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Man I have a lot of these a$$holes on ignore. Woot! I made the list! And think Ingwe wanted to promote him to swampman770, he just went all the way back to swampBOY710
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Have to say, Savage rules all, Marlin is second choice, and Winny Lever's RULE all which that sucks! I've had all 3 at one time or another. I prefer Winchester. The Salvage 99 would be a good gun if it just had an exposed hammer. Tom
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The Savage is too heavy & bulky, the winchester is too hard to scope & inaccurate, and the Marlin is perfect. I'm thinking you haven't carried a Savage 99 much, if you think they are heavy and bulky. Due to the balance, and actually fairly light weight, they carry very well. Quite slender in an EG, anyways. Model 94 Win., 20" barrel - 7#. Savage 99EG, 24" barrel - 7.5#. Seem pretty close.
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'nuff said Mike 7 of the scopeless 99s in that picture weigh 7 pounds or less , none weigh over 7 pounds 8 oz. Mike
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I laugh when folks say 99's are so heavy, they must be real wussies!
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But swampy is the same guy that can't make his mind up on barrel length. What do you expect?
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Swampy is a Special kind of Guy, so special he wears a helmet when he gets driven to the store to buy more windex from have to clean tongue marks off the short buses windows. I understand they are gonna get him a football helmet with a facemask so his tongue won't reach the windows anymore.
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The folks who think 99's are heavy and clunky think that 99's only consist of the 99E and 99C models from the 60's and 70's. Pick yourself up a nice 1899H or 99H (1950's 99F if you need a scope) and you'll change your mind.
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I think the problem comes from people looking at pictures of 99's, and not actually handling them. They do look heavier than they are in the receiver area, due to the slender forearm and barrel. '94's, on the other hand, and most other levers, look more slender due to the mag. tube. Really a matter of proportion. One they handle one in the flesh, those misconceptions disappear.
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99s are heavier than they look.....much
I've handled plenty of them.
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if ya call 7 lbs heavy.................
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Every different model has different weights, Winchester,Marlin, and Savage!!!!! you can find a light one or a heavy one!!!! this comparison is pointless!!!!! Don
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99s are heavier than they look.....much
I've handled plenty of them. Is there anything you don't know or haven't done?
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1) How to not be a tool.
2) Not be a tool.
your flippant remarks which you so adeptly sling
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That made me chuckle Bluedreax.
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your flippant remarks which you so adeptly sling
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Thanks Bluedreaux, I got a laugh to!
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99s are heavier than they look.....much
I've handled plenty of them. Is there anything you don't know or haven't done? I think that's why they make different kinds of stuff! To each his own. Can't remember many firearms I really didn't like.
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Hi Jed, Nothing wrong with Marlin and Win. They got the history...Win won the West. Marlin made Savage 1895's for Savage Repeating Arms Co. until Savage Arms Company went on their own in Aug of 1899. Roe Clark (deceased Savage historian) told me the drawings for Savage rotary magazine came from Colt Pat Firearms. Win 1886,1892,1873 models are hard not to like...wouldn't give sweat off my sack for a 1876 model. Savage perfected the Lever. Fewer moving parts. No tube-magazine. George Madis (deceased Win guru) said that Savage made the best levergun ever. Nuf Sed A couple observations: 1. If Savage was the best levergun why didn't Marlin build off their experience of actually building them? Now the first thing someone might answer is that the design was patented, yes however in the world on manufacturing, if you fear, an another companies design you move to top it or at least coral it and limit it by filing your own patents with IP disclosurers. Marlin did not do this (that I know of). Wouldn't a clip instead of a topfill rotary magazine have been a logical extension? 2. Savage stopped making their 99, for lots of reasons; however Marlin is still making their levers. You know that I like the 1899's as much as any gun and was liking them before some of the readers here were part of this world. I liked them when other gun collectors won't give them a second look. They are a wonderful rifle with many attributes including great function, pointy bullets, and sleek lines. I do like them but I only add here, to qualify them.
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