Lever pics

[Big John]

Hey guys I am looking for at least one extra Mag for my 99C, does anyone of you have any you might want to part with?

[Hate2Miss]

My first deer rifle was a 99E in .308. I got to kill an elk with it on a special drawing hunt here in Oklahoma in 1977. Sure wish I still had that gun. It would shoot less than quarter size 100 yd. groups with my handloads.

[wickerbill]

Hay guys, I am new to this forum. I know the is a falling block, but it does have a lever. This is my Stevens 44 in 25-20 SS.

http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/wickerbill/1000583.jpg

Bill

[Violator22]

Thats neat, nice rifle..................

[Mad Dog]

Ya, that is nice, what kind of scope and rings do you have mounted on that gun?

[Skunk]

Good Grief those are some beautiful 99s!! My Grandpa had a bunch of them and I've wanted one ever since.

[Bull]

OFF TOPIC: Skunk, You have a photo of USS WASP (CV-7) as your avatar. My father was aboard her when that photo was taken. I'd appreciate hearing from you.

ON TOPIC: I joined this group on advice from a Savage shooter in our gun club, the Pascagoula Shooting Club (http://www.pascagouladcm.com/news.php). He said I can get good pointers on my Dad's old Savage 99 here or nowhere. From one photo I've seen I think it is a 99R, but can't be sure. I've personally never seen one exactly like it in person. The description is as follows:

I recv'd the rifle back from my sister today, (03/30/2008),and got my first look at it in some six years. It has accrued a few more dints and minor dings but overall still looks pretty darned good. The bluing still looks really good. I took a few photos of the rifle right after unpacking it. Still has all the grime on it. I'll clean it up some over the next few days and may even find some ammo for it. The old .300 Savage stuff isn't as easy to find locally as it once was! (A new set of dies are in order, too.) I know Dad bought the gun in California in the early 1950's and to number the mule deer, elk, white-tail and other game, (including pronghorn), that were cleanly taken over the years would be impossible. I can say that one moose and six bears were killed with the rifle. One bear was a cinnamon-phase taken by Dad that squared 8.75 feet.

The rifle has a inch barrel and appears to have a steel rotor rather than bronze, an integral front ramp w/ brass bead front site, heavy fore-end, steel shotgun butt-plate, pistol-grip, hand-cut checkering, & the lever-mounted safety. The lever was/is color case-hardened and the tang is factory drilled & tapped for peep sights. Oh! there is a "cocked action" indicator that rises from the top of the action. Serial number is 6 digits beginning with '694'. Simply marked "Savage 99" on the left side of the action and ".300 Savage" on the left side of the barrel. The right side of the barrel is printed in very fine lettering "Hi Pressure Steel - Proof Tested".

Here are some photos...

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k308/9toed_bull/Gun%20Stuff/Savage99001.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k308/9toed_bull/Gun%20Stuff/Savage99002.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k308/9toed_bull/Gun%20Stuff/Savage99008.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k308/9toed_bull/Gun%20Stuff/Savage99009.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k308/9toed_bull/Gun%20Stuff/Savage99010.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k308/9toed_bull/Gun%20Stuff/Savage99011.jpg

I'll likely spend the next couple of days thoroughly cleaning the old girl and getting her ready for next deer season. If all goes well my son will be the fourth of my family to take game with this rifle. Can't wait! :)

Any info you guys can forward will be greatly appreciated!

Bull, out!

[99trix]

1953 savage 99R. Rear sight has been changed, not sure about the sling eyes it is hard to tell in the pictures. It would have come from the factory drilled and tapped with sling eyes. Steel rotor are common, might even be case colored. I have the twin in my safe 694,7xx 1953 99R case colored rotor. Great shooting rifles!

[Mad Dog]

Sling eyes look legit from what I can see.

[JCalhoun]

Hey Bull, glad to see you made it here! :)

[Bull]

Hey Bull, glad to see you made it here! :)


Thanks, Jody! :)

One post and my question was answered, but I'll hang around anyways! 1953 sounds dead on to me. (I wasn't born until 1962 when Dad had moved back home to South Carolina.) He bought the Savage (and a Marlin 39A on the same day) somewhere in the vicinity of San Francisco, CA. Those eyes are the factory installed numbers. The rear sight was removed the same day and a steel-tubed Weaver K4 with a post and crosshair reticle was installed. The lens shattered in the scope just before Dad died and was never replaced. The rear sight that is on it was meant to be a temp. measure. Will be VERY temp, too. Now that I've got the rifle back...

I'm thinking about either a Marble's tang mounted sight, or a Weaver K6.

Meanwhile, I located 200 once-fired brass that I'm going to pick up tomorrow. Then I've just got to get a set of dies and a couple of hundred 150 grainers...

::) It's always something, isn't it?

Bull, out.

[Mad Dog]

Theres a guy up here in Canada that rebuilds the old Weaver scopes if you wanna go the route of fixin dads old scope back up.

[DINO212]

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/DINO212/994.jpg

Just picked up this 1951 99EG in 300 Savage for a whopping $120.00!

[Mad Dog]

My Savages in 300 Savage.

http://www.koprash.ca/maddog/300%20savages.JPG

[hk500usa@hotmail.com]

I just have one Savage 99. Got it about a month ago and just got and put the scope that I wanted on it. It's a very mint 1958 99EG .308 Win. with an equally mint Redfield Widefield 2 3/4 USA scope. Might even take it deer hunting next year. Nah, it's too clean. ;D

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh318/hk500/a94fcce5.jpg

[99trix]

You might only have one but it's nice one! Hard to find caliber in an EG. But can you stop at just one! ;D

[hk500usa@hotmail.com]

You might only have one but it's nice one! Hard to find caliber in an EG. But can you stop at just one! ;D


Probably not, I'd like to get a .30-30 carbine and/or a .243 Featherweight. I would be nice if they would have a small amount of wear so I could actually use them to hunt with! ;D

[ZX10Aviator]

my 99a in 250-3000

http://johnvh.smugmug.com/photos/429985172_AMJdJ-M.jpg

[milotalon]

Below is my 1949 99EG of the .300 Savage variety with Weaver K2.5 of same vintage. She's a shooter but it is sure getting hard to find .300 Savage cartridges. Looks like I am going to need to start reloading because I sure love to shoot this rifle.

BTW - Great site you have here and y'all got some beautiful rifles. - Steve

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa112/camaro327/Guns/SAVAGE_2.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa112/camaro327/Guns/SAVAGE_1.jpg

[99trix]

Welcome to the site! Still no trouble getting 300 sav here in Canada. The local Canadian Tire store carries it here in my home town.