Anyone here ever had a Savage 99?

[Ron3]

I want one to play with awhile. Strange not much talk about them generally even though about a million were made over 90 years.

My preference would be for a take down featherweight tapped for a scope in a light recoiling caliber. But I don't know if that's available.

Anyone here ever have one of these?

[Heavyweight]

I've got one in .300 Savage.....which almost duplicates the ballistics of a .308. Mine is not a take-down......but is an older example made in 1949 with the safety on the lever, not the tang.

My rifle is not tapped for a scope, but is tapped for a rear tang sight. You can have them drilled and tapped but you need a good Smith and it wouldn't be cheap...that receiver is harder than a where's heart.

In my opinion this is one of the finest lever guns ever made. Accurate and reliable as well as handsome.

Let me know any specific questions you have. They made many in the configuration you are looking for.

Heavyweight

Here is mine:

[Lefty223]

I had a mint 308 w/ nice wood ... that I never should have sold (stopped hunting PA, where you can't use semis). My bro has a T/D 300 Savage - loves it!

The 250-3000 Savage caliber puts a 6.5mm 87-grn bullet out at 3,000 FPS ... I think that should do the trick.

Many variations, personally the older/vintage ones w/ window for brass shell counter is de bomb! Don't see many older ones scoped, but accurate w/ aperture sight, e.g., Lyman #2 type or Marbles. I'd skip the detachable mag models and end of final prod run models too.

[Righter13]

I have a model 99 in 300 Savage and a take down in 303 savage both my grandfather passed down to me. Both are great guns although the 303 was "cleaned up" before I got it so it lost a bit of its patent but still a great lever action.

[Ron3]

Cool! Hopefully I can find what I'm looking for.

Thanks for the advice! I'll check out the savage forums as well.

[KeithNyst]

Takedown will mean you are looking for pre-1950. The last 99 in a takedown was a model 99G, early model 99F is also a takedown (made from 1920-to about 1940). There a few others, too, but you dill most likely see these two. The 99G has a pistol grip stock;the 99F a straight stock. There was also a later 99F made from about 1955 to late 70s, but it was not a takedown.

Light recoil and takedown would be in a .250-3000 Savage.

[Ron3]

Takedown will mean you are looking for pre-1950. The last 99 in a takedown was a model 99G, early model 99F is also a takedown (made from 1920-to about 1940). There a few others, too, but you dill most likely see these two. The 99G has a pistol grip stock;the 99F a straight stock. There was also a later 99F made from about 1955 to late 70s, but it was not a takedown.

Light recoil and takedown would be in a .250-3000 Savage.

Thanks that's a big help. The models tapped for scopes were 50's and later, right? I may have to decide which is more important to me.

What do you think about straight stock vs. Pistol grip style?

[bear13]

My favorite rifle is my hand me down savage 99 in .308. Excellent condition still. Action is so smooth and the tooling is beautiful. Its a bottom feeder model and I love it.