Proud New Owner: Model 99 .300 Savage - 06/21/10
Howdy - I stumbled across this forum when performing some research on my new firearm that I recently acquired. It's a Model 99 chambered for .300 Savage with a Weaver scope. I think the exact model designation is covered up by the scope mounts, but went to Savage99 and looks like it may be a 99EG. SN431709 mfg 1946.
Sorry - pic isn't very clear. Definitely will take some better ones later. Checkering fore and aft.
Recently, my Uncle just auctioned off most of his possessions. He's getting up there in years, and decided to clean house. For years I've been hearing about this rifle from my Father, who has always talked about how much he liked it and really would like to buy it from my Uncle if he sold it. Well, my Uncle offered it to him before the auction, and my Father being who he was thought it would be unfair to accept it as a gift or offer him less then what the auction would bring. I talked to my Father, and he said he would bid up to $250 for it. I kind of let him know that that was probably where the bidding would start.
I was lucky enough to be in town and was able to attend the auction. Sure enough, bidding started at $300, dropped to $250, then people started bidding. Once the price hit $450 or so, it was just myself and another Gentleman. Every time the price went up and I bid, I could just see my Father cringing beside me, thinking about the price. That evening, I could almost see the tears in his eyes twice - when the bidding ended at $590 with my winning bid then later when we were talking with my Uncle who expressed that he was very happy it was staying in the family.
I couldn't be happier myself, and now have to purchase a new set of dies and start working up some loads for it. It is in very good condition, with the bluing being almost completely intact, 99% free of any pitting, and the stock only has a few very minor dings.
My first instinct is to take it down completely and clean it. But from the searches that I've seen here, sounds like I should just take the wood off and clean it without disassembly - which I'll do. From the sounds of it, probably less then 50 rounds have ever been fired through it.
Second instinct is to clean the wood up and re-apply some oil. Looks like some Murphy's soap and snake oil is the best way to go on this?
Any help with clarifying the model number, best way of cleaning up the stock without refinishing, would be greatly appreciated.
This will be a rifle that will be taken to the range enough to work up some good loads and hunted with, and shot on occassion after that. I have other rifles that I shoot\hunt with, but just seems like it would be an honor to properly familiarize myself with it at the range and bag a couple bucks. Need to send a picture of the next deer to my Uncle before he passes.
Lenghty first post, but I'm pretty excited.
Stephen
Sorry - pic isn't very clear. Definitely will take some better ones later. Checkering fore and aft.
Recently, my Uncle just auctioned off most of his possessions. He's getting up there in years, and decided to clean house. For years I've been hearing about this rifle from my Father, who has always talked about how much he liked it and really would like to buy it from my Uncle if he sold it. Well, my Uncle offered it to him before the auction, and my Father being who he was thought it would be unfair to accept it as a gift or offer him less then what the auction would bring. I talked to my Father, and he said he would bid up to $250 for it. I kind of let him know that that was probably where the bidding would start.
I was lucky enough to be in town and was able to attend the auction. Sure enough, bidding started at $300, dropped to $250, then people started bidding. Once the price hit $450 or so, it was just myself and another Gentleman. Every time the price went up and I bid, I could just see my Father cringing beside me, thinking about the price. That evening, I could almost see the tears in his eyes twice - when the bidding ended at $590 with my winning bid then later when we were talking with my Uncle who expressed that he was very happy it was staying in the family.
I couldn't be happier myself, and now have to purchase a new set of dies and start working up some loads for it. It is in very good condition, with the bluing being almost completely intact, 99% free of any pitting, and the stock only has a few very minor dings.
My first instinct is to take it down completely and clean it. But from the searches that I've seen here, sounds like I should just take the wood off and clean it without disassembly - which I'll do. From the sounds of it, probably less then 50 rounds have ever been fired through it.
Second instinct is to clean the wood up and re-apply some oil. Looks like some Murphy's soap and snake oil is the best way to go on this?
Any help with clarifying the model number, best way of cleaning up the stock without refinishing, would be greatly appreciated.
This will be a rifle that will be taken to the range enough to work up some good loads and hunted with, and shot on occassion after that. I have other rifles that I shoot\hunt with, but just seems like it would be an honor to properly familiarize myself with it at the range and bag a couple bucks. Need to send a picture of the next deer to my Uncle before he passes.
Lenghty first post, but I'm pretty excited.
Stephen