I have run into someone selling a Savage 1899 in 25- 35 in about 25 to 30 percent condition.
No bluing, some minor rust and the wood is good but normal hunting use dings.
Ball park, what is it worth, and is it worth restoring for a hunting rifle.
I heard that the 25-35 was the favorite round for Mountain Lion hunters here in Arizona back in the day.
It did less damage to the pelts than a 30-30 ad had more power than the 25-20.
That is what this rifle was used for in the 30's and 40's acording to the seller who is from Arizona.
Also, what about ammo.
i see that you can find some ammo, and All I have is ONE live round from when I had a Winchester 92 in this caliber back 40 years ago.
And I have seen threads where you can Form and fire form cases out of 30-30 cases.
Is it worth my endeavor ?
If the rifle has any issues sort of a bad barrel, I can fix those myself, like rebluing or replacing parts if I can find them or make them.