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Re: Savage 99 receiver screws ? ? ? JamesRJr #8748927 04/04/14
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,225 Snohomish, WA lovemy99 Campfire Outfitter
lovemy99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,225 Snohomish, WA	they are beautiful... Andrew

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Re: Savage 99 receiver screws ? ? ? lovemy99 #8749027 04/04/14
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,361 Likes: 9 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna
Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,361 Likes: 9 Oregon	James, You're screwed. Finances be damned, you will love you a Savage... _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: Savage 99 receiver screws ? ? ? Fireball2 #8749057 04/04/14
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 9,611 Central Texas P powdr Campfire Outfitter
powdr Campfire Outfitter P Joined: May 2005 Posts: 9,611 Central Texas	Yeah, these guys led me down the '99 path 3 months ago and I'm trying to put together some shooters. Boy it's fun but can get expensive. Thanks guys for all the help. powdr

Re: Savage 99 receiver screws ? ? ? lovemy99 #8749077 04/04/14
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 46 north Georgia mountains JamesRJr OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP JamesRJr Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 46 north Georgia mountains	Originally Posted by lovemy99 they are beautiful... Well now that's just uncalled for. Mine (that I'm so excited to have) is just as mean and ordinary a 99 as there could be. - made in 1940. - an R I believe (Murray's full details of neither the R nor the RS completely match my rifle, but I think it's probably an R) - front sling swivel stud drilled on the double ring line (wrong X) - drilled for a tang sight (wrong if it's an R X) - drilled for a scope (bad X) - rear sight broken on one side (bad! X) - front sight whanged over to the left with the bead gone (bad X) But... - the price was right v - the rifle, as a rifle, is sound (stock, chamber, barrel, magazine, etc.) v - so now I can scope me an older Savage guilt free v (picture shows p.o.s. scope that came on rifle) - and drag it through the woods with a light heart v And, hey!, a fellow has to start somewhere, and this was a pretty good one to "get my feet wet" on I think. I am (of course ) currently strategizing what my next 99(s) will be. Maybe I'll start a new thread and see if y'all might help me parse a few decision making issues I'm pondering. James . Last edited by JamesRJr; 04/05/14. "Trouble was, I'd grown partial to the place, that sudden smell of fear, and the thrill of waiting up for the end of the world." - Billy the Kid about the town of Riddle - - - - from the movie "I'm Not There"

Re: Savage 99 receiver screws ? ? ? JamesRJr #8749218 04/05/14
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,722 Eastern PA steve99 Campfire Tracker
steve99 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,722 Eastern PA	James if you have a 30's R, you should quit while you're still ahead. These will soak up excess cash in a hurry and some not so excess. You have a good start. Welcome to the forum. "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed-unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." James Madison

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Re: Savage 99 receiver screws ? ? ? JamesRJr #8749220 04/05/14
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,785 Likes: 4 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana
Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,785 Likes: 4 Eastern Nebraska	James, your 1940 rifle with fluted comb and forearm with double lines is definitely a prewar 99R. Sling studs are aftermarket and the tang sight holes are standard on all pre-1960 1895/1899/99s. Not a collector, but you are right in that it will make an awesome hunting rifle. I like the prewar 99R's and 99T's a lot, classy guns. “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

Re: Savage 99 receiver screws ? ? ? JamesRJr #8749342 04/05/14
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,361 Likes: 9 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna
Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,361 Likes: 9 Oregon	Originally Posted by JamesRJr Originally Posted by lovemy99 they are beautiful... Well now that's just uncalled for. Mine (that I'm so excited to have) is just as mean and ordinary a 99 as there could be. - made in 1940. - an R I believe (Murray's full details of neither the R nor the RS completely match my rifle, but I think it's probably an R) - front sling swivel stud drilled on the double ring line (wrong X) - drilled for a tang sight (wrong if it's an R X) - drilled for a scope (bad X) - rear sight broken on one side (bad! X) - front sight whanged over to the left with the bead gone (bad X) But... - the price was right v - the rifle, as a rifle, is sound (stock, chamber, barrel, magazine, etc.) v - so now I can scope me an older Savage guilt free v (picture shows p.o.s. scope that came on rifle) - and drag it through the woods with a light heart v And, hey!, a fellow has to start somewhere, and this was a pretty good one to "get my feet wet" on I think. I am (of course ) currently strategizing what my next 99(s) will be. Maybe I'll start a new thread and see if y'all might help me parse a few decision making issues I'm pondering. James . Ironically, James, just like the loggah rifle thread, you mention already looking for your next one. One, even the KING rifle of all rifles, the MOTHER of all MOTHERS, just ignites the fire for more rather than quenching it. Mercy, where and when does it end? _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: Savage 99 receiver screws ? ? ? Fireball2 #8749369 04/05/14
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JeffG Campfire Tracker J Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,588 upstate NY	[/quote] they are beautiful... Ironically, James, just like the loggah rifle thread, you mention already looking for your next one. One, even the KING rifle of all rifles, the MOTHER of all MOTHERS, just ignites the fire for more rather than quenching it. Mercy, where and when does it end? [/quote] Well said Fireball2, Love 'em All...but it's always the NEXT one that's most attractive "...One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All" JeffG

Re: Savage 99 receiver screws ? ? ? Calhoun #8752015 04/05/14
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 46 north Georgia mountains JamesRJr OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP JamesRJr Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 46 north Georgia mountains	. Originally Posted by Calhoun James, your 1940 rifle with fluted comb and forearm with double lines is definitely a prewar 99R. Sling studs are aftermarket and the tang sight holes are standard on all pre-1960 1895/1899/99s. Not a collector, but you are right in that it will make an awesome hunting rifle. I like the prewar 99R's and 99T's a lot, classy guns. Calhoun, You are wonderfully anticipating a number of my questions, important questions. 1- When you say "fluted comb" are you referring to the "swale" (I'll call it) just above the pistol grip checkering? Is that what Murray refers to as a "grooved comb"? 2- I MUST verify - you say tang sight holes are standard on all pre-1960 1895/1899/99s As in... every single pre-1960/pre-million(ish)/pre-Westfield Savage 99 comes factory tang d&t�d for a tang sight? Like... every one, from the 1899 A/B/C/CD DeLuxe through the EG and T (and a few Fs)? All of them? See, as I was reading Murray, there are only two �early� rifles that come with a tang sight, the K DeLuxe and the RS. Bummer for a guy who might want a tang sight. But he�s just talking about the rifle COMING WITH the actual sight itself, eh? But all the rest are �tang sight ready.� Which means... a man could get ANY(?) pre-60 99 and install a tang sight on it? And that would not be seen as �harming� the rifle? Do I got this all correct? If so, this means a LOT to my decision making process. (I�ll explain fully [with pictures] in a subsequent post.) James . "Trouble was, I'd grown partial to the place, that sudden smell of fear, and the thrill of waiting up for the end of the world." - Billy the Kid about the town of Riddle - - - - from the movie "I'm Not There"

Re: Savage 99 receiver screws ? ? ? JamesRJr #8752164 04/06/14
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Skidrow Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,288 Tennessee	Only certain models came from the factory with tang sights installed but prior to '60 all pre-mils were drilled for them. 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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