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My neighbor and I were just talking about this. He is looking for a model 99 that he can turn into a wildcat (I forget which caliber at the moment). I'm looking for something to turn into a 6.5 Grendel (Model 10, 11 or 12). The problem that we both have, is that after getting the donor rifle, it shoots too well to take apart and change.

Anybody have a model 99 in .300 Savage or a model 12 in .223 that can't hit the broad side of a barn? Our safes are filling up with rifles that we didn't want but are too nice to cannibalize. All joking aside, the search is half the fun.

I had a model 12 in .223 that I just sold on the forum here. But you would have the same issue as that thing was a tack driver. My reloads were 3/8-1/2” at 100 yds on a regular basis. One of the most accurate savages I’ve owned. Unfortunately just don’t use it now that I own several AR rifles and graduated to much larger calibers to go further in the bolt guns.

My problem is I buy a rifle for an intended purpose. It’s built to serve that purpose. (Lightweight Hunting etc) Then you make one season on the gun and say “I’ll just put this piece on it as it’s just laying around anyways” Several grand later and I’m starring at the rifle going WTF have I done....6 months later buy a new lightweight hunting rifle and follow the same path again. It’s a serious undiagnosed disease.....