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You can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy. It's still a '99 at heart no matter what it is dressed like! Great contrast.
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Bert:
That is the same rust bucket you started working on with a file isn't it??? Nobody seems so horrified as they were when you started with the draw filing))))))) I personally believe it is worth much more as it is now, than as it was. Plus, you have the satisfaction of having done it yourself. Not many start and complete a job like this. You did quite well, the rifle is pleasing to my eye. You should be proud.
John
Hope you get a big one with it...would like to see you posing with one this season! Happy hunting!!
If you don't like Robert E. Lee, you won't like it on this ranch. JGM
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Hey, its your soap and your....rifle. If you like the end result then that's all that matters.
Go tell the Spartans,Travelers passing by,That here,Obedient to their laws we lie.
I'm older now but I'm still runnin' against the wind
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A black synthetic stock would top it off perfectly, very cool!
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I like it. tastefully done.
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The gun looks great, but I have a question. Don't all "C's" have a half octagon barrel? (or did you replace the barrel in the overhaul?)
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1899C's have a half octagon barrel.
The early 99C from the 20's and 30's had a heavier and shorter barrel. It was the successor to the 1899A SR (short rifle).
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Well I like what you have done, you certainly have made a good shooter out of a nothing rifle
You have obviously enjoyed the redo & had fun in the process
Now go & fill the freezer & enjoy
Well done
Cheers
One in the hand is better than two in the bush
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Nice looking gun. I can understand the purists not wanting to go this route, but it is an all-weather 99 now. Walt and the crew at Birdsong are indeed good people. I have spent some time there getting a few guns done, and made the mistake of asking Walt about politics. 3 hours later I left for home..  . I intend to get back by there again soon to breath some new life into a Marlin 1894 in 44 Mag.
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Bert, that was a real sow's ear when you started!! You should be very proud of that resurrection!
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