Savage 99 ~ 300 Savage

[Ranch Dog]

It is time to post the pictures of the latest newcomer to the ranch! A Savage 99 chambered in 300 Savage. I purchased it from Williams Gun Sight Co. The rifle was manufactured in 1937 or '38. It came with the Weaver K3.

[Macd]

Really nice looking rifle. Haven't seen a K4 in years.

[akuser47]

Looks really good, I'm not familiar with the 99. It looks good though.

[oscarflytyer]

Had one, loved it but too pretty to take to the woods. And it is a GREAT woods rifle and caliber! Traded it for another toy, but also looking for another one that I don't mind taking it to the woods and dragging it up and down trees! Hope yours doesn't have the cracked butt stock. If not, may want to remove and line it with acraglass so it doesn't crack. I also have a 99 in 284 Winchester. Rode hard as a TX truck gun before I got it, and looks like it. But man, does it shoot!

[Ranch Dog]

Not much to getting this rifle up and running. I took some ammunition that had been loaded for my Rem 722 chambered in 300 Savage using the Speer #2017 Round Nose Hot Core, a bullet that was designed specifically for the 300 Savage and I had it sighted in at 100 and 200 yards in 10 shots. The same night at about 9:00, I killed a small porker at 70-yards.



The 99 has a 22" barrel and the velocity loss vs. the Rem 722's 24" was more than I expected. The 99's MOA is giving the 722 are run for the money though.

Sav 99
2514 FPS
1.750 MOA, 5 shots @ 100-yards

Rem 722
2634 FPS
1.706 MOA, 5 shots @ 100-yards

Oh, the dog is being fostered and will go to its new owner today.