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Hey gang. Brand new to the forum. Looking at 673 Remington 300 SA SM and decided to cruise for my old favorite 99 and here I am.
I have a 99F in .308 my Dad bought in the mid/late '60s used but as new for $75. Yikes! Had it on the 4-wheeler last deer season here in N. NV and EVERYONE I ran across asked if it was a .300 Savage? Nope, .308. Sweet!
Anyway, it's still in great shape. I put a scope on it for one of Dad's birthdays and I think he was upset but wouldn't say. 4-year WWII New Guinea combat infantry vet didn't need no stinkin' scope. I just took it off last year (Dad's been gone since '96) and went back to the original iron sights. It's still one of the most accurate rifles I've ever shot.
Only looking at a 300 or such for a bit longer range for elk here in the open country of Nevada. The old 99 has killed plenty of Montana elk and Muleys back in the day and a cow elk two years ago here in Nevada as well as a 4x4 NV muley a few years back.
S/N: 1053xxx Model 99 F
I'll check back in and for sure learn something. All I know is I still love this rifle and will pass it down to grandkids.
Gary
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Picked up two more recently.....
A 99 EG in 300 Savage sn#579976 (1950)
A 99 EG in 250-3000 (My first 250-3000) sn#599654 (1951) It's in excellent shape and I Love this rifle.
Now I'm broke....
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Welcome to the forum, guys!
jlars, there was no model RX, though there was an R and an RS made in 1950.
XTDUTY, nice old 99F you have there. Should date to 1962. The 300 Savage doesn't have the range that the 308 does, it's a bit less powerful.
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Here it is: The stock end and butt plate have the same RX after the serial # Does the X stand for the maker?? It's a sweet shooting gun and has taken it's share of deer and bear.
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RX in this case is just an inspection stamp code.. deciphering most 99 models isn't near as easy as reading the model stamp off of the gun. In 1950 the only Savage 99 with the schnabel forearm was the 99EG, so that's a model 99EG. Looks like a great hunting rig with the sling studs and scope d&t added on.
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Thanks for the clarification. I'm learning alot from this site. I came acrossed this in an old magizine that help some out.
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If you're interested, pick up a copy of Murray's book "The Ninety-Nine". Look in the "Misc. Good Info" thread about ordering a copy. It's the best resource out there.
As an example in your list above, the 99T is NOT a featherweight. I guarantee it, I've lugged one around.
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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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Some of the reasons for halting production of these very fine rifles are themselves, obsolete. Even with CNC machining I would tend to think costs would still be prohibitive but investment castings are the order of the day. They are VERY accurate and would require very little machining and finishing. Consider what Pedersoli has done with investment castings and it is clear that Savage could bring out ONE model receiver in high strength material for a bunch of calibers. When it comes to the rotary mag they could use a die casting of aluminum/zinc or brass investment casting to cover a few or several calibers.
Come on Savage get with it. It's time for a new model 99.
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can add another 34 1899 and 22 99's
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I have a 300 savage 99J. What does the J signify? Anybody??? Date Manufactured??? How many J models produced by Savage?? Looking for some answers! Thanks.
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A gunsmith friend of me, in center of France, send me that picture of an 99 in 250-3000 n� 549771, it's belong to a customer who hunt with it for long time. My friend cleaned up the wood, changed (to customer request) the old and broken recoil pad for a soft one, cleaned and took care of the mecanical. The scope mounted a bit high but the owner is used to. Mine is a 300 Savage, stays in Quebec where i lived some years, so can use it when go there without paying import taxes or having troubles at the airports
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I'm the new guy looking through all of this old stuff. A lot of great answers and ideas. But you have to look at it from a Savage corporate perspective. If they came out with a new 99 (and I've heard the engineers are considering it) they would have to sell guns... a lot of guns to make it work financially. I'm with you guys on the nostalgia of the old calibers, but how may people are going to by a new 99 in 25-35 or 32-40? Us 50 guys maybe...that is about it. If there ever is a new 99 it's going to be 223, 243, 7mm-08, 308 and some if not all of the WSM's. Yeah, Ho hum, I know. But, that is our reality. The best we could hope for is a yearly "classic" model, much like Remington did all of those years. Then we could get some of the more classic calibers we are most familiar with. Randy
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I never knew savages were so popular. I thought it was just another gun lol. I have an unaltered 300 savage im pretty sure. I'll post a picture..
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nice gun, want to sell it?
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I'm pretty sure that if I sold this gun, my uncle would torture me before killing me. But how much would you offer. I just want to know how much its worth. I have never really checked up on it.
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That's a 1950's 99R, fairly common in 300 Savage. Known for being heavy, but with a good rep for being very accurate. Nice setup and very nice condition. You could probably watch gunbroker and see how much similar ones sell for. Being that it's a 300 Savage it's not going to make anybody rich. But since it was your uncle's, keep the thing in the family and pass it along.
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If you don't want to sell it then I wouldn't offer you anything for it.
How much I would pay for it and what it's worth are 2 different questions. LOL
What do we have here boys? (somebody will know) Looks like either an R or a T to me, but I'm the new kid.
Got a serial #?, any cracks in the wood, especially at the tang? Looks pretty sharp from here.
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It has a few scratches here and there. Nice gun and yes, VERY ACCURATE! Serial number is still on it.
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Hey guys, lets move this to a new post. P.S. It's an "R"... 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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