It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
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It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
I stopped by one of my favorite gun stores after work. They had several lovely specimens, one of which was an 80's-era Remington 700 chambered in .300 Savage, still unfired and in the original box. I made an off-hand comment about how it's almost sacrilege to own a 300 Savage without it being a Model 99. The guy behind the counter smiled, put the 700 back on the rack and pulled a gorgeous Savage 99EG from a corner.
Whoa.
Almost no handling marks. A couple of very light blemishes around the buttstock. A few light surface rust spots around the rear sight, but no worn bluing on the receiver. Barrel crown is pristine. The action was a bit gummy and needing some TLC. Wonderful trigger. 24" barrel. It still had the original manual and envelope with paperwork. I it looks like it was taken to the range a few times then put away for a few decades. I was told it was brought in by a lady whose father had recently passed away and hardly ever took it out. Ding!!
Couldn't resist. Put down half on the spot. I'll give her a good home.
I've been wanting an original Model 99 in 300 Savage for a long time. And to find one in such wonderful condition was a plus.
She gets picked up on the 1st.
Pics will soon follow when she gets home.
Whoa.
Almost no handling marks. A couple of very light blemishes around the buttstock. A few light surface rust spots around the rear sight, but no worn bluing on the receiver. Barrel crown is pristine. The action was a bit gummy and needing some TLC. Wonderful trigger. 24" barrel. It still had the original manual and envelope with paperwork. I it looks like it was taken to the range a few times then put away for a few decades. I was told it was brought in by a lady whose father had recently passed away and hardly ever took it out. Ding!!
Couldn't resist. Put down half on the spot. I'll give her a good home.
I've been wanting an original Model 99 in 300 Savage for a long time. And to find one in such wonderful condition was a plus.
She gets picked up on the 1st.
Pics will soon follow when she gets home.
Some people just need a sympathetic pat on the head.....with a hammer. Repeatedly.
Re: It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
Sometimes you just got to be in the right place at the right time!!! I love it when that happens! I've never owned a 99, but sure wouldn't mind having one.
Congrats on the find! We'll be looking for the pictures.
Irv
Congrats on the find! We'll be looking for the pictures.
Irv
Re: It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
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Re: It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
Home run.
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Great find, Stew! But I'm not sure about the sacrilegious part -- I spotted a 1950's Remington pump last year on our local gun dealer's wall. Sure enough, 'twas a 300 Savage. It came home with me and is a fun shooter.
But it does complicate a feller's reloading to have different guns in the same chambering I will admit. The Remington is an absolutely minimum chamber so everything that might need to fit through it requires a firm bump-to-shellholder F.L. size, which the old 99 never did....
But it does complicate a feller's reloading to have different guns in the same chambering I will admit. The Remington is an absolutely minimum chamber so everything that might need to fit through it requires a firm bump-to-shellholder F.L. size, which the old 99 never did....
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I have no more room in the safe. I have no more room in the safe. I have no more room in the safe. I have no more room in the safe. I have no more room in the safe.
Okay, that should tide me over till I run across the next "must HAVE" item on the bucket list!
Okay, that should tide me over till I run across the next "must HAVE" item on the bucket list!
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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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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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Re: It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
Griff I had the exact same problem so using fortitude and willpower. ....I bought another safe. Ahh problem fixed. And I feel really good about my resolve in fixing the problem like a man!
a Pennsylvanian who has been accused of clinging to my religion and my guns......Good assessment skills.
Re: It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
fordwannabe wrote:Griff I had the exact same problem so using fortitude and willpower. ....I bought another safe. Ahh problem fixed. And I feel really good about my resolve in fixing the problem like a man!
Same here. My wife got tired of digging her guns out from the back of the safe in the shop so she went and bought a gorgeous Liberty safe for the office. She said it was for "her" guns.
Well now...we can't just let that unused space go to waste now, can we?
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Re: It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
Time a buy a bigger safe!
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Re: It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
3 more days until she's free....not that I'm counting or anything.....
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Re: It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
Well??
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We want to see pics!
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Re: It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
Working on it. I have to find another photo hosting site now that I kicked Photobucket to the curb.
Gawd what a waste of bandwidth and time that site has become. Probably use Google Photos for now.
But pics are a' comin' of the 99.
Gawd what a waste of bandwidth and time that site has become. Probably use Google Photos for now.
But pics are a' comin' of the 99.
Some people just need a sympathetic pat on the head.....with a hammer. Repeatedly.
Re: It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
I spent about an hour taking it apart and giving it a good cleaning and oiling. Very little rust. Just dry as a bone. Nothing a good soak in Hopps #9 didn't cure. I rubbed in a good amount of Howards Restor-a-Finish to the furniture to get out the handling marks and minor scratches. The bluing is in excellent condition and the case-hardening is immaculate. The bore just needed a half-dozen swabs with #9 and some gun oil and it was done.
Can't wait to take her to the range tomorrow. With a serial number of 679XXX, I'm guessing she was built in the mid-50's.
Sorry, you have to click on the links to see the pics. I haven't quite figured out the ins-and-outs of Google Photos yet.
https://goo.gl/photos/NUGzbSrZy3RdEf8q8
https://goo.gl/photos/cTZVXj3cxgB44s5WA
https://goo.gl/photos/jCunmag2P9zF63Ts5
https://goo.gl/photos/NYAfv5uxcHx7EN2Z8
https://goo.gl/photos/TBNUS5p1W7TGmcsc6
Can't wait to take her to the range tomorrow. With a serial number of 679XXX, I'm guessing she was built in the mid-50's.
Sorry, you have to click on the links to see the pics. I haven't quite figured out the ins-and-outs of Google Photos yet.
https://goo.gl/photos/NUGzbSrZy3RdEf8q8
https://goo.gl/photos/cTZVXj3cxgB44s5WA
https://goo.gl/photos/jCunmag2P9zF63Ts5
https://goo.gl/photos/NYAfv5uxcHx7EN2Z8
https://goo.gl/photos/TBNUS5p1W7TGmcsc6
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Re: It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
That 99 has led a sheltered life a rare find in that condition!!!
you may find that one 99 is not enough, have had that problem for 45 years
ollogger
you may find that one 99 is not enough, have had that problem for 45 years
ollogger
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That's a good lookin 99
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Very nice.
Griff,
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GUSA #93
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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GUSA #93
There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
Re: It followed me home. Well...it will in a week or so...
Very nice! You did very well on that deal.
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