I’m pushing 70 yrs of age and agree with many of your comments. As a hunting rifle in the woods there is no better than a leaver,or REM. Pump action. I have serval that are 1 moa or close to. Most of my whitetails and a couple bears were shot with one shot, but nice to know you a quick follow up if needed. Be nice to see the 99 savage back in production! I hope savage considers it!

If they ever brought it back, I hope they have a classic model as well with the wood stock

I just contacted Savage about the rebirth of the 99 along with my suggestion to the NRA to include the rotary 99 in their Cowboy Lever Action matches

With a lot of states now allowing straight walled cartridges in what were historically shotgun only areas they could introduce a new Model 99 in .45-70, .405 Winchester, .350 Legend, etc. Demand for rifles chambered in these cartridges is growing.

They need to make them like they did back at the turn of the century. The .303 99a that I use as my primary big game rifle, was bought new in 1906, by my great grandfather. Every generation used that gun as their primary hunting rifle when it was passed down to them. This one gun has dropped hundreds of deer, moose, elk, sheep, antelope, a few bears, wolves, coyotes, and even a cougar. It helped fill my freezer this year with a white-tail and a muley. Going on 117 years old, still with a good bore, strong rifling, tight smooth action, and it's very much a dependable and accurate shot. Honestly, I'd love a modern 99 to go along side my original.

SAVAGE PLEASE BRING BACK THE MODEL 99!!! THE WOOD'S MISS YOUR LEGENDARY LEVER ACTIONS!!!

Not much interest till you show interest. Dam I'm interested.

Agree they should bring them back. I think they need to find ways to make it cheaper to make but the traditionalist probably wouldn’t like it. Maybe make the receiver out of Aluminum. Wood and Synthetic stocks be cool. Not sure if the rotary magazine can be brought back. Box magazines maybe use Pmag. Maybe do like Ruger no1. Start with one caliber have a limited run on the caliber then next year switch to another caliber. If Ruger can bring the marlin why not savage bring back the 99s. Time will tell if it will come back. Lpptg

Your comments about cycling times reminded me of one year (early 80's) where I needed to shoot three times in a quick hurry. I was hunting with my brother and a cousin for some muleys. My brother and cousin were over in a nearby field and I had perched in a tree-line on a 1/4 section. It was early season and we were primarily scouting around. We had walkie talkies and were keeping in communication. Lo and behold, a nice pair of bucks and some does they were following, were moving along the fence line across the field I was on. I radioed to my brother that I was going to take one of the bucks. He told me to take both and he'd be right over to put his tag on one. I let drive on the biggest one (mine lol) and then drew a leading bead on the now running second buck. Just as I let drive, that buck took a big hop and I wound up taking off one of his fore legs. He crashed to the ground and as he was trying to get back up, I was able to quickly chamber the next round and finish him off. That was the first and last time I ever needed to rapid fire while hunting but I'm sure glad I had it when I needed it!

They're glad for Left and Right handed shooters.

Great show my friend and thanks for the info 👍👍👍 and we need the 99 to come back in 308👋👋👋👏👏👏👏👏👏

we have killed a ton of northern Michigan whitetail at 400yards with a 300 savage. So with the new technology in making barrels with new calibers/cartridges the possibilities are endless. Man I'm with you I would buy 1 for each of my grandkids, oh I have 6 daughters & 1 son.. Shit I'm going to have to take out a second mortgage on my house. I better shut up now.

Hey there, love the video and I was on board all the way up to doing away with walnut stock and adding threaded barrels. I’m old school and all about steel and wood which is a true hunting rifle. I hate that these companies are going to plastic. If Savage brought back the 99 in wood and steal I would order it tomorrow.

I would absolutely buy one!

Seems to me one great reason over other lever actions is that it is rotary magazine fed instead of tube fed, thereby allowing high BC pointy bullets in standard off-the-shelf ammo (not LeverEvolution). That would be a huge selling point to me, anyway.

I would buy at least one.

Arthur savage was wise behind his years. He figured out the best way to deliver power, accuracy, speed and reliability, for a good price. You can't beat it. It has all the right pieces of all the right guns to make one that has it all. It's not at the bottom of the gun totem pole in any category. Try me. No matter what you don't like about the savage 99, there's always plenty of guns that are worse in the same way. If there was one kind of rifle to give to everyone to use for the rest of their lives, they would always be able to get the job done, with the savage 99. No problem.

My thoughts, if Savage 99 came out chambered in 6.5, 7, & 300 PRC, that would connect the past with the future of new twist rate barrels that carry the heavier bullets and draw in a whole new market share. We must know that Savage is certainly considering some version of the model 99. 125 years of history cannot be wrong!

Hopefully they already thought about this more than on one occasion! I understand that the market moved away from the lever action in favor of bolt action firearms.. but we all know that some companies circle back to a former design ( updated version ). Being an American made firearm to begin with.. I would think that alone would draw interest! Until then.. it's definitely a wish of many vs few! Give me a modern version in 284 Winchester and the entire 308 Winchester family! The 358 Winchester The 338 Federal The 308 Winchester The 7mm-08 Remington The 260 Remington and The 243 Winchester Make the 284 Winchester the 300 Savage and the 250-3000 Savage in limited deluxe edition.. please 🥺

Have one in .300. Really good looking to me! Mine is very accurate! No Bill!!! Mine is from 1930.

Wish they would fine rifle dependable and accurate. Plus one original model for us who like them that way

Absolutely! I love my 110 high country but if I could get a new model 99. If they can make it in a 270… My 110 will be spending a lot of time in the safe. I like the accu-stock but in a 99 I’d like to see them have a walnut option as well.

I totally agree and I'll take one in every caliber they make PLEASE

I would be very interested in a new model 99!

I wish they would bring back a straight grip, schnabel forend , walnut, rotary mag in 250 or 300 savage

Preach.. the 99 is just too good a rifle to be languishing. Just look on auction sites, newly produced 99's would sell.

You forgot one other reason for the 99 return my don is left handed and I bought him a 99a in 308 he is able to cycle this rifle as fast as a semi auto I would definitely buy another should they make more

Heck Yeah, I would buy it in 6mm ARC, 350 legend, etc

Btw- I'd definitely pay extra to get one. I hope it isn't made "affordable" just to get into the market. Walnut stock, Schnabel foregrip, .243, .257 Roberts, .300 Savage, 30-30, heck, I'd buy a couple and I'm just a poor farmer.

To bring back the interest of the Savage 99 people of your show need the call Savage Arms and put on request to have the 99 brought back if you give Savage the interest of the people let the people tell Savage we'd like to see it come back or make up a partition and show Savage if there's people out there to still have interested in this gun

I totally agree with you bud.

It would be awesome if savage would bring back the 99. Can you imagine the number of mire calibers it could be in today??

I have contacted Savage as I would think with today's CNC technology Savage could bring back the 99 and only in its original rotary magazine form possibly a detactable rotary version. With Savage's reputation of producing accurate rifles its reintroduction seems a no-brainer. Also to add fuel to the fire. I have proposed to the NRA to allow the Savage 1895,1899 and 99 in their original form with a rotary magazine to be used in the Cowboy Leveraction Silhouette matches but limited to Savage's 30 caliber cartridges and other rimmed cartridges like the 30-30. What better Lever rifle to add whose design goes back to 1892. Just think how many 99 shooters could be added to the match's population. The 99 because of its inherent accuracy may be why it was not included it certainly was used according to the annals of our western history. My contacts at the NRA were Aaron Farmer and most recently Charlie Beers. What needs to be done, contacting the NRA and Savage. Lastly a real winner would be a 99 in 22 Long Rifle even using the Ruger style magazine.

99 should come back because they other companies already have high powered spritzer rifle round chambered lever guns.

A bolt action rifle takes 4 movements, up, back, forward and down. a lever action takes 2, up and down. The 99 can be easily made in many calibers that are still popular today. It could also be produced in some very interesting modern calibers that it has never been chambered in before. I love the fact that the 99 has iron sights, since I have a vision problem that doesn't allow me to use a scope. The 99 is simple, rugged and of very high quality and the action is strong. Put synthetic stocks on it that won't crack from exposure to extreme temperatures and let me tell you, the 99 would be a VERY popular and useful hunting rifle. I would love to see this masterpiece put back in the hands of hunters. I would certainly make a point of buying one if they brought out a weather-proof version, but I need the old iron sights. I can't see squat through optics.

If they sold them for a reasonable price and put the brass cartridge counter back in them but I'm sure if they brought it back they'd think it was worth gold

With your knowledge on 99's, maybe some tutorials. I've noticed rotary magazine spring weakness and ther' a way you can add tension be nice to see how or how to replace the spring. Also tighten take-downs. Just a thought. Let's flood the NRA with Cowboy Lever Action 99 use approval requests!

Good argument! But unfortunately the high cost of re tooling would be the downside. Your right about the new cartridges available 350 Legend 300 Blk.6.5 Grendel ect call them the Minni 99.'s

the lever action is better than a bolt its easier for a southpaw to shoot

They should also bring back their own calibers like the 303 savage

Savage quality control is useless, I recently purchased a Savage 110 ultra lightweight bolt action in 308cal. When I tried to install a scope, the holes factory drilled for #8-48 screws were "egg shaped ", I had to return it to Savage for corrections. It took 6 months before I got it back, ultimately Savage agreed the holes were bad, and sent me a new rifle. Like you have collect Savage "99's ", but no more. Their quality control leaves a lot to improve.

Reason #6: Left-handed shooters have very few choices in bolt-action rifles.

What would the ballistic performance of 300 savage be out of a 12 inch barrel? In Canada manual action guns can be as short as 25" total length and still be classified as non-restricted. That with a birds head pistol grip would be an interesting setup, basically a Savage 99 mares leg.

In Africa a second shot is critical hence the double barrel is KING. The lever or pump are close seconds. Control feed, to boot. Bolt is a slow third and jams often in a hurried and stressed situation. Plus sighting is only minimally disrupted compared to a bolt!! MOA shooting is silly for deer hunting. At 100yds you're deciding between which ventrical to hit!? An 8" circle is fine for deer at 100yds. 1" at 100yds doesn't make you a better hunter. Too much "sniper" mentality. Focus on "hunting" which levers and pumps are perfect for. Savage can own the deer/black bear market with the 99 and also making the only pump action rifle out there. (Hint hint) Let the rest of the world compete for the SEAL team, 1,000 yds, sub MOA, tactical weapons, AR framed, supersonic, high bc market. Blah blah blah- that's where EVERYBODY else is.

So were the 99's manufactured the old fashioned way with a long line of drill presses and milling machines and the rifle discontinued because the tooling was worn out and not enough sales to justify new manufacturing processes (aka BHP)? Can a new 99 compete cost wise with the Ruger-Marlins & Henrys? Do you manufacture them as a high end item like a Blaser? I can't even find a blue & walnut rifle in most of the smaller gun shops around here. Some of these issues are company confidential but I'd like to hear someone in the business chim in.

I like the rarity and nostalgia of them. I would rather not see them be made anymore. A collection of them would be less “valuable” if they were still made today.

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Maybe ruger

Would you tell me what scope mount is on your blacked out savage 99?

Savage is NEVER going to bring the 99 back. They would have to retool, find people willing to work, and figure out market demographics (very small). The 99 is NOT a particularly accurate rifle, has a bad trigger, and it's rear locking action stretches cases. It IS, however, an iconic American rifle that I love. In the 20th century it filled a niche in the eastern woods. The 99 in 300 Savage is as iconic as the 94 in .30-30, and a great deal more effective. All that said, we will never see it manufactured in this country again. The BLR is a better platform for short, high intensity cartridges. It's been said opinions are like certain human body parts. This is mine. Good vid.👍

Did they shut you down wtf

CONTACT THE NRA Maybe with all the lever action shooters that are subscribed. I'm somewhat a Model 99 collector as well. Being designed in 1892 and used out west as well . I've repeatedly contacted the NRA to approve the 99 for use in the Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette matches without success. My logic is that it would get a lot of those "Safe Queen's" out and may increase attendance to the matches. Limit those models of original design with a rotary magazine and rimmed calibers plus the Savage designed 300 Savage. The NRA lets Marlin shoot the 35 Remington for some reason. Other rimmed pistol calibers could be made as well. The 45 Long Colt, 357 Mag, or 44 Mag were never original calibers in the Marlin or Winchester rifles either. With all the subscribers you have sending a request, maybe the NRA would change their mindset. I currently use Marlins but would love to be able to shoot my Savage 99's. A slightly smaller Savage 99 in 22LR, I'm sure, would be a real seller like the Sharps in 22LR. A detachable rotary magazine notwithstanding in either rifle could be a change, too, like Ruger's version I'm sure Ruger borrowed the idea as he did on a lot of "his designs". Just a thought

With today’s CNC computer machinery there’s no reason to not bring it back at a very reasonable cost. It would make the company a lot of money. Look at the prices of lever guns from Ruger and Henry.

Chamber it in 35 whelen!!! !!!!!!