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I am mystified as I would have thought that my ultra-light barrel take down "G" could not possibly be an accurate rifle...but to my pleasant surprise, this .300 Savage "G" is more accurate than my Thompson/Encore with a custom barrel from Bullberry. Go figure!

Seriously folks, this rifle is a tack driver.

Been told of one-holers with factory ammo, not saying they can't shoot.

I've had a gunsmith tell me the secret to the 99s accuracy was the barrel not the action.

Me? I just prefer solid frames. (shh! we won't talk about cases stretching here)

periscope depth, You just found out our secret, savage rifles are the most accurate lever rifles out there,takedown or solid frame!! Don

This is true .... very true .





That is not hard to do .... hammer guns - whether lever or single shots , have notorously slow lock times ( 5+ milliseconds ). There is alot of things that can happen in that time ....... to put it so you can understand the comparison : rifles like the 99 ( around 2 milliseconds ) will have the bullet in the target before the bullet fired from a hammergun has even started down the barrel ...

When I went looking for my Model 99 it didn't know one model from another. I just bought the one that I thought looked and handled the best. It is a 1940 Model EG in .300 Savage. It is a late 1940 as it has a checkered stock. So the EG is my favorite. It has no rust, no cracks and a perfect bore. The bluing is about 75%. I added a Marble tang sight which I don't really like so I am looking for a Lyman 57SA sight.