Savage 1899H

N454casull

Just picked this up for $350.

Not in the best shape but not bad either. I’d call it well used. 

Savage 1899H in 22HP made in 1913. 

CHIRO1989

.228 bullets, hope you have a line on ammo or components.

Big Al1

Ooooo. That's a take down, too!! Have you got brass or ammo.?? It takes an odd size .228 dia. bullet!! I know there's at least one box!! Good price for what it is!!
You can look up the ser# on this sight and it will tell you what year it was made!! Savage 1895/1899/99 Dates of Manufacture (savage99.com)
That caliber is on my grail list!

N454casull

I have a line on everything needed to reload it.

 I also found out a few manufacturers still produce ammunition for it under the 5.6x52R name for the European market. 

Big Al1

Good deal!! RWS still makes the 5.6x52R. Brass can be made from .25-35 cases!

earlyagain

Its all set with the good sights already. The ammo should be fun tinkering into shape.

GunNut

Nice!!!!!  

Diver43

Awesome find

bullsi1911

Dang!  That’s a cool one. Nice score

Big Al1

A little more info for you! the 1899H is the lightweight takedown with 20" barrel. Only made from 1912, when the .22HP was introduced, until 1919. The round was created by Charles Newton!

Freezer

Oh you suck more than many other that have darkened these hall! I paid $300 for my 308 F model 15 years ago. You have everything to reload for it adds insult to injury. Lyman peeps no less! You suck!

These guns haven't had TLC for a long time, a through take down, cleaning and stoning will produce enormous returns .With the old hardened grease removed and a little TLC my 99 sang a new song !

earlyagain

Big Al1 said:

A little more info for you! the 1899H is the lightweight takedown with 20" barrel. Only made from 1912, when the .22HP was introduced, until 1919. The round was created by Charles Newton!

Wow!
Be worth the trouble to try and get some properly headstamped brass.

N454casull

earlyagain said:

Big Al1 said:

A little more info for you! the 1899H is the lightweight takedown with 20" barrel. Only made from 1912, when the .22HP was introduced, until 1919. The round was created by Charles Newton!

Wow!
Be worth the trouble to try and get some properly headstamped brass.

I think I have a line on some 22HP head stamps. I definitely have the 5.6x52R 

waipapa13

Nice score!
your 22HP is in a lot better nick then mine, I believe you can make brass from 25-35 cases and around here at least the old Dominion ammo still pops up from time to time.

Zee

I LOVE the rifle!!  Chambering......not so much. 

****!  I still want a Savage 99!!!

Antonio

Nice! Like the looks a lot.
Down here I've seen a bunch, most externally worn but internally as new due to lack of ammo; only a handful of 30-30 ones are still used every once in a while, and only knw one in those odd calibers still being fired by its owner who managed to scrounge a few reloading components for it, using cast bullets and a reduce load.

Took apart one some years ago for a cleaning and liked the internal magazine system and the round counter dial. Along with the Winchester 1907 and the Remington Model 8 is one of those "odd" early 20th. century sporting rifles I find quite interesting.

Range test!

N454casull

Zee said:

I LOVE the rifle!!  Chambering......not so much. 

****!  I still want a Savage 99!!!

Yea I’m not in love with the chambering either. But I couldn’t pass up the deal on an 1899. 

I have no use for a 22HP but then again why not it’s a cool old gun in an obsolete, cool old chambering. It will be fun to get it shooting again just for the heck of it. 

Big Al1

I've got some goods deals on old guns in odd chamberings when the salesman said " He can't sell rifles if Walmart dosen't have the ammo!!" That's what I like to hear!! That's part of the fun for me! The quest to find brass/ammo or make my own cases!!

Gene L

Good deal!  I love the 99 Savage in all calibers.

bellcat

Very cool! 

Elk creek

Great rifle. the chambering is going to be hard to find/load Ammo it uses a .227 diameter bullet.’