Savage 99 Help!!!

[taylorce1]

My hunting partner is trying to find some info out on a Savage 99 that his brother bought. I don't have pictures yet but have asked him for some. Here is what he posted over on AR forums:



My brother just bought a Savage 99 at auction that sold it as a .303 Savage. When it arrived I see no markings on the barrel that designate caliber, seems odd to me am I missing something?
Is there any serial number information out there so I can determine year of manufacture?

It is a real nice little rifle that I'd like to know more about serial number is 67,08X can you Savage experts shed any light on it?

He is worried that it may not be a .303 Savage, and I told him to get a chamber cast as the only way to tell for sure.
Thanks!

[Mad Dog]

Seems wierd that it wouldn't be marked.

Open the action and roll the rotor around with your finger, most 303 Savages were marked with "303" on the back of the rotor.

Another option would be to send for a factory letter from J. Callahan.

The safest option would be to take it to a smith and have him verify the chamber as 303 Sav.

It was made in the early 1900's, the only other calibers it could be would be 25-35, 32-40, 38-55 or 30-30.

[taylorce1]

MD,

Thanks for the reply!