I got a Bayonet for my 300 savage model 99 made in 1955 ! It was my fathers and he passed it down to me ! I got my first deer as did my son Jason with this family unit ! I put a bayonet on it in case I only wound my deer and need to have a Coup de Graw ! One never knows when that will come in handy,but when it does, I'll be ready ! ;-)

just got one in a trade ... have been nothing but impressed.

No finer deer rifle ever made, IMO, especially for our style of hunting in the Northeast. I’ve got the featherweight version, and boy does it handle well! Love that thing.

I've only discovered the Savage 99's in the last few years, and there aren't that many here in New Zealand. But I have found a couple, one in 250-Savage and a couple in 308. They are great rifles. I'm looking forward to getting out and doing more hunting with them. Good video, Thanks

When I was younger I deer hunted with a few older guys that packed Savage model 99s in 300 Savage. Everyone else was shooting model 70s or Rem 700s. Those old guys killed just as many deer with those levers and wouldn’t trade them for nothing. They absolutely loved them. It made me want one at the time. Good 300yd deer rifle like you said.

My uncle, who has a ranch near Corona, NM has a neighbor who occasionally hunts pronghorn with a Savage 99 in 250-3000. It’s a great shooter with hand loaded 100 grain partitions at 2750 fps. He hunts his dirt tanks so he can take shots inside 250 yards and kills a buck every time he uses it. I think these are very neat rifles and have always wanted one.

Nice shooting, keep an eye out for forend pressure on the barrel. It will change point of impact. As for the trigger. I bought a new firing pin assembly on eBay for $40 and was a great improvement. Keep up the videos!

I have been hunting with my 99 for 35 years, light and easy to carry. I have taken a few deer at 150 yards, i love this old gun, great video.

What a great gun and a Classic Caliber. I love the versatile .308. Thanks for sharing and God Bless.

My Savage 99 is from 1954 and chambered in 300 Savage. It is the only rifle that I used for Deer Hunting, before converting over to Muzzleloader hunting. Mine was handed down to me by my Grandmother. It was my Grandfathers gun. Love it! These days, I shoot Cowboy Loads using Trailboss Powder.

Great shooting! My Sako 75 shoots groups like that too... always puts a smile on my face 😊

I've never owned a 99, but it's definitely on my list. Cool looking gun.

Nice gun, my dad hunted with 99 in 300 savage all my life till he passed away, I have a 1940 in 300 savage and a 308 looks just like your made in 1969, love them

I always use a lead sled for the initial sight in. After that, I will use bags and offhand for my own hold and shooting style. Usually, the difference is minimal, so no other adjustments are needed, especially when using my leverguns. I'm partial to Winchesters leverguns. But I do have one Savage 99 made in 1950. It's a wonderful rifle in great condition (300 Savage). I used to think that they were odd and ugly, but now I think that they are a very elegant and wonderful rifle. (Kind of funny how as a person ages there appreciation for things can change) I've installed a reproduction Marbles tang peep sight for my 60+ year old eyes, and with my reloads, it's one moa. And like you said, I don't load it to max, but close to it. I'm using the (Hornaday 150gr SST 300 Savage bullets), and the rifle seems to like just under max loads for best accuracy.

What a women 😮 and what a rifle 👍

Hay Chris, my family has an obsession with the 99’s. My fathers dad carried a .22 high power all the time and has so many stories with it. My mothers dad had a .300 Savage that is still a n the family. My younger brother has a .250 Savage also known as the .250-3000 and it is truly one of the old ones, brass counter and all. I currently have a .308 almost identical to the one you’re shooting with the same results. I also have a .243 that had a detachable magazine. I could go on forever about these lever guns….but I won’t. They are just good guns. Come and borrowed my shooting table and see if you like it!

Just watched your video of 3 weeks ago on your 308 Savage, I love those guns I have a 1926 Savage in 300, brass and bullets are very hard to find so I made my own 300 Savage out of 308 shells and it shoots great, went by one of my pawn shops today that I normally check every now and then, and they have a 1965 Savage in 308 , on my way back to pick it up now, I'm 68 and new to Savage, but I absolutely love these guns, they were definitely ahead of their time, thoroughly enjoyed your video and subscribed as soon as it was over, keep them coming and God bless

Looks like a 99E. They cut corners on that model, counter, wood. Still a great rifle. 99 triggers are usually great. Have it checked out. You need a short 99 saddle ring carbine 30-30 for your scabbard on the horse. 99's become addicting, be careful. Nice final group.

Good shooting nice old gun .

Love my 99s, I have a 99E in 308 also. I wish the E models had the cartridge counter. It is one of the things that sets it apart from other lever guns. I usually shoot 168 GR sierra match kings with sub 1 inch groups.

As far as I know the 99C never came with a cartridge counter because of the removable magazine, it was only on the models with the internal magazines.

*My 1961 .308 Model-E will shoot 1" groups too. If you want to impress yourself, try some Nosler 125 grain Accubonds in it. I load mine right at 3000 fps. It gives that .308, 270 Winchester Ballistics...For deep woods cover, Hornaday's 150 grain round nose @2600 fps Varget. Brush Buster Supremes. That Nosler bullet is thunder & lightening on Whitetails*

Grandpa gave me mine in 308 also hauled it lots of miles in the scabbard taken mulies elk and lion with it will never leave the family was also my first rifle

Great Video ,and I have to say if you want to use the Caldwell lead solo ,then please do ,I use it when I line a scope and it works great ,anyway very nice gun love you Storie and ,I'm going to check aero of your videos thanks you great shooting

I tell ya l feed my family a lot of venison with my 99 in .300 Savage. I have lots of other rifles but the 99 is my lucky gun. Usually always come back with a deer.

Nice grouping

That last group is a pretty good group. I'm sure if you had a gunsmith look at your trigger that you could shoot 1/2" or smaller.

Love those Savage 99’s 👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

Setting in a deer stand as I text this.. my old model 99is right here with me gotta go 👍

I don't know what you are thinking. I have a Savage 99e very similar to yours. I hand load using a Hornady 15ogr SST bullet and CFE 223 powder. I load it to 2900 fps. I can make shots at 600 yards. I took an Antilop last year at 520 yards with no problem. The load I have developed is very flat shooting.

That is a model 99E. The economy model has a steel rotary and no cartridge counter. The first ones had the side safety. Later models had the tang safety.

Very nice!

That,s a E model I beleave no cateridge counter same quality rifle though 99s are the finest lever guns ever. In words of an ol-buddy "Winchester,s where made for the masses but people who know what there're doing buy a 99"

I have two of those 308 also one in the 243 shoots really good however the 308 is very amo sensitive 178 and 180 and 110 gain shoot very well also screw on Forward grip if too tight it will change accuracy one is like brand new the other one is almost close one is from the late 50s the other is from the 60s

I get much better results shooting off home made sand bags than I did with my Lead Sled. I can't really explain why, but it works much better for me.

Sounds to me like you need to have a good gun smith look at that trigger. I just pulled min out of the safe and my trigger is very Smythe with a crisp brake at 3.6 pounds. Perhaps this is why mine shoots a much tighter group. This and my round along with my Vortex scope, Mine shoots a 1/4" group all day long.

You might shave some off the group size by making sure the front bag is in the same place every time. Guns with two-piece stocks can oftentimes shoot best with the front bag right in front of the trigger. The front bag should never be directly under the front sling swivel, especially when the sling is attached. Personally, if it isn't hunting season, guns really don't need slings so I generally remove mine. Exception being, those slings that are difficult to remove. Lol You are one of few youtubers who know what type of aimpoint to use. Black n white square. Your eye will quarter it with the reticle consistently and repeatedly every time.

There has been a lot of requests of Savage to bring them back, but they say the machinery is worn out and to rebuild/make new machinery would put the price point way too high. I don’t ever see it happening. 👎

Is your ranch in the sand hills !

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