Savage 9922 high power value?

[Tycer]

Savage 9922 high power value?

1914

[Sixgun]

Maybe 5-6......difficult caliber to sell.....uses .228 bullets.....which BTW, I have a hundred of those discontinued Hornadys I'm looking to get rid of.---6

[M. M. Wright]

Is that a take-down? Adds value but that one has had many modifications but I like it.

[GunnyMack]

I had a chance to pick up a barreled action in 228 Ackley Improved, passed on it knowing those 228 bullets were hard to come by!

[yooper2]

The takedowns are much more common than solid frames in 22 High Power. The .228" bullets can be tough to find but Buffalo Arms sometimes has them. I made a bump die that I use for making .224" Hornady 60 gr softpoints the right size. The Hornady .227" 70 gr. are longer than the factory bullets of old (and the ones loaded by S&B). Some rifles shoot them fine, some don't. I think they are on the hairy edge of being stabilized. I've had four High Powers over the years and they can be... finicky. I like the Model 99 and I like messing with cantankerous rifles but it would be worthwhile to read Ken Waters' thoughts on the cartridge in Pet Loads.

Eric

[crs]

Pretty rifle.
The caliber is a little to unusual for me though.

[Pete44ru]

Savage 9922 high power value ?




1914

That Model 1899 has a few demerits that would IMO reduce it's value from a $650+ collectible to a $350-$400 (+/-) shooter:

* D/T'd for scope mounts
* Recoil pad
* Inlays (custom features generally appeal only to the person who did, or had done, the customizing)
* Wood refinished
* Metal refinished
* Stocks drilled for sling swivels
* Unpopular chambering (currently)

On the positive side, it's still a Savage 1899; and if it's anything like my ca.1914 .303 Savage 1899, it should cycle as slick as a grass snake, & be plenty accurate to boot !

IIRC, in it's heyday, the .22HP was used to pop African Elephants, to show how powerful it was.
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[marlinman93]

I think Pete44ru nailed it!