just dusted off a savage 99 i got from my grandpa a looooong time ago, that had been put away and forgot. from what ive found its a 50's model 99. looking for any info on scope mounts. cant seem to find any anywhere!
Mel, your gun was made in 1956, won't be a T they stopped making the T in 1940.
Could be an F (99F stamped on the barrel), an EG (schnobel tipped forearm) or it's an R (pretty rare in 308).
Sam, seriously, the blue book? Where did you get it? The 308 wasn't even introduced to the public till 1952 so I highly doubt that Savage made a 99 in 308 in 46.
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The 308 Winchester was introduced to the public as a sporting cartridge by Winchester in September 1952, this same cartridge was accepted by the U.S. military known as the T-65 cartridge in 1954 and began chambering M-14 rifles for the round in 1957, this cartridge is also known as the 7.62 NATO cartridge.
Mel, your gun was made in 1956, won't be a T they stopped making the T in 1940.
Could be an F (99F stamped on the barrel), an EG (schnobel tipped forearm) or it's an R (pretty rare in 308).
Sam, seriously, the blue book? Where did you get it? The 308 wasn't even introduced to the public till 1952 so I highly doubt that Savage made a 99 in 308 in 46.
You are absolutely right.The .308win was introduced in 1952.On page 1527 BlueBook 29th edition showed the Savage model 99 post war with mfg dates 1946-60 chambered for .243,.250,.300,.308,.358.Afterthought,it doesn't mean the .308win chambering was available in 1946.It only means sometime between '46 and '60 the chambering was available in that model. ,,,sam.
