Post by: Thehowler on July 26, 2019, 11:57:52 AM
Post by: Fl0und3rz on July 26, 2019, 01:07:10 PM
Post by: Thehowler on July 26, 2019, 02:09:57 PM
Absolutely not. Is the person trying to drive up the market for their own 99?Didn’t know what to think, never seen anyone do something like that to a old classic rifle before? :dunno:
Post by: Fl0und3rz on July 26, 2019, 02:22:33 PM
Post by: Jpmiller on July 26, 2019, 03:07:44 PM
Seriously though who cares about modernizing an old rifle if that's what you want to do. A rifle is no good if it doesn't do what you want it to do. When I find the cash to buy my own I want it with a peep but that's me.
want to trade for a dozen mallard decoys and some snow geese rags?
Post by: Thehowler on July 26, 2019, 04:00:29 PM
Do what makes it work best for you, but for what it's worth if you wanted to trade that rifle for next to nothing it's the exact one I've been keeping an eye out for, but I don't want it with a red dot lol
Seriously though who cares about modernizing an old rifle if that's what you want to do. A rifle is no good if it doesn't do what you want it to do. When I find the cash to buy my own I want it with a peep but that's me.
want to trade for a dozen mallard decoys and some snow geese rags?
No thanks, Inherited from my dad, just needed to be refinished.
Post by: Fl0und3rz on July 26, 2019, 04:13:50 PM
Post by: Thehowler on July 26, 2019, 06:26:10 PM
How about some pics?Heading to work right now, I’ll get a couple posted up tomorrow.
Post by: Bullkllr on July 26, 2019, 06:30:57 PM
he told me I should have someone instal a scope rail to stiffen up the action,
I own 2 99's, and have been around a few others, and I have to say I've never seen one with an action that needed "stiffening" :dunno:
Can't imagine a red dot on a model 99.
Post by: JimmyHoffa on July 26, 2019, 07:00:55 PM
Post by: savagehunter on July 26, 2019, 07:29:38 PM
Post by: Tracker0721 on July 26, 2019, 07:51:39 PM
Post by: 300rum on July 27, 2019, 07:25:53 AM
If there were red dots 40 years ago as there are now, all of those old guys with old eyes would have stacked a lot of big game and hunted much longer than they could have trying to use the original iron's on their lever guns. It is one of the reasons we don't see lever guns as often, eyes of the riflemen who carried them got old and they went to the scope.
My theory is that if they ever begin to shut off the spigot on mag fed semi auto rifles, there will be a lever revolution. A smooth action lever gun with a red dot is a fast handling rifle with plenty of fire power. Pick up those lever guns now, while they are cheap!
Post by: Thehowler on July 27, 2019, 11:02:29 PM
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My dad bought new in 1964, the year I was born. Came with 4 boxes of reloads and the reloading data. The reloads are dated from 1977.
Post by: Tracker0721 on July 28, 2019, 09:29:52 AM
Now if the barrels loose I had to set one back awhile ago and it has 3 different cuts into the breech face that must be milled. So first to the lathe to set back the threads, cut the recess for the bolt nose, then the mill to cut the 9/12/3 positions, then the lathe again to cut the chamber. It was a lot of fun but took me 7 hours from popping the barrel off to test firing.
Post by: Tracker0721 on July 28, 2019, 09:31:29 AM
Post by: JoeE on July 28, 2019, 12:01:08 PM
My advice would be leave it alone and leave the factory sights.
Post by: hunterofelk on July 28, 2019, 01:02:02 PM
Post by: Alchase on July 28, 2019, 03:50:47 PM
Its just me, it I would put a nice peep-sight on it and call it good.
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on July 28, 2019, 04:07:25 PM
Killed my first two deer with a 99 .250-3000 I borrowed from a farmer that I knew. Probably helped I was dating his granddaughter, and he liked me.🤣
Post by: Thehowler on July 28, 2019, 05:11:41 PM
Post by: BigGoonTuna on July 29, 2019, 09:23:14 AM
My rifle was made in 1960,so it was factory drilled and tapped, if yours isn't, I'd keep it that way.
Post by: Jpmiller on July 29, 2019, 02:13:44 PM
I just put a 2-7x33 on my m99f(mine is a 300 sav). I originally swapped the junky bushnell out for a 1-4x20 leupold, but you can see the whole barrel through it under 2x power, very distracting. That, and once i found that it shoots under an inch at 100yd, it could use a little more magnification.
My rifle was made in 1960,so it was factory drilled and tapped, if yours isn't, I'd keep it that way.
My old man has that rifle as well and I was blown away how well it shoots. He shoots the peep out to 100 just about as well as his scooed 7mm08.
Post by: Logan80 on July 30, 2019, 09:53:31 PM
.250-3000
.284 Winchester
.300 Savage
.358 Winchester
As a lefty, they were the best reasonable option for my father and later for myself. I absolutely love them. I have other rifles, but none matter to me like my Savage 99s.