Anyone Use a Savage 99?

[Bhoesl]

I have one as well, been in the family for 3 generations now. It’s killed a lot of deer!

 

[elkduds]

I have one as well, been in the family for 3 generations now. It’s killed a lot of deer!

I'd like to read more of your 3 generations of history w that 99. What a legacy.

 

[Sga231]

That's a fantastic pickup a 1954 pre 64 Winchester Model 70 in .300 Savage is rare only a few hundred made in that caliber total and carries huge nostalgia value. The .300 Savage was a go to deer cartridge back then mild recoil, 150gr soft points at 2,700 fps drop whitetails cleanly inside 200–250 yards, and it's accurate as hell in those old actions.

Plenty of hunters still use them for deer low flash, soft on the shoulder, ethical kills without overkill, and it performs way above its paper ballistics on medium game. Zero your 150gr ammo at 150 yards and it'll be dead on for woods hunting. Swapping the cheap scope for a Weaver K4 or original style Leupold if you spot one is perfect looks right at home and keeps the vintage feel.

Let the kids shoot it too manageable recoil and the family history make it an ideal first deer rifle hand me down, just like your dad's was for you. Enjoy the old times sake vibes it'll likely tag something this fall. How's the wood and bluing look up close?

 

[Dakota79]

We have two of them and my brothers and I were just talking about taking them out this year to bring them to life. They are both .250 Savage. One was bought by my great grandpa and the other was bought by his brother at the same time. They have seen the miles and it is what we used growing up.

 

[Bhoesl]

I'd like to read more of your 3 generations of history w that 99. What a legacy.

Just looked up the serial number, it’s a 1945. It was bought new by my great-grandfather, kinda skipped my grandmother, and was passed down to my uncle. I inherited it when he passed away last year.

 

[Laszlo Cravensworth]

I have my great grandfather's in 250. I shot my first few bucks with it.

I've been thinking about breaking it out as a brush gun.

 

[adoc65]

I found this book years ago to go with my dad’s rifle.

 

[adoc65]

Made in 1926 in .300 Savage

 

[RickND69]

They are the only rifles I use

Top to bottom 284F 308DL 300F 243F 22-250C and a 250-3000G not pictured a 303 a 22HP and a 25-35

 

[elkduds]

Just looked up the serial number, it’s a 1945. It was bought new by my great-grandfather, kinda skipped my grandmother, and was passed down to my uncle. I inherited it when he passed away last year.

Thanks.

 

[Wvhntr81]

I have one that was my grandpa's in 3030 still a fun rifle to dig out for a doe hunt or plink with

 

[T.R.]

These coastal blacktails were downed in northern California within seconds of each other. I had two buck tags. Hunter orange not req'd in California at the time. .308 is a keeper! TR

 

[BobT1105]

I killed my first deer with my dad’s 1907 vintage 99B in .30/30 over 50 years ago. It was stolen a couple of years later in a burglary. I found it sitting in a pawn shop the following year and dad got it back. It’s sitting in my safe right now and will go to my grandson. The 99 was the only gun dad ever bought for himself. Dad only ever killed 2 deer in his life and they were both killed with a 99, the first with a borrowed .250/3000 and the second with the .30/30. They are a great rifle!

 

[Steiny77]

Had an old Leupold 2x7 in the closet, stuck it on this rig and went to the range today.
Started out completely off the paper, gun was shooting about two feet to the right.

Got it dialed in and last three shots were a decent 1.5" group. It's easily minute of deer.

Not going to mess with it, but I'm not a fan of the trigger, seems like it's about 8 pounds?
Love that rotary magazine. It loads easily and cycles rounds perfectly.

 

[Redraider7]

I inherited one from my great grandfather and that’s what I used for big game hunting for my whole life until last year when infinally upgraded. Savage model 99 in .308

 

[1100RemingtonMan]

You might find this funny as I have one New and unfired in .308 Win.

 

[SecretCode]

I have my Grandfather's on Dad's side. A 1947 Model 99 in .300 Sav. I've killed a few deer with it now. It had first chance at my moose tag this last year if'n I didn't connect with my bow (which I did). I had been working up a load for the classic Moose bullet a 150 gr Partition. For deer I found that it really like's 125 ballistic tips.

I had the exact same thought as to which scope. I topped it with a 60's-70's vintage K3. It would have been sacrilege to drill and tap a virgin receiver so years ago I purchased a Lightfoot Mount made by a gentleman over on 24hrcampfire whose screen name is actually Lightfoot. He takes a leupold one piece mount and welds on fore and aft to utilize the rear receiver screws and the dovetail in the rear iron. Reblue's it and is a great way to attach a scope. I think its a better system then the old Stith mounts that are rare and command a heavy sum for a nice condition one nowadays.

It has the most sentimental value of all my firearms and I'll go to my son eventually. .300 Sav is also in reality my favorite caliber for deer.

We weren't a family of hunter's growing up. Not sure when my Grandfather purchased the rifle but recal a story he was invited to hunt black bears in northern MN at one time and thats what he ended up with. He passed when Dad was only 18 or 19 and it sat in dad's closet for years and years. We had family back the last summer and had an afternoon get together with some shooting at my Sister and Brother-in-laws. Cousin's and anyone who wanted to all got to shoot it and that will be a special memory for me.