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CBinNH
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by CBinNH » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:19 pm
I decided that I liked it well enough to own it.
http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... =1&t=39006 I don't see
this configuration very often. Got it & a box of Winchester ammo for $425. It just feels good in my hands. Bore cleaned up
nice & shiney with good rifling. Still in the teens here so I didn't try it yet. It does feed
& eject well. Last 2 pics show the issues. Here she is:
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CBinNH on Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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draperjojo
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by draperjojo » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:31 pm
I like it1
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Ben_Rumson
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by Ben_Rumson » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:37 pm
"IT IS MY OPINION, AND I AM CORRECT SO DON'T ARGUE, THE 99 SAVAGE IS THE FINEST RIFLE EVER MADE IN AMERICA."
WIL TERRY
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kimwcook
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by kimwcook » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:41 pm
Nice acquisition that's for sure. The issues don't seem like ones I couldn't get over in a heartbeat.
Old Law Dawg
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Griff
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by Griff » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:46 pm
A little sawdust, epoxy, and some elbow grease, it'll be like new... Almost!
Looks good.
Griff,
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There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
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Booger Bill
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by Booger Bill » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:00 pm
Slap some weldwood glue in there and your good to go!
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Mainehunter
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by Mainehunter » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:21 pm
It's better looking than I thought! I just shoot it the way it is and try her out. Just remember to post the range report....SOON!
Mainehunter
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wecsoger
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by wecsoger » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:52 pm
Sounds like a good price and it does have plenty of character.
As far as the 'issues', I would fix the crack and leave the gouge. How did they do that anyway, start chopping it up for kindling?
I'm not even sure I would do major amounts of stripping and cleaning.
If it shoots well, leave as-is and make up a lot of good stories to go along with it!
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J Miller
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by J Miller » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:56 pm
Not bad, not bad at all. I wouldn't loose any sleep over the issues. They don't affect the shooting of it.
Joe
***Be sneaky, get closer, bust the cap on him when you can put the ball where it counts .***
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pokey
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by pokey » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:59 pm
faced with that opportunity/choice, i would have purchased
it as well.
nice find.
careful what you wish for, you might just get it.
"BECAUSE I CAN"
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edwardyoung
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by edwardyoung » Sun Dec 18, 2011 3:25 pm
Glad you decided to get it. I would have, too.
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JerryB
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by JerryB » Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:39 pm
I think you made a real good choice, oil it up and use it.
JerryB II Corinthians 3:17, Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
JOSHUA 24:15
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O.S.O.K.
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by O.S.O.K. » Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:35 pm
Congrats! That's a great buy! I like it too
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pwl44m
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by pwl44m » Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:56 pm
YOu said it had issues !! @ $1500 it has issues @ $425 they seem to dissappear. Nice score, there is just something about old Winchesters.
Perry
Perry in Bangor----++++===Calif
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model55
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by model55 » Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:25 am
Those are marks of character!
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30-30
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by 30-30 » Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:42 am
draperjojo wrote:I like it1
+1 -- I like it too--in the end not a bad price... :)
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rbertalotto
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by rbertalotto » Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:54 pm
CAUTION!
Replace the stock and forend and hang on to the origionals without repairing them. Your grandkids will thank you in about 100 years!
Wood for that gun is easily found either new and needing finishing, or prefinished.
What a great deal.............If you want to make an easy $100 I'll give yopu $525.............
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pwl44m
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by pwl44m » Mon Dec 19, 2011 3:31 pm
rbertalotto wrote:CAUTION!
Replace the stock and forend and hang on to the origionals without repairing them. Your grandkids will thank you in about 100 years!
Wood for that gun is easily found either new and needing finishing, or prefinished.
What a great deal.............If you want to make an easy $100 I'll give yopu $525.............
Wow!! have You ever seen such a generous bunch? LOL I will keep You in mind RB If I ever want to move something.
Perry
Perry in Bangor----++++===Calif
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Streetstar
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by Streetstar » Mon Dec 19, 2011 3:37 pm
pwl44m wrote:YOu said it had issues !! @ $1500 it has issues @ $425 they seem to dissappear. Nice score, there is just something about old Winchesters.
Perry
totally agree --- thats a cool carbine
----- Doug
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Borregos
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by Borregos » Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:22 pm
edwardyoung wrote:Glad you decided to get it. I would have, too.
+1
Pete
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M. M. Wright
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by M. M. Wright » Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:14 pm
What in the foot fire made that gouge in the butt-stock? I think it adds character too and wouldn 't bother me a bit if it were mine. Do you keep bedding compound? Like Acraglass or similar? Just leave out the stuff that makes it thick and the dye too. Best glue you will ever find for that crack in the fore-end.
Great find. Enjoy!
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Currently living my eternal life.
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Tycer
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by Tycer » Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:49 pm
M. M. Wright wrote:What in the foot fire made that gouge in the butt-stock?
I dunno, but I'd check the tang area for a crack and maybe a bent tang, looks like someone grabbed it by the barrel and took a swing at something pretty hard.
Beautiful gun!
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cshold
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by cshold » Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:08 pm
Yeah know, I would bet if we could just talk to and hear some of the stories
from the previous stewards of the guns that we are now the stewards of I have
a hunch we wouldn’t touch a ding, scratch, or dent on these old girls.
