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Wow. To me and my tastes, that is one of the nicest rifles I've ever seen. I'm having a hard time trying to think on how you could improve on that rifle.

My Low Wall in .260.

John

Still like that little SOB.

Another nowhere near the class of some of the rifles posted above. But for some reason this one's kinda purty to me.

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This thread answers the question, "Where have all the old Savage 99's gone?" Campfire members own them all!

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Here are a couple of .22lr truck guns, one a Kimber of Oregon and the other a T-Bolt. I restocked both, but Pat Taylor, Canby OR did the checkering on the Kimber. Sorry the pictures are not better.

Steve, I always, absolutely, love those rifles when you show them...

99DL in 358

Not sure everyone would call what I own pretty but I do think some aren't to bad looking.

Here is a couple favorites.

Yeah, Harvey done good on that one...

John

Beautiful!

There's no excuse for that. No one person should be allowed to have so many nice old Savage 99s all to himself. Our new president needs to spread your wealth in Savage 99s around a little. One for each Campfire member seems equitable to me. Shall we put that proposal up for a Campfire vote? All in favor, say aye.

Could you elaborate a bit more on that Mauser. Such a classic needs more said about it. More pictures would be a plus also.

Many thanks

I'm not much of a photographer, but I took these two shots outside just now for you. The barrel is by Johnson Automatics. The front and rear sights are both by Lyman. Probably put together, I'm guessing, in the middle to late 1940s. Perhaps from a German Mauser captured in the war. I understand this was a common practice. The fact it has no provision for scope mounting, and the stock design, tell me it was made before scoping sporting rifles was common. It originally had a polished blued steel butt plate. I had a recoil pad installed. It's surprisingly lightweight, and handles like a fine side-by-side double barrel shotgun. With the sling, just as you see it, it tips the scales at a svelte 7.6 lbs, and that's with a 25" barrel.

Here is my "Ultimate Bob"...




And my first pre-64 in a McMillan by Rick Bin (I still have the wood stock but need a buttplate for it).

99's to the toilers!

Many thanks for the info. That rifle shows a lot of Euoreon influence and I would guess someone in the U.S. added the barrel to an original Europeon sporter. It is a gteat rifle, one that I would be happy to own. Enjoy it as it is something special for sure.

Thanks much, Idared. I feel I did very well for $400.00. Heck, the Lyman aperture sight alone is worth about half that price.

PS The bore is bright, the rifling sharp, and it shoots well, but I'm often tempted to have it rebored or re-barreled to 9.3 mm Mauser.

8X57J Double Rifle

Steve