Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors A visit with Ron Coburn

My wife and I spent part of our labor day weekend in the Berkshires to celebrate our 34th_ wedding anniversary. Soooo, since we were only 30 miles from the Savage plant we took a ride over.Shortly after entering the lobby, and just starting to feast my eyes on the display in walked Mr. Coburn. He immediatly dropped his papers and gave us his full attention. I was in shock, and still am. He showed us around the lobby/museum and even retrieved his personal rifle to let me try the accu-trigger.We talked 99's some and I asked about the new 99. He said it looked like next year in 3 grades starting at about $650 and up.When we were done, the receptionist said it isn't often you get the ten cent tour from the CEO. I guess he is not in on Friday's normally. To this Pa. stump jumper he seems to be a very classy man.

A new 99 would be so cool!

Yep, and in 3 grades!!!!

Neat story!
Coming out with 3 grades of 99's is really to tease my cash stash!! Can't wait and see what they'll do.

Steely,

Real wood with cut checkering and an update on the fifties vintage action would be fantastic as long as Savage avoids the post mill trigger/safety.

Maybe a stainless/synthetic stock variation.

Maybe a short rifle with 20" heavy barrel and shortened PG T wood.

Have to wait and see I guess.

If it doesn't end up being a POS,and it's chambered in 358,I'm there.

WB.

Wow.. Only another year of speculation!!! I hope the "top" grade means function, not just pretty gold stuff!!!

Mike..

Yeah what he said.

Put me down for a new one in .358.
I bought this little 250 new around 1971-1972. I know that it's a post mil but has been a really great varmint/deer rifle. Since I'm left handed, I do want a tang safety on a new one though.

Thanks for sharing the story.


Mike

Free advertising = more lever action savages = more interest in the older ones = more collectors = higher prices = fewer nice one's left around!

Might kill the value on some of the post mil collectable calibers like 22-250 and 7mm-08 if they are reintroduced in a better quality! JMTCW

Blair

Good point Blair - it actually could produce even more interest in Savages in general which would extend to the older ones. I understand why some around here are excited about the prospect of a new Savage rifles on the market. Regardless of the quality, calibers offered, grades offered and so on, I know I won't be buying one.

What if they offer a custom order service? Purchase a one of one? It might not be worth much in our life time, but you could have a new show case for someone's collection 100 years from now!

Blair

Some of you boys are just a stick Savage in the mud......

Neither will I. I'll stick with the oldies.

I'd buy one... Or two....

Well, if they do produce a new 99 I would hope it'd have a rotary mag and 1950's stock configuration. I hate the later models.

Calibers? 250 Savage (fast twist), .260 Rem, 308 Win, 338 Federal

Might be a new supply of replacement stocks. Maybe a synthetic version? Would sure help to put some rifles back in service that need wood.

I would still like to see Savage, another new Savage caliber.

2 of please 7mm-08, rotary mag, choice of synthetic or wood (1 of each would do) 1 to hunt with one to get a custom engraving job done on
just my 10 cents worth