Savage 99 project-Making a scout rifle. - 02/27/05
I decided to build a scout rifle on a Savage 99. I am a southpaw, and Col. Cooper recommended it.
My dad had a 99 when I was a kid, first centerfire rifle I ever shot.
There is a lot of collector value in good old 99's, so I needed to find one w/ minimal colector value.
After a year of looking, I found one at auctionarms. It is a 99A, S/N B497XXX. Someone chopped the bbl to 16 3/4".
Here is a pic:
After I removed old scope base, installed XS ghost ring sights, trimmed 3/4" off the stock, and put 5 coats of crinkle paint on the stock, this is what I got:
Still gotta install the leupold scout scope, gonna happen this month. gonna use the leupold QD rings.
Also saw some stocks here that someone painted. Anyone got a link, that would be cool.
Thanks,
Ken
My dad had a 99 when I was a kid, first centerfire rifle I ever shot.
There is a lot of collector value in good old 99's, so I needed to find one w/ minimal colector value.
After a year of looking, I found one at auctionarms. It is a 99A, S/N B497XXX. Someone chopped the bbl to 16 3/4".
Here is a pic:
After I removed old scope base, installed XS ghost ring sights, trimmed 3/4" off the stock, and put 5 coats of crinkle paint on the stock, this is what I got:
Still gotta install the leupold scout scope, gonna happen this month. gonna use the leupold QD rings.
Also saw some stocks here that someone painted. Anyone got a link, that would be cool.
Thanks,
Ken