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I noticed that right away too - nice grain in the buttstock of the bottom one. I do notice that even as a "collector" I have let my shooting preferences influence me. Notice the "theme"  in this batch of '86 Winchesters: ![[Linked Image]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/steve004/Winchester/Winchester1886s037.jpg)
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I noticed that right away too - nice grain in the buttstock of the bottom one. I do notice that even as a "collector" I have let my shooting preferences influence me. Notice the "theme" in this batch of '86 Winchesters: Steve Very Nice,Very Nice., I Love the theme. By the Way How do Get all those Guns to Stay in Place.
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That's also what I would like to know. I have the Amityville Horror going through my head...!!!  Mike...
All said, the Savage 99 is a genius of a rifle. Although no longer produced, it remains highly revered, as it was the foundation from which Arthur Savage built one of America's great gun companies. >> (Jon Y. Wolfe) <<
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Sorry - no special powers here . They're laying flat! By the way, the other butt style to go is pictured below. This was a very scarce special order option on lever guns and to my knowledge, we know no examples on vintage Savage lever guns. ![[Linked Image]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/steve004/Winchester/Winchesterbuttstockspad001.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/steve004/Winchester/Winchesterbuttstockspad002.jpg)
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You are going to love that gun, crescent butt, octagonal barrel, light recoil -- beautiful to hold and shoot. My 1899B in .303 is my favorite rifle to shoot off hand.
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That is a great looking rifle Gary, glad you will use too. Les
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Gary
Let me know how that ammo shoots?
I'll be up at Fon-Du-Lac Wisc This weekend at the gun show.
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Boltman, do you own any Savages or do you just enjoy our company?
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Love the fruitwoods.
I knew you had Savages, I was just yankin your chain.
Your Perris Special is only one of three I've got data on, now I just gotta find the other 27 of them.
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Joe - I sure would like to know more about those other 27 Perris Specials too. I have only heard of three and one is with me. And, for those who want to know - no, I haven't hunted it  I do tend to stray off topic - but it's not like I'm collecting coins or stamps here either!
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Gary - nice rifle! As far as taking it hunting, I sure wouldn't. No, not the usual debate about whether to take nice rifles in the woods. I wouldn't hunt it because for me, a cresent butt rifle has about the worst handling and pointability of any rifle out there. However, between Savage, Winchesters, Marlins and others, I have a goodly number of rifles with cresent butts. Lucky I am a collector I have a cresent opn my .50 cal Lyman plains rifle and yes if you don't seat it right on thr shoulder your in for a world of hurt. I never have that problem since when I swing it up it just naturaly goes where it's supposed to.
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I'm new to the forum but I've been using 1899s in 303 savage for a good while. I think you'll find that your B in 303 will work just fine. I load 170 gr. Hornadys at about 2,000 fps in the two model B's and the model C in 303 that I hunt with for mule deer here in Montana (all cresent butt). They work great.
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MW406,
Welcome to the asylum! So how many Savages do you have? what did you pay for them? what are they? are any for sale?
Just Kidding. Welcome!!!
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Thanks for the welcome. To answer your questions; a few; probably too much?; B's, C's, perch belly 250-3000s, E's a couple of H's and the one that started it all, my granddads G Deluxe; I hunt with a few, collect some and purchased others for resale but I just can't seem to let 'em go, go figure.
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Go Figure....??? Join the crowd...  Mike...
All said, the Savage 99 is a genius of a rifle. Although no longer produced, it remains highly revered, as it was the foundation from which Arthur Savage built one of America's great gun companies. >> (Jon Y. Wolfe) <<
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Hey Mike I'd say MW406 has a runnin' start. He's already hooked too.
MW you've joined an enablers organization here. If you can post some pics of your best, Rick99 will add 100 to your post total. Actually he won't. But we'd still like to see pic's.
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