There is a really nice little 99 in 308 down at the gunshop. The stock isn't great and it's the straight comb stock. I found some montecarlo stocks for sale for pretty cheap.

The metal on this rifle is perfect, it has the round counter on the side and an internal magazine.

Like I said metal is great, wood not so much $650 is the price on it. I am going to try and get it for $550.

Ask the same question over at the 24hour forum in the lever section. There are some extremely knowledgeable guys over there.

I'll try and get on there and get it going. It is a using rifle, going to put a stock that fits me a bit better on it, and give it a shot. Looks like our Southern California weather dried it out, and it was hunted pretty hard.

Can't be beat for a saddle gun. Well maybe a M94.

buy it! Wonderful rifle!

Great rifle worth about 350-400 in the condition you describe.

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Originally posted by Hasher:
Great rifle worth about 350-400 in the condition you describe.

While they are fine rifles with excellent accuracy, they are not as strong as a bolt rifle and reloading must be quite conservative. Be especially careful if you use military brass.

IMO it's the finest lever gun ever produced.

I had the same model,caliber. Loved it.

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Great rifle worth about 350-400 in the condition you describe.

I need to shop where you guys are.

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Great rifle worth about 350-400 in the condition you describe.

I need to shop where you guys are.

I can't even find one like it on gunbroker or any of the other gun websites for $350-400. I'll see how low the guy would go.

I just bought this one last week:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Aucti....aspx?Item=457531776

Been looking for awhile and never seen anything even reasonably nice under $450. Remember, this is the internet and everyone always pays less and they get a nicer rifle to boot

Heck I was looking at a restoration piece. Needed complete refinish on metal and wood and it was in the $450+ range.

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Originally posted by vapodog:

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Originally posted by Hasher:
Great rifle worth about 350-400 in the condition you describe.

While they are fine rifles with excellent accuracy, they are not as strong as a bolt rifle and reloading must be quite conservative. Be especially careful if you use military brass.

IMO it's the finest lever gun ever produced.

A very sound piece of advice, it doesn't pay to get too aggressive when reloading for the 99.

I have the same model in a featherweight, straight comb, counter on the side and for a 99, the action is fairly slick, it's a real pleasure to tote it around. In regards to the price, I paid $350 for mine, I found it in the classifieds in the local newspaper, so don't overlook that source when shopping.

Regarding the crash course: practise pointing your fore finger when cycling.

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Originally posted by Snowwolfe:
I just bought this one last week:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Aucti....aspx?Item=457531776

Been looking for awhile and never seen anything even reasonably nice under $450. Remember, this is the internet and everyone always pays less and they get a nicer rifle to boot

Good buy.

Prices on the internet need to be $150 less than store prices because they are
1. needing to adding shipping
2. needing to add transfer FFL fees
3. needing to add local tax in most cases.
4. sight unseen without the opportunity of lifting and running the bolt, et al.

This past October I sold, at a local auction, my 1899 Savage carbine in 303 Savage for just a tad over $800.00. I would call it average to good condition. It was obviously older than the one you're looking at and maybe in better condition but compared to our local prices I believe if you can get it for $550.00 you did pretty good.

Makes me miss the day I brought 4 of them for 200 dollars each.

99's really have shot up in price the last years.

99s are nice rifles but for the prices they are going for today I'll rather buy Ruger bolt guns

I like the 99's. But I like the Win 88 even better. The 88 bolt turns on the tip at the last bit of travel, so that it locks in like a bolt. You might find an 88 close to price you mentioned. In his book The Hunting Rifle, Jack O'Connor described the 88 as being more akin to a bolt action. I gave my grandson one in .308 and it has been magic in his hands.

Way too much! Like someone said, $350 - $400.

Ultimately, its worth what you would pay for it. If you like it, get it. Some on here will say too much. Some will say good deal. Realistically, unless it's horribly out of whack, if the rifle speaks to you, get it.

I had that experience with a New Haven Winchester 70 stainless featherweight in 270 WSM with a Nikon 3-9 buckmasters and a couple boxes of 150 gr fusion shells. It was $900 at the local shop, used. Seemed high, but know the owner of the store, so know I have options if it doesn't work out so well. Something about the rifle spoke to me, so I traded in and coughed up the difference. Needed to be re-bedded and I slapped a limbsaver de-resonator on it. Gotten 3 deer with it so far; first went about 5 feet (downhill), second went about 3 feet (downhill), and the third went about 10 feet (downhill, on the snow - I'm blaming the snow for the extra distance).

Personally, I would rather hunt with my Savage 99F in 308, as it's much nicer to carry in the field and shoot. But, if the weather turns sour, or I'm sitting on a big field, I will never second guess my decision to get it. It was worth $900 (less the trade in) to me!

I am a 99 lover. I believe the gun you mention is the 99-A from the 1950-60 era, no checkering, and straight grip, some had a grooved forearm as I recall.. ( Correction: You said straight comb and I was thinking straight grip, so it may not be a 99T) A picture would be the best way to know what you have.

99s have gone sky high over the last 18 months and I would not hesitate to buy a clean one for $550. in 308 Win. caliber, and I would bet you wouldn't get hurt at the asking price, they have been going up in value since Savage dropped them from production and they will continue to go up. The good 99Fs from the 50s have jumped from $600 to $800 to $900 in the last year..

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IMO it's the finest lever gun ever produced.

I agree they are a great rifle(would love to have one in 358 win),but IMO pale when compared to Sako's Finnwolf.

dR Lou. I have one in 358. Traded straight across to a guy that wanted my 99 in 243 note than he wanted a 358. I had 400 in that 243

Ray is right ,
the 99fs are cool and i just got a very nice one
for 600.00. Its about 80% but had a pad added.
I think it dates to 1959 my birth year.
I am loading 150 grain bullets to about 2700.
I might squeeze another 100 fps out of them , but not sure its worth it.
I have an old Bushnell scope chief 2X8 from the 70s i will mount on her.
I have an 88 to , and while a stronger design, not near as cool or quick handling. Also the savage trigger is much better...tj3006

I wouldn't sell my 358 Winchester 99 series A for $1000 cash. So far it is a DRT gun on whitetail with 200 gr Remington bulk bullets.

I have a couple of 99s in 250-3000 and I like them for deer, even shot a few elk with them in the past and they worked just fine. My all time deer load is the 80 gr. GS Customs HP at 3100 FPS and that's mild in my 99 and kills deer like lightening struck them. I wouldn't hesitat to shoot a bull elk broadside at up to 150 yards with that load and I would get a 2 inch exit hole, and guarantee he wouldn't make many tracks in the snow.

My go to deer and elk rifle "when hunting horseback" is my Savage 99F loaded to 2850 FPS with a good 150 gr. Nosler or 2600 with a 180 gr. Nosler. I also like the 130 gr. GS Customs bullets as they penetrate like the devil and kill exceptionally well. Its great on deer but I have never tried it on elk.

If I'm hunting in the swampy black timber of Idaho on foot, I always use my 9.3x62 or .338 as 99% of the shots are Texas heart shots. I think the 180 Nosler at 2600 would do the job on a going South elk, but don't think I'll try it, those bulls are just too scarce these days what with all the wolves.

My Savage 99F has been with me since 1960. Chambered in 300 Savage. 1964 Weaver K4 Post & Crosshair. 150 gr Hornady SP handloads. Shoots 1" groups at 100 yds when I do my part.

Have taken my share of deer with this rig. Kept it in very good shape.

Our recent deer season dumped >12" of snow in our deer patch. Breaking some trails with snowshoes was required. My usual 270 M70 pre-64 stayed home and I carried the 99F instead. Much lighter. Much handier. Another reason to keep it around and ready.

No, even with the recent high values... This one stays.

Savage 99…..I've killed a few deer with one chambered in 308 winchester. Really handy rifle.
The only other cartridge I'd pick in the 99 would be the 284…..and if you find a 99 in 284 winchester…….well thats like pulling the rabbit outa the hat.

Ahlman's in Morristown Minnesota. I had them crown the muzzle and do whatever they do to the trigger.

I bedded the stock and forearm. This 99M in 308 savage, 150 gr Hornady SST, some WW748 powder topped by a 1.5-5 Leupold Vari X III is 5 Shot MOA all day long.