Another "Took a Classic Out Hunting"

[Old No7]

No game to report, but I like the way this .250-3000 99A carries -- and it shoots great at the range too!

It's not an "old" classic (70's vintage *), but has the classic design pedigree.

.... * Then again, I'm 60s vintage and feel old at times!

My only complaint is the stock is a little bit slippery...

Tight groups!

Old No7

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[EdinCT]

I love that model of the 99! I know two folks who used them, sadly one of the rifles was lost to a house fire and the other was used by a warden taken from the confiscation pile and had to be returned to the state upon their retirement.

[M. M. Wright]

Gorgeous rifle and in a caliber I really like. Owned one very similar (99F) for many years. If I didn't have a BLR I'd be lookin' to trade for another 250/3000. Or maybe a 99 in 308 or 243.
You could always buy yourself some checkering tools, I'll give you an old broken stock to practice on and you can fix that slippery part.

[Blaine]

You can take a wood rasp to the stock where it's slippery....should fix it right up.

[Old No7]

You can take a wood rasp to the stock where it's slippery....should fix it right up.

Um, yeah, that could work........

Actually, I was toying with the idea of adding deer tracks to it --like I did on this one:

Deer Tracks 07 - Final.jpg

As a late model Savage "A", it certainly doesn't have the true collectability of the older pre-war 99s -- but it is a .250-3000 in great shape, which gives it some value -- so I'll have to weigh out (and price) the options, like getting it checkered.

Or maybe I'll add deer tracks at the grip and coyote tracks up front???

Old No7

[Mainehunter]

What's your load if you don't mind me asking? That should have the faster twist rate, right?

Mainehunter

[Old No7]

What's your load if you don't mind me asking? That should have the faster twist rate, right?

Mainehunter

Yes, it does have the faster twist rate. I haven't started to reload for this one yet, as I stumbled upon a small gun shop that had 12 boxes of Rem factory ammo (100 gr SP) on the shelf, and a couple were dusty (his loyal customer had passed away it seems). So I made him an offer he couldn't refuse (and got one heck of a "per box" price) and bought 'em all.

Old No7

[Nath]

That is a great rifle #7.

I can never figure out why the 1/4" bores never took off in Britain, they would be perfect for here.
Instead everyone loves the 243w , fools!!

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