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Live auction, but this already went by once. Ended last night and was relisted.

It's a summer of 1980 99E in 250-3000 with 20" barrel.

The interesting parts are:

1) that the 99E Version 2 was only catalogued and produced in 250-3000 in Styles 1 & 2 (1960 & 24" barrel) and Style 8 (1982-1984 & 22" barrel). It shouldn't exist in 1980, especially in a 20" barrel.
2) The 99E changed to 22" barrels in 1980, and this has a 20" barrel. That alone wouldn't be tremendously interesting.. but it's probably a clue.

I think the rifle is a "factory parts gun" where they used a leftover 20" 99A barrel on a 99E. The 99A also went from 20" barrel to 22" barrel in 1980, so maybe they used a number of loose 20" 99A barrels in 243/300/308/250 on 99E's in 1980?

I'd have probably bought it except for that lever boss weld repair. Be interesting to know what they did to break THAT.

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The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”.
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Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
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Strike part of that.. neither the 99A nor the 99E switched to a 22" barrel in 1980. They'd both switched to 22" several years earlier.

You'd think I'd reference my own book... grin

But I still think it was most likely a leftover 99A barrel from early on. Just a few years older than I thought.


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I would think it could be cleaned up a bit and look nicer. Ken

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I think it's rather collectible as it is, even if it is a... *horror*... postmil 99E - since it's in 250-3000.

Except I can't get past that lever boss weld repair. It's not obvious, but how strong is it? And what happened to the gun that broke it?

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Originally Posted by Calhoun
I think it's rather collectible as it is, even if it is a... *horror*... postmil 99E - since it's in 250-3000.

Except I can't get past that lever boss weld repair. It's not obvious, but how strong is it? And what happened to the gun that broke it?

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Horse fell on it? Truck drove over it? Driving metal t-posts or tent stakes with it?


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Some years back I had a NIB early 1980's vintage 99E in 250-3000 with 99C wood that was probably one of those "factory parts guns" from the mid-1980's. I bought in in 1988 from Arthur Corey's gun shop in Littleton, NH.

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Ive got a late,83’ i think 99E in 250 savage, with round counter.
Was the E offered in 250 throughout its production? I hardly ever see them usually always 300,308,243.

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Originally Posted by 260Remguy
Some years back I had a NIB early 1980's vintage 99E in 250-3000 with 99C wood that was probably one of those "factory parts guns" from the mid-1980's. I bought in in 1988 from Arthur Corey's gun shop in Littleton, NH.

I think we've seen a few of those very late 99E's in 99C wood. Not many, and not in 250 that I remember.

Originally Posted by svg250
Ive got a late,83’ i think 99E in 250 savage, with round counter.
Was the E offered in 250 throughout its production? I hardly ever see them usually always 300,308,243.

99E Version 2 was catalogued and produced in 250-3000 in Styles 1 & 2 (1960 only with 24" barrel and extremely uncommon) and Style 8 (1982-1984 with 22" barrel).


The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”.
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Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com

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