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J.Baker
10-05-2014, 12:21 PM
Against my better judgement I went back to the gun show today as I was kind of hoping to find a JM-stamped Marlin in .44 Magnum. In the process of making my rounds I stumbled across two 99's that I hadn't seen yesterday - both in .300 Savage. Suffice to say, one ended up coming home with me - an 1899 TD model that I believe to date to 1924. Serial # is 258145, there's just an "S" on the lever boss, and the barrel stamping is Utica, NY with 5 different patent dates (newest being 1909).

Here's the pics...

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Now the one I bought last spring won't be so lonely.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/MrFurious45833/My%20Guns/Two_99s.jpg~original
Old No7
10-05-2014, 07:25 PM
Nice addition.

I became an owner of a Savage 99 in .300 Savage (also takedown) this year too, and I can't wait to take it out for deer hunting on November 1st. I'm also partial to the straight-stocks too.

Tight groups.

Old No7
J.Baker
10-05-2014, 11:19 PM
I'm still wanting one in .30-30 and one in .250-3000 Savage, but every single one I see around here is in .300 Sav.

One guy had a really nice 99 there from the late 1930's that had to of been a deluxe model or a special order from the factory. Way out of my price range at $3,200 but it was nice to drool over for a few minutes. haha
JCalhoun
10-06-2014, 12:56 PM
99's are rarely seen for sale around here in any condition.
J.Baker
10-06-2014, 01:10 PM
That's how it's always been around here as well until this year. I've seen more in the last two Lima shows I've gone to than I have in 10 years worth of Lima shows.
sayak
10-06-2014, 02:57 PM
Your experience is my experience also. I started with a, F, then bought a .300. I was looking at a semi-octagonal barreled .303 in Cabelas last weekend. Had been refinished but in good shape overall... but at nearly $900, out of my league. And Since I am a shooter, probably hard to reload for.
GM4WALLS
10-06-2014, 09:36 PM
Next time they breed, send me one of the offspring!!
bbqncigars
10-08-2014, 10:31 AM
Funny one should mention Cabela's. The last time I was at the Owatonna location an early 1899 (serial # in mid seventy thousand) went home with me for $500. It had been carefully and completely refinished. The original sights replaced with an old Weaver scope, and crescent butt plate replaced by recoil pad. I'm a sucker for tapered octagonal barrels, but disliked the original chambering of 30-30. I prefer 38-55. The gun was rebored to that round, and I modified the carrier (pics later) to accommodate the longer cartridge. I plan on hitting the range with it this Saturday.
FancyFred
10-23-2014, 09:06 PM
I inherited one and then fell in love with a 99 with factory scope mounts. I added a vintage Weaver K-3 to it and took off the crappy/broken Pachmayr pad (poorly installed) and put a british Galazan fitted by my favorite gunsmith. He claims to have installed over 1000 recoil pads in his years. I believe him.
C Broad Arrow
10-30-2014, 07:52 PM
I inherited one and then fell in love with a 99 with factory scope mounts. I added a vintage Weaver K-3 to it and took off the crappy/broken Pachmayr pad (poorly installed) and put a british Galazan fitted by my favorite gunsmith. He claims to have installed over 1000 recoil pads in his years. I believe him.

That is how I fell in love with my 30-30. I just inherited one as well. http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y403/fawkesman/Savage/Savage99full_zps1a52604d.jpg (http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/fawkesman/media/Savage/Savage99full_zps1a52604d.jpg.html)
J.Baker
10-31-2014, 01:31 AM
I've been looking high and low for a good, well cared for 99 in .30-30 for a reasonable price, but no luck so far. All I seem to be able to find are ones that were beat to hell and back and the sellers still want $800-1,000 for them, or I if I do find one in relatively good shape they want $1,500+ for it.
Oscarflytyer
11-01-2014, 11:33 PM
Hvae two, an old beat up 284 Win that played truck gun in East TX for a long time and has the scares to show for it, and other is a near pristine '50s 300 Savage. Love them both. The 284 was a trade with a buddy of mine in TX and the 300 I found here (AL). They are very rare around here usually. This one showed up at a show and hadn't been with the guy for an hour when I traded for it.