Savage 1899

mdn5 · 12-16-2004, 04:43 PM

I was told that my old savage (1925 .300 savage) is not safe to fire as the receiver may crack. Has anyone else heard this?

Mad Dog · 12-19-2004, 10:11 AM

Your reciever should be fine to shoot, it was made after the 90,000 serial number.

What happened is that some with pre-90,000 serial numbers cracked (I've never seen it happen) as Savage didn't start heat treating the recievers till this point.

I personally think this is just a vicious rumor!

mdn5 · 12-19-2004, 10:29 PM

unfortunately ,or fortunately the serial # is 27,000 series

Mad Dog · 12-21-2004, 10:15 AM

Unfortunately your rifle has been bubba'd by someone, the 300 Savage wasn't even available back in your rifles serial number range. It's been rebarreled.

mdn5 · 12-26-2004, 12:39 PM

Well before I read this I wenty out and fired a box and guess what. The primers on all the brass backed out a bit. Do you think this gun is salvageable? or could it be that there was too much pressure and the receiver was stretched out ? Anyone know a competent gunsmith in the New York area who can look at it ?

mdn5 · 12-26-2004, 12:50 PM

by the way it was !!!! accurate

Mad Dog · 12-26-2004, 02:32 PM

Sounds like a headspace problem, most likely from swapping the barrels, you may have to get the barrel taken down a thread or two.

Violator22 · 01-15-2005, 10:27 PM

Wondering what everybodys favorite caliber model 99 is, mine is 250-3000, have a 300.

DANA · 01-15-2005, 11:35 PM

22 Hp

DANA

hercules1895@bi · 12-20-2006, 12:35 PM

22 Hi Power dude, as it was claimed it'll kill anything from an Alaska moose to a Bengal tiger -like only if you hittem in the brain box -Alaska moose...geez.

12-16-2004, 04:43 PM	#1
mdn5 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pleasantville N.Y. Posts: 11	Savage 1899 I was told that my old savage (1925 .300 savage) is not safe to fire as the receiver may crack. Has anyone else heard this?

12-19-2004, 10:11 AM	#2
Mad Dog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 114	Your reciever should be fine to shoot, it was made after the 90,000 serial number. What happened is that some with pre-90,000 serial numbers cracked (I've never seen it happen) as Savage didn't start heat treating the recievers till this point. I personally think this is just a vicious rumor!

12-19-2004, 10:29 PM	#3
mdn5 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pleasantville N.Y. Posts: 11	unfortunately ,or fortunately the serial # is 27,000 series

12-21-2004, 10:15 AM	#4
Mad Dog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 114	Unfortunately your rifle has been bubba'd by someone, the 300 Savage wasn't even available back in your rifles serial number range. It's been rebarreled.

12-26-2004, 12:39 PM	#5
mdn5 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pleasantville N.Y. Posts: 11	Well before I read this I wenty out and fired a box and guess what. The primers on all the brass backed out a bit. Do you think this gun is salvageable? or could it be that there was too much pressure and the receiver was stretched out ? Anyone know a competent gunsmith in the New York area who can look at it ?

12-26-2004, 12:50 PM	#6
mdn5 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pleasantville N.Y. Posts: 11	by the way it was !!!! accurate

12-26-2004, 02:32 PM	#7
Mad Dog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 114	Sounds like a headspace problem, most likely from swapping the barrels, you may have to get the barrel taken down a thread or two.

01-15-2005, 10:27 PM	#8
Violator22 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1	Wondering what everybodys favorite caliber model 99 is, mine is 250-3000, have a 300.

01-15-2005, 11:35 PM	#9
DANA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: WAITSFIELD VERMONT Posts: 1,595	22 Hp DANA

12-20-2006, 12:35 PM	#10
hercules1895@bi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 12	22 Hi Power dude, as it was claimed it'll kill anything from an Alaska moose to a Bengal tiger -like only if you hittem in the brain box -Alaska moose...geez.