M-99 308

RoosterJ · 05-16-2002, 03:24 PM

My Dad left me a gun he bought before I was born, it was the first
"big gun" he let me shoot. WOW, I was 10. Took about a half hour before I took that 2nd shot. I'll keep that gun til my grandson gits it. I've never seen or heard of one "just like it".
M-99 .308 WCF, rotary mag., lever lock safety (not on the top tang), pistol-grip with no Monte Carlo and a straight fore-end. My Dad put a 4X Weaver with a Post reticule, Weaver rings and mounts. Folding leaf and a bead. It's a real sweetie, only hunts on a sunny day. Oh yeah, what year? S/N 958XXX. I still don't know. I think it might have been an early .308.

savageT · 06-05-2002, 08:40 AM

Rooster,
I checked my Doug Murray's 3ed edition of the "History of the Savage Model 99 Rifle" .The .308 was introduced in 1955 in the models R;RS;EG; in 24" barrel with drilled and tapped receiver.
Does your bolt have a damascened finish (1957)? If you have a schenoble forearm you probably have the EG, about 1956.

You can write the Savage Historian for $20.00 and get the factory history on your gun. Write to: John T. Callahan 53 Old Quatty Rd. Westfield, MA 01085 4-6 wks.

savageT

Orion · 06-12-2002, 10:26 AM

Go to savage99.com They have a link there that can tell you exactly when your rifle was made. Type in your serial number and a screen will come up telling you when it was manufactured

savageT · 06-12-2002, 09:26 PM

Orion,

Watch that savage99.com serial number information.....I believe he only says that prewar 99's are tracable. The postwar WWII's have a lever boss alpha code to determine the age.
JimT

hercules1895@bi · 12-20-2006, 12:10 PM

Sounds like a sweet gun.Sure wish I had one like it as I just missed out on one this 'ol Spanish dude bought out to Australia fom Canada with him in the 70's.Though he's still gonna sell me his 22-250 99, he must of felt for me cos I missed out but his wife wont sell her 250.

Mad Dog · 12-27-2006, 10:52 PM

My 99R in 308 is serial number 958XXX, made in 1958.

Check the date code on the front of your lever just above the pivot pin, should be a small circle there with a number and a "J" in it.

Hard to find a 99R in 308, only about 3500 of them ever made.

05-16-2002, 03:24 PM	#1
RoosterJ Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 1 Trader Rating: (0)	M-99 308 My Dad left me a gun he bought before I was born, it was the first "big gun" he let me shoot. WOW, I was 10. Took about a half hour before I took that 2nd shot. I'll keep that gun til my grandson gits it. I've never seen or heard of one "just like it". M-99 .308 WCF, rotary mag., lever lock safety (not on the top tang), pistol-grip with no Monte Carlo and a straight fore-end. My Dad put a 4X Weaver with a Post reticule, Weaver rings and mounts. Folding leaf and a bead. It's a real sweetie, only hunts on a sunny day. Oh yeah, what year? S/N 958XXX. I still don't know. I think it might have been an early .308.

06-05-2002, 08:40 AM	#2
savageT Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 40 Trader Rating: (0)	Rooster, I checked my Doug Murray's 3ed edition of the "History of the Savage Model 99 Rifle" .The .308 was introduced in 1955 in the models R;RS;EG; in 24" barrel with drilled and tapped receiver. Does your bolt have a damascened finish (1957)? If you have a schenoble forearm you probably have the EG, about 1956. You can write the Savage Historian for $20.00 and get the factory history on your gun. Write to: John T. Callahan 53 Old Quatty Rd. Westfield, MA 01085 4-6 wks. savageT __________________ savageT

06-12-2002, 10:26 AM	#3
Orion Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: cold Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0)	savage '99 manufacture date Go to savage99.com They have a link there that can tell you exactly when your rifle was made. Type in your serial number and a screen will come up telling you when it was manufactured

06-12-2002, 09:26 PM	#4
savageT Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 40 Trader Rating: (0)	Orion, Watch that savage99.com serial number information.....I believe he only says that prewar 99's are tracable. The postwar WWII's have a lever boss alpha code to determine the age. JimT __________________ savageT

12-20-2006, 12:10 PM	#5
hercules1895@bi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 12 Trader Rating: (0)	Sounds like a sweet gun.Sure wish I had one like it as I just missed out on one this 'ol Spanish dude bought out to Australia fom Canada with him in the 70's.Though he's still gonna sell me his 22-250 99, he must of felt for me cos I missed out but his wife wont sell her 250.

12-27-2006, 10:52 PM	#6
Mad Dog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 109 Trader Rating: (0)	My 99R in 308 is serial number 958XXX, made in 1958. Check the date code on the front of your lever just above the pivot pin, should be a small circle there with a number and a "J" in it. Hard to find a 99R in 308, only about 3500 of them ever made.