Lowest Scope Mounts & Rings for Savage 99A

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Lowest Scope Mounts & Rings for Savage 99A

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Ahoy the forum from the snowy coast of Maine...

I recently posted that I've got a sweet little 250 Savage 99A (my first .250-3000) coming my way at a decent price from an estate sale down in Texas (Gee, I wonder if it would have been bid higher in the woods of MI, PA, VT or ME...)

Anyway, I do plan to scope it as it has the top tang safety -- and yeah, well, "Old No7" is getting a little older (and not aging as well as the whiskey!) -- so I am looking for some info...

I usually use Leupold scopes and mounts, but their 1-piece bridged mount for the 99 looks "high" to me -- and it's gloss, and all I can find are matte rings and a matte scope. I think this 80's vintage 99 would look better with a gloss scope and mounts.

I'd like something mounted as low as possible as I plan to use either a 2-7X (33mm) Leupold (if I can find one in gloss, that is) or the smaller 2-7X (28mm) Ultralight Leupold, that I have found in gloss.

I've checked a lot of images of scoped 99s, but wanted to confirm what I am seeing...

* It seems like Weaver mounts may be the lowest?

* Anybody ever use LOW Burris Zee/Weaver Rings on Weaver mounts on a 99?

I'm thinking that combination, with the smaller Ultralight Leupold, will give me the lowest possible mounting option.

Thanks in advance for any ideas or feedback.

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Re: Lowest Scope Mounts & Rings for Savage 99A

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Have weaver mount & rings on one 99 & Leupold on another 99A & your right the Leupold
seems a bit high on the gun & I will change it to weaver base & rings, one also wears a 2x7 Leupold
I like the weaver as they just have the classic clean look but a bit harder to keep the cross hairs
in line while snugging it up
The other 2 are not D&T for a scope



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With Redfield mounts and rings, I had to remove the rear sight elevator to accommodate a 4x Weaver Marksman scope.
I don't know how much lower you could get.
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My 99/250 real similar to yours came to me with Leupold mount and Leupold 2x7 scope. Besides being a little high, the geometry of the mount/scope combo prevented me pulling the scope back far enough to be "right". I switched to weaver bases/weaver low rings and am happy. Still need to use something (strap-on cheek piece in my case) to be able to get a cheek weld. Rifle may be d&t'd but the stock wasn't really designed for scope use.
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Had a guy in a Maine deer camp many moons ago that couldn't afford to scope for his Marlin so he duct taped a pair of bino's to the top of the receiver! That's about the lowest mount I've ever seen.
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Re: Lowest Scope Mounts & Rings for Savage 99A

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Like others said the Weaver mount is your best option. I have a set on my Savage 99F but I ran into a problem when mounting a Redfield 2x7 33mm scope. The Weaver rings I have on is placing the scope too low that I couldn't put a front scope cover on because my rear sight is the way. I ended up modifying the front cover for now but may explore other options such as putting a nice cheek riser from Levergun Lether Works.

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Marbles Game getter scope mount. :D
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Re: Lowest Scope Mounts & Rings for Savage 99A

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Nothing made today is as nice, or as low as those cool old Stith mounts! And they are found on Savage 99's more than all the others put together! I'd wait until I could find a Stith/scope combo myself. They're just very cool, and work so well!
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Re: Lowest Scope Mounts & Rings for Savage 99A

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marlinman93 wrote:
Nothing made today is as nice, or as low as those cool old Stith mounts! And they are found on Savage 99's more than all the others put together! I'd wait until I could find a Stith/scope combo myself. They're just very cool, and work so well!
Thanks guys...

Yes, I'm familiar with those Stith mounts and do agree they are "cool" -- and vintage too -- but that's the rub... They won't work on a late model (early 1980's) 99A with the top tang safety.
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From these posts and research done in a gun shop today, I will be using Weaver mounts -- lightweight and low, which is what I'm after.

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