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roysha
I have just inherited a Savage 99 in the 303 caliber. It was my wife's uncles and I would like to know some of the history on the gun. I checked on the Savage 99 website and entered the serial number and found that it was manufactured in 1915. Her uncle had the gun totally restored about 3 years ago and never was able to go hunting with the gun. It is the 22" barrel take down model, although I have not attempted to take it apart. I am curious to what is original to the gun and what has been replaced. I know that the butt pad has been changed, but I don't if the rear site is original. I also hope that the stock has not been cut to fit the butt pad on. Although I have no intentions of ever selling the rifle, I am curious to it's value.

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  • roysha
    How caliber specific is the carrier (spool) in the 99 Savage? While searching for parts it seems the same number comes up for nearly all calibers. This doesn't seem right but I guess that's why I'm asking.

    Next, how does one remove the barrel without collapsing the receiver. I've thought of turning a snug fitting plug and inserting it in the magazine area to support the receiver.

    Needless to say the 99 is something I know little about as far as repair and/or modification goes so any tips will be appreciated.

    One last question, Numrich has a carrier listed for a Stevens 99. I have never heard of a Stevens 99, nor can I find any reference to one anywhere, not even in the Numrich catalog. The part number for the carrier is the same as the Savage number so I assume it would work. Any thoughts?
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  • ern98
    Years back I was considering converting a M99F in .308win into a .358win so as to have the biggest bang I could get in the M99 package. I am no stranger to removing/installing barrels on Mauser M98s so I figured that the M99 couldn't be too difficult; it was. I made a good reciever adapter and got a good grip on the barrel with my barrel press/blocks and nothing. I put every bit of force into taking it down that I thought was safe and bounced off. I wasn't willing to distroy the rifle over the issue. I decided to be happy shooting 180g bullets and called that good enough. If you really want to continue with the project I'd suggest that you send it off to M99 speciallist so that you will get what you want and not create a wrecked vintage rifle. Good luck......
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  • He Dog
    The carrier spools are caliber specific. Changes would not be easy unless perhaps you stayed within a cartridge family, such as say changing from .243 to .260 or .308.

    Savage bought Stevens, which may explain the designation at Numrich. I am not aware of a Stevens Model 99, but I don't know Stevens all that well.
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  • sandwarrior
    quote:Originally posted by He Dog
    The carrier spools are caliber specific. Changes would not be easy unless perhaps you stayed within a cartridge family, such as say changing from .243 to .260 or .308.

    Savage bought Stevens, which may explain the designation at Numrich. I am not aware of a Stevens Model 99, but I don't know Stevens all that well.


    The only ones that cross over as far as I know are the .250 and .22-250. The .243/.308/.358/ and now .260, but the 99 was never produced in that cartridge. The .300 Savage spool may feed the .308 case family if you feed slowly and carefully. However, if you get a chance to get a .270 Savage (I've heard proprietary and wildcat) that will feed from a .300 Savage. The .250 and .300 won't interchange as there is .028" difference in taper in the cases.

    Edit:

    Add .338 Fed and 8mm-08 (wildcat) to the list of .308 family cartridges that will feed.
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  • azpowerwagon
    Originally posted by roysha
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    Next, how does one remove the barrel without collapsing the receiver. I've thought of turning a snug fitting plug and inserting it in the magazine area to support the receiver.

    I've removed several of those this past year, and as noted they can be challenging. Give the barrel/action a good dose of kroil, diesel fuel, kerosene, or PB Blaster. The latter being my favorite. A moderate amount of heat(steam iron hot) and then apply one of the above. May have to do this a few times on the toughies. I don't use any more force on the action wrench than striking it hard with my open palm....steady pressure hasn't worked. Just make sure everything is solid, wrench good and snug and vise is solid as a rock. Good luck and have patience.[:D]
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  • Fox-Fire-Arms
    It's funny how we all have the same ideas at the same time. I just purchased a Savage 99 in .308, and was wondering about how difficult it would be to remove the barrel as well. It's been about a month since this post was started, I'd like to know how it went and what your results were. Main thing I'm wondering: do you need an action-specific clamp to hold it in place, or can you clamp the action in a bench vise without damage? I wouldn't want to crush or bend the action while trying to turn the barrel off. I've also read posts where people have used pipe wrenches on the barrels, which of course chews them up some. I'm wondering if something like a strap wrench would provide enough leverage, or is a barrel wrench the only way to go? Anyways, just looking for updates on how it all went. Thanks.
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