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Gene L
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My favorite rifle
Gene L
Posts: 12,819 Senior Member
It could be my .22 Hornet, or my .222 788, or my 30-06, but it's not. It's one of my Savage 99s in .300 Savage. Why, I don't know. Both of them have peep sights and I'm not more accurate with more than 200 yards, and that's probably stretching it. I like the action, the magazine, and the action. It's a long way from being the most efficient rifle I have, most of which have glass on them. I don't have a rifle I don't like so this is a decision I've come to with much thinking and may change. I like older rifles. I doubt I'll ever have to defend my life with a rifle, and if that need occurs, I've got other guns to fall back on.
But I LOVE my 99s.
Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
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Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
I have a pre-64 .284 that I traded a Walmart special Winchester M70 .270 for. Straight up. I've taken an antelope and a mule deer with it. It's one of my favorites. I also had a post-64 that I took an antelope with. I have had it rebarrelled to 338x284, which is what I used to kill the elk in my avatar.
As for all of the comments from folks wanting a m99, why don't you just go buy one? They're not that hard to find, especially in .308. Gun Broker and Guns America would be a good place to start.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
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I think I paid about $2100 for one, and traded it for a .358. Even then, I had to kick in an extra $900, if I recall.
The .308 and .243 can be had for a reasonable cost, especially the .308. The other two chamberings, or one of the carbines, are a whole 'nother story.
I'm guessing that there are better deals to be found for the 99 simply because they were in production for nearly 100 years as opposed to the 88 only being production from 1955 to 1973.
I still kick myself for selling a 99 chambered in .243 for $240. I bought it for $200 at an auction, mostly because no one else was bidding on it. I wish I had kept it.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
Chris, look for one on the internet, and you will quickly see it's like buying gold. Like most Winchesters, the pre-64 versions are more expensive and desirable than the post-64s. Since the .284 came out in 1963, a pre-64 .284 is the rarest of the breed. Oddly, though, even though the ..358 was in production for several years, ending (I think) in 1959, they are by far the most expensive of the lot.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
"Other than the checkering change on both guns, there were no other wholesale changes to either the Model 88 or the Model 100 in 1964, so the easiest way to recognize pre and post '64s is by the checkering alone. I actually prefer the look of the cheaper basket weave pattern. Such is my appreciation for the "classic." Anyway, one of the big reasons I like both of these rifles is because of their stock designs. The Model 100's stock, however, is a bit beefier than the Model 88 stock."
https://www.chuckhawks.com/winchester_100_rifle.htm
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