Hello To All: Read somewhere once a while back, possibly here on this forum that at one point in the manufacture of Savage 99's, that Savage was predrilling scope mount holes on the receivers of certain models. If I recall it was somewhere possibly in the late 40's (1949) or early 50's. If I recall, there was mention of the moving of the caliber designation from one spot to another so any scope mounts wouldn't cover the caliber stamping. Anybody know approximately the time frame this occured? Serial number range and model. Also courious about the caliber stamping move. Looking at a few 99's that have either a scope and mounts mounted or have scope mounts only. Any info much appreciated. Thank you.