Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Help identify my 99

When I bought it several years ago, he told me it is a 99R. It is a 250 cal., 24"bbl, metal buttplate, checkering on forearm, not a takedown, forearm is long, big, and rounded on end, not a schnoble. Serial number is 5712xx. can anyone help? I have pictures but don't know how to post here. Can email to anyone. Thanks, Wallacem in Ga

Yup, sound's like an R.

email to ggroshel at msn.com

As Phil said, it is a 99R, only 2 models made in that serial number range and the other model had a schnabel forearm. That would be a 1950 rifle by the way.

There are 2 catalogued versions of the 99R. The 1930's version looked entirely different than the 1950's version. The 1930's version had a double ring indentation around the front of the forearm, fancier checkering, and the forearm wasn't wider than the receiver. The 1950's version obviously has a much wider forearm and the simpler triangle checkering on the forearm. Here's my 1952 99R in 250:

Yes, mine looks like your gun. Every bit as clean, maybe more. What would it bring in a sale? I was thinking about culling it from the herd, trying to reduce.

Mines actually pretty dinged up, it's been hunted a lot. Best way to find out what it's worth is put it up on an auction site with great pictures and a low starting price. It'll get bid up to what it's worth, 250's are popular.