Savage Model 99 "Brush gun"

Big K · Post by **Big K** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:18 am

Can anyone tell me about these?.......Years manufactured, specs, etc.......I bought one on Gunbroker the other night...358 Win..I've always wanted a Model 99 in this caliber and finally got one coming.Thanks in advance for any info..........Ken

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:54 am

The M99-358 Brush Gun, with recoil pad standard, was made from 1975-80, the M99-375 in 1980 only. (Fjestad)

From the 1980 Gun Digest :
"Similar to the Model 99CD, except has straight-gripped stock, no checkering, chambered for .358 Win, 6-shot rotary magazine with cartridge counter, no Monte Carlo, Wt. 7lbs, removable ramp front sight, folding leaf rear. Has vent. recoil pad, swivel studs, introduced 1977. $256.68 "

Scott64A · Post by **Scott64A** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:37 am

I can't tell you anything about it except that it sounds AWESOME!

Please post pics and range report.
: )

TNBigBore · Post by **TNBigBore** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:38 am

I have found the Brush Guns and later 99A rifles to be of good quality (not quite as good as the premillions 99s though). If you plan to scope the rifle, you will have trouble with the tang safety. It sits in a very bad place to get to once a scope is mounted above it. They are still very fine hunting arms. Please let us know how yours shoots.

Post by **Hobie** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:10 pm

Oh boy, I got a .308 but the .358 was my first choice. Tell us more about it...

Marlin .35 · Post by **Marlin .35** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:30 pm

You are making me drool all over the keyboard!!!!! Congratulations. Had a BLR in .358 once. Awesome!!!! You will just love your Savage!!! Art

Big K · Post by **Big K** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:43 pm

Thanks fellas....I have never owned a Savage Model 99...But being an avid Winchester 88, 64, and 94 collector, and any classic deer rifle for that matter, it just felt like time to go get a Savage 99.....Had to have either a 358 or a 250/3000 to get the ball rolling on my "soon to be" Savage 99 collection....I'll be shooting this 358 by next weekend....I already have a pile of Winchester 200gr. and 250 gr. Silvertip ammo hoarded away waiting for this moment !.....I'll let ya's know how things go.....Ken

Post by **Old Savage** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:35 pm

They are rare - I have never seen one.

big bear · Post by **big bear** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:43 pm

Have a 99 Brushgun in 358,only comment so far, is boy does it kick! I shoot 348 Win all day, no problem...I guess it's the lightness of the rifle? Still trying to find an accurate load for mine though.

tman · Post by **tman** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:18 pm

my 99a kicks more than a.308 should. .308 blr has less felt kick. and that's with the recoil pad removed, in a slightly lighter rifle. must be the stock design?

Post by **Old Savage** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:28 pm

Stock design is the most improtant factor apart from raw force.

oldmax · Post by **oldmax** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:56 pm

sold mine, sorry I did,
I liked the rotary mag, Less trouble than a Win XTR in 356W..

Big K · Post by **Big K** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:16 pm

Recoil doesn't bother me...I weigh 140 lb. and I shoot whitetail doe with a 375 H&H........This "brush gun" ..does it have a carbine length barrel (under 22")? It looked short in the pictures...I have several other 358 rifles: a BLR and a Winchester 88...recoil in them seems similar to a 308......Is a Savage 99 considered an accurate rifle ?...How does it compare to the Winchester levers in terms of accuracy ?....Thanks for all the input guys !....Ken

MacEntyre · Post by **MacEntyre** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:31 pm

Big K wrote:Is a Savage 99 considered an accurate rifle ?

Ken, I once posted a target here that I though was pretty good for shooting with a bean bag for a rest... and the fellas here said my 99 ought to be doing a whole lot better than that target showed!

Yes, they are considered an accurate rifle.