Savage 99 Dilemma

[charles1990]

1. 30-30 is not a common chambering.
2. The tang site is worth $100.
3. W/O knowing the model pricing is difficult.
4. If you are gonna mess with 99s AT ALL you must buy David Royal's book:

http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2...utSavage99.htm

5. Any 99 with a really fine bore (you must bore scope it) that is all there with no lousy refinishing job or wood issues is a $500 item.
6. Get some pics and post them pls.

As for the 303 Savage, it's a fine round. Norma & Privi make brass (https://www.midwayusa.com/product/10...age-bag-of-100) and
with spitzer bullets it exceeds the 30-30's performance.

There is a member on the 24hourcampfire.com named "Lightfoot" who makes a wonderful no drill mount for 99s allowing the use of modern scopes. I have one on my solid frame 22 HP ---- its great !

[dragon813gt]

The sight has value on its own, meaning not on the rifle. It would have to be sold separately if one wanted full value for it. It adds nothing to me personally. It's all about what the buyer is willing to pay.

30-30 isn't as common as 300 Savage but it's not an uncommon chambering. 358 and 375 Winchester are uncommon chamberings w/ limited runs in the very low thousands. I see 30-30s quite often and almost always in takedown models.

[saleen322]

Great rifle in a perfect caliber for cast bullets. I got a very old one with the same sight. Love shooting it! I have nothing negative to say about a Savage 99 in 30-30.

[MostlyLeverGuns]

If the barrel is tight, no wobble, and can be removed, the price sounds fair. Some old take downs have wobbly barrels, others have Loc-tite, epoxy or some other glue holding the barrel tight. Careful peening of threads can correct the loose, getting stuck barrels loose ? ? ! ! ?? The 30-30's do command higher prices than the .300 and .303's, mostly due to demand and rarity.

[Texas by God]

The 1899 was also available in 25-35, 32-40, and 38-55. I've owned a 22HP, a .250-3000,(1899 takedowns) and a solid frame 30-30 and a .300 Sav.
Classy and classic.

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[vzerone]

The 1899 was also available in 25-35, 32-40, and 38-55. I've owned a 22HP, a .250-3000,(1899 takedowns) and a solid frame 30-30 and a .300 Sav.
Classy and classic.

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And 375 Winchester

[380AUTO]

It doesn't have any extra holes. I'm going to go pick it up tomorrow it's happened too many times where I find something I really have to have and when I finally make up my mind it's gone. Not this time! Again thanks for the help guys.

[35 shooter]

Great rifle in a perfect caliber for cast bullets. I got a very old one with the same sight. Love shooting it! I have nothing negative to say about a Savage 99 in 30-30.

That's a fine looking old rifle right there. Good iron sight shooting too!

[dragon813gt]

The 1899 was also available in 25-35, 32-40, and 38-55. I've owned a 22HP, a .250-3000,(1899 takedowns) and a solid frame 30-30 and a .300 Sav.
Classy and classic.

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And 308 Win and 358 Win and.....there are more.

[MostlyLeverGuns]

Yeah, 243 Win,284 Win, really rare are the 22-250's and 7mm-08. To quibble, the 303 Savage might be a better cast bullet cartridge than the 30-30, but easy availability makes the 30-30 more popular. The 300 Savage, 308, and 358 are all better 'field' calibers for longer ranges and heavier game. The best bargains are the 300 Savage's made with the longer magazine on the '308' actions. You can load the 300 Savage long with cast and jacketed, 2500 with a 180 Partition. The throats are quite generous. Most accurate? probably the .243 - i Have two that go well under MOA most days.

[Texas by God]

I was referring to the calibers the "1899" was offered in, not the "99". Irregardless; I would go get it too.

[MostlyLeverGuns]

Buy it, then ... If this is your first Savage 99 you will buy more.

[keyhole]

I always thought that this was a nice detail- front sight base integral to the barrel, not screwed on. from my departed EG...

[OverMax]

Apparently as read the gun shop owner is willing to go to the wall for his wanting price. Probably because he offered allot to get it.
99s are just as collectable and in some areas of the country more popular than a pre 64 made Winchester.
So no doubt if wanting the LGS 99 you found? Pay the price or prepare to hear some other shopper did without hesitancy.

If 650.00 is today's going price. Tickled I am because I happen to own a model 1899 T/D chambered in 30-30.

[pertnear]

I've been looking for a 99 in .250 Savage. I recently found one in decent shape for $850 at a gun show but the seller said he would not budge on price, so I passed. I saw the same guy again a month later at another gun show & he said he sold it. That was here in central Texas. Makes me think that if you want it for $650 you can't go wrong.

FWIW...

[charles1990]

It is a shame and hard to understand why Savage has no revived the 99. With investment casting and CNC machining all the negatives of complex hand operated machining from a great hunk of steel could be eliminated.

I'm sure a 99EG in 358 Winchester with good Turkish walnut could be produced and sold for less than people are paying for a swamp wood walnut one today !

[dragon813gt]

Modern machining wouldn't bring the cost down enough. You'd most likely be looking at $1k and up. They stopped production due to lack of demand. One in 358 would be great for many here. I know because I own one. But a rifle that's not in demand chambered for a cartridge that's not in demand is not a way to make a profit. The collector market is just that. It doesn't represent the mass market which is who would have to buy them.

[targetfreak]

In my humble opinion, if the 30-30 was still available, GRAB IT. I had one in .300 Savage, but the more-common version you speak of would be irresistible. Wow. What is the point of the original post, anyway???

[gnoahhh]

So, did you get it?

[Ballistics in Scotland]

The price seems pretty good, and look at it this way: If you bought a $325 rifle, wouldn't you buy another one soon? You can only shoot one rifle at a time, and this sounds like you might get a lot of use per dollar from.

What has always puzzled me is why they gave up the rotary magazine. It doesn't even have the fiendishly fine machining job of the early (i.e. real) Mannlicher-Schoenauers. I think they could have kept a lot more of the market by keeping that.