KnightofCydonia
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Well here she is! 99C. Not sure what year. She has nice walnut stocks. Bluing on the barrel is good, on the receiver and mag is a little worn. Action is smooooooth and the case-color hardening on the lever is beautiful.
My new Savage 99C
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KnightofCydonia
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Thanks! She balances very well, even nicer than a Marlin 30-30. The contours of the receiver allow it to 'fill your grip' as opposed to the narrow feel that Win/Marlins have.
She weighs in a 6 lbs, which is pretty light.
She weighs in a 6 lbs, which is pretty light.
KnightofCydonia
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She's a doozy! Handling is excellent!
steveNChunter
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Someone explain to me why this rifle was discontinued?
KnightofCydonia
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I might add a Skinner barrel mounted peep on this rifle.
This is considered the cheaper version with the detachable mag, but it doesn't feel cheap. The checkering is pressed, but it's a cool weave pattern.
The magazine should hold 5 rounds of .308 Win right? So a total of 5+1 capacity?
This is considered the cheaper version with the detachable mag, but it doesn't feel cheap. The checkering is pressed, but it's a cool weave pattern.
The magazine should hold 5 rounds of .308 Win right? So a total of 5+1 capacity?
I heard the same thing. The production cost was getting to be way too high. The gun's first production year, 1899, gave it the model number. Manufacturing stopped in 1998.MLeake said:
The Savage 99 was chambered at one time or another for .303 Savage, .30-30 Winchester, .300 Savage, .25-35 Winchester, .250 Savage (my favorite), .22 Hi Power, .22-250 Remington, .243 Winchester, .308 Winchester, .358 Winchester, 7mm-08 Remington, .284 Winchester, .38-55 Winchester, .32-40 Ballard, .375 Winchester and, by special order with a replacement barrel, .410 bore shotshell as a single-shot.
Great gun...
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KnightofCydonia
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Revolutionary design for 1899. Loaded indicator, rotary magazine allowing spitzer bullets. Just imagine what was also being designed at the same time. 1898, Paul Mauser develops the 98 action.
Btw, the trigger pull is clean, crips, and light!
Btw, the trigger pull is clean, crips, and light!
2ndsojourn
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Real nice! My favorite rifle. I have one in .303 Savage, 30-30, and .358 . My brother has one in .308 without the checkered stock and it's not as nice as yours.
KnightofCydonia
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Unofficial picture thread of 99's?
ChileVerde1
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Classic lines!
You know for a while I got into the "tactical" arena with respect to my collection, whatever "tactical" means anyway... But, one interesting outcome of this Obama anti-gun jihad and my refusal to pay the rediculous hysterical prices people are asking for semi-auto's etc... is the revival of my interest in classic weapons for my collection. I've added a beutiful Winchester 94-22 and several marlin 39A's. I'd love to have a 99 like the one you've pictured! Congratulations on a timeless classic. That's certainly a rifle for the ages and has nothing to envy from any other genre of rifles, particularly the "tactical" ones. BTW, I still like the Black rifles too, I must confess!
Regards,
Art
You know for a while I got into the "tactical" arena with respect to my collection, whatever "tactical" means anyway... But, one interesting outcome of this Obama anti-gun jihad and my refusal to pay the rediculous hysterical prices people are asking for semi-auto's etc... is the revival of my interest in classic weapons for my collection. I've added a beutiful Winchester 94-22 and several marlin 39A's. I'd love to have a 99 like the one you've pictured! Congratulations on a timeless classic. That's certainly a rifle for the ages and has nothing to envy from any other genre of rifles, particularly the "tactical" ones. BTW, I still like the Black rifles too, I must confess!
Regards,
Art
KnightofCydonia
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I sold off an Norinco M14 and used the cash to get this one, same caliber, but just better for hunting and classic! M14 was cool too, but just didn't have the allure.
Mike Irwin
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Mine is a 1936 EG in .300 Savage.
Love that gun with all of my heart.
Want to get another one in .30-30, .32-40, or .38-55.
The 99 holds the distinction of being chambered in more factory-standard cartridges than any other lever action.
Hey Bumblebug...
".38-55 Winchester, .32-40 Ballard"
Both the .38-55 and .32-40 were Ballard designed cartridges that Winchester co-opted. Devious, them. Wikipedia had it like that.
For awhile, Savage looked at having the guns manufactured in Spain, the 99C version only, but it didn't work out, and tragically this incredible design went away.
Love that gun with all of my heart.
Want to get another one in .30-30, .32-40, or .38-55.
The 99 holds the distinction of being chambered in more factory-standard cartridges than any other lever action.
Hey Bumblebug...
".38-55 Winchester, .32-40 Ballard"
Both the .38-55 and .32-40 were Ballard designed cartridges that Winchester co-opted. Devious, them. Wikipedia had it like that.
For awhile, Savage looked at having the guns manufactured in Spain, the 99C version only, but it didn't work out, and tragically this incredible design went away.
KnightofCydonia
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Because mine is in .308, should I put a 4x32 scope on it to take advantage of the cartridge? How effective can this rifle be?
Mike Irwin
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The Savage 99 is perfectly capable of being a 250-yard + rifle.
Because of the action design, and the fact that the bolt locks at the rear, given it a long, "whippy" action, technically they shouldn't shoot as well as they can.
As each rifle is an individual, though, you have to make sure that your rifle can handle that kind of range.
Because of the action design, and the fact that the bolt locks at the rear, given it a long, "whippy" action, technically they shouldn't shoot as well as they can.
As each rifle is an individual, though, you have to make sure that your rifle can handle that kind of range.
Classic, I grew up with my dad hunting with a 99 in 250-3000. Mine is in 22 High Power with a spare 30-30 barrel.
* the Winchester 1894
* the Winchester 1895
* the Krag-Jorgensen rifle
* the Mauser 1895
* Colt Model 1895 machine gun
It was a 1893 design, first produced as the Model 1895 (produced for Savage by Marlin). The 1899 patents incorporated a few minor changes (cocked indicator, safety lever lock, etc), but pretty much the same. Yes, think about what else was new and exciting at the same time:
* the Winchester 1894
* the Winchester 1895
* the Krag-Jorgensen rifle
* the Mauser 1895
* Colt Model 1895 machine gun