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Its hard to work this two weeks away from family AND access to my hobbies! I am forced to just think about all the things I enjoy about home life for two weeks at a time. Then I am at home for one week to spend my time with the wife, kids and responsibilities. Most times a week is just too short! I have been excited about this new addition to my gun obsession! I spend lots of my free time wanting/waiting to enjoy loading, shooting and just carrying/hunting with the 99! Lol! Work gets in the way sometimes! Hah! I am looking over the Accurate Moulds website trying to figure which cast bullet mould style/styles to try for this 99EG. These are what I am looking at so far, let me know what you guys think. I will try to get a chamber cast completed to aid with the fine detailed measurements. I will try to list them in order of what I feel would best suit the 99EG. And last but not least:
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"But the real problem would be milling the lip into which the door lands when closed..."
It looks to just close against the wood stock...no lip. Or did I misunderstand the statement? Hmm. Looking at it again you may be right, Rick. I thought I saw a lip at first. That would simplify things.
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I am looking over the Accurate Moulds website trying to figure which cast bullet mould style/styles to try for this 99EG. These are what I am looking at so far, let me know what you guys think.
I will try to get a chamber cast completed to aid with the fine detailed measurements.
Personally I would go with the 190 grain design. I shoot a 190 flat nose that pops out of an old custom Saeco mold that is very similar to this one. But that's my personal preference- a really heavy .30 cast bullet for hunting. They are real thumpers in the deer woods. If just casual target shooting is all it would be used for, then either of the two lighter bullets look good too. Get one of them and save a little lead in the process. With a 40 grain difference between the smallest and largest, when you cast four of the little ones the fifth one is free, so to speak.
"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty
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Seems I recall some military rifles with a similar kind of hinged buttplate as standard. I have now seen at least 3 of these hinged style buttplates on Savage guns. Two of them were on what appear to be special order guns. My gun is a solid forearm Model G in 22HP sn 330337. I sent Rick a text of the letter, hopefully he will post it.
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I was thinking the heavy bullet as well. I normally shoot the 311299,314299's allot in the 308 Winchester and 30-06, but a nose riding design wont work in this situation. A nice 190 flat nosed bullet at 1850-2000fps would do just fine in the deer woods!
I think the larger nose profile would center the bullet better in the throat and increase the probability of proper bore alignment. My only concern with this blunt profile is wether or not the magazine would effectively feed the cartridge into battery smoothly and dependably.
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I am forced to just think about all the things I enjoy about home life for two weeks at a time. Then I am at home for one week to spend my time with the wife, kids and responsibilities. Most times a week is just too short!
Ledcor or Suncor?
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I am forced to just think about all the things I enjoy about home life for two weeks at a time. Then I am at home for one week to spend my time with the wife, kids and responsibilities. Most times a week is just too short!
Ledcor or Suncor? Welcome to the world of Northern AB! I at least have a bit of a better schedule with 2 weeks on 2 weeks off, but not nearly the OT / money as a 2 and 1, but hey at my age money is nice, but time is running short and is at a premium! So I want my time! Blair
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Absolutely! We cannot buy time no matter how much money we make!
I would love the 2-2 schedual!
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but hey at my age money is nice, but time is running short and is at a premium!
I remember my grandfather telling me: "The one thing money can't buy is time." I had no idea what he was talking about when I was 15. But I get in now....
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Thankyou Calhoun for the twist rate info!
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No problem. Real thanks goes to Fug1899 for sharing that page from Charles Newton's book with me.
“ 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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be curious as to the barrel length on that 30-30.
I have a copy of the original factory ledgers for one gun that had a trap door buttplate. Though it was not nearly this late.
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Drew, Would love to know the serial number or range on that factory ledger sheet. PM would be appreciated. John
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