years!!! had her own printing business, and damned happy to be retired !!!!!

Im definitely interested in 1 or 2. So glad i stumbled into this Savage 99 stuff...boy you guys are great!

I've worked with them.. some of them are very interesting people. Course, there are very interesting IT people also.

I appreciate them more now. My eyes literally won't focus on anything more than 20 feet away. Time to get outside for a while.

I know how you feel. I spent all day yesterday and today checkering. Tiny wooden diamonds are imprinted on my eyeballs.

i would be in for three , i'll give you the 3 consecutive numbers later ,, they are under 100

norm

Sent out first draft to a couple of victims volunteers who have offered to proofread it for typos and content. Still some work to do on it... but it's coming along! Got a 5 day weekend to add the few missing parts.

Exciting news! Can we pre-order them yet?

No.. until I get the proof copy in hand, I have no idea how much rework will be necessary on pictures/etc. So just trying to get to the point of being able to do that proof copy.