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Wowsa! That's freaking awesome! Let's see... thinking trip up to New Hampshire/Maine is possible in June. 
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Congratulations! Would love to see the history on that.
The hardest part is finding a big buck. The easiest part is getting "em" out. - Larry Benoit
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That should be one interesting letter! Can't wait to see what you find out.
Where did you find that one?
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Incredible rifle, Loggah. I would happily divest myself of all things Savage in my possession to own just that one.
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That's a Dandy!!!!!
Lucky to be you - congrats.
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Dam fine rifle Don, that one has all the bells and whistels! guess its shows that there are some very fine rifles still out there!
Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!
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Beautiful!
What happened to the beard?
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I agree with Plab. Whoever ordered that one back in the day, had a real eye for beauty in metal and wood.
Thanks for sharing! I'm glad to see that all previous owners did not abuse, but rather cherished that rifle.
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I got so bored a while back that i decided to shave !!!! You guys wont believe it but it was on Gunbroker !!!! a 90 Day auction with a buy it now,i spotted the second hour it was posted, and it didn't take long to hit the buy it now button. It was expensive,but i think the price would have been double at a auction. The long barrel ,special order guns dont come around very often,so i went for it. I had to replace the money so i sold a mint 1866 Allin conversion Springfield,and a 1876 Colt SAA revolver to get my cash back.
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That had to be a nervous time waiting to see if the UPS gorillas killed it.
“ The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
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"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
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Special in so many ways and to have gone so many years without being molested in any way. Amazing. And an original sling! That sling survived how long?! An outstanding find. A guy could make a whole collection out of just that one rifle.
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That had to be a nervous time waiting to see if the UPS gorillas killed it. I sure agree with this. And what a tragedy it would be for something to survive this long only to be damaged in shipping  VERY HAPPY it arrived safe and sound.
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That had to be a nervous time waiting to see if the UPS gorillas killed it. I sure agree with this. And what a tragedy it would be for something to survive this long only to be damaged in shipping VERY HAPPY it arrived safe and sound. I would have driven to pick it up.
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I know that time I got in the checkered 1895 (sanded down, but still how many checkered 1895's do you see?) that Fedex mangled, it hurt. The wait on this one would have killed me. I wanna know if he's gonna loan it to LBK next November?
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I wanna know if he's gonna loan it to LBK next November? If he doesn't loan it to LBK, I would use it...... 
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You look much younger without the beard. Wife like it?
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One of the nicest 99's I have ever seen. What a beautiful rifle.
Living in the Land of Sunshine & No Basements
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I wanna know if he's gonna loan it to LBK next November? If he doesn't loan it to LBK, I would use it...... Alright... if we're all going to take a turn shooting a deer with this one I want to get my name on the list early 
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I bet it hangs on target nicely with that long barrel. As for deer hunting with it, please put me on the list too! I'm drawn to using it because I could let my hiking staff back in the truck- it's long enough to double as a hiking staff too!  Betcha you never thought of that!
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