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ohbillyes
i just bought my first 99 in .300 savaqge. It has good blueing, barrelling is excellent bright and shiny, although it had a huge amount of closet lint in it. must have been in a clost for a hundred years, at least a bunch of years, some small blemishes on the stock, regular handling a small scratch on the underside of the lever. Some pitting on the lever. It has rings, it has a throw away scope on it. Checking on the forearm and handgrip. the front site is still there with the rolled copper top. Metal butt plate, a plastic cap on the bottom of the hand grip. And the rear site s gone. What year was this made and about how much could i sell it for? I only paid 250 bucks for it. Thanks Bill
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  • He Dog
    You give us no information necessary to get to the date of manufacture. That requires a serial number up to 1952 and the records to determine year don't exist after that. It is worth $250 for sure. I suspect the receiver has been bored and tapped after manufacture, which is a big hit on value. In a soft market you did fine, but it may be a tough one to make a big profit on.
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  • texdot
    Here you go.

    http://www.savage99.com/savage99_dates.htm
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  • ohbillyes
    ooooooopsen i goofinup. Sorry 'bout that. Ser# 626165
    How can i tell if it's after factory drilled/tapped or, factory drilled? Thanks again. Bill
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  • TRAP55
    Serial number dates it 1951 or later, so the scope mount holes were drilled and tapped by Savage.
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  • jar
    on the leverboss ( where the lever bolts on to the frame ) there should be a stamp with a number and a letter. the number stands for an inspectors id and the letter is the date of manufacture. A= 1949, b= 1950 and so on skipping the leters O and Q with z= 1972. note some of the stamping can be light and hard to see look carefully. knowing the model and a few other things will determine the genral value. good luck.
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  • TRAP55
    I'll be damned, 1st time I even noticed that on mine, 20E. Thanks Jar, I learned something today![:)]
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  • ohbillyes
    You guys are awesome, I don't care what Trap says. :)
    So, armed, and dangerous, now, I discern it to be made in '53, 2 years before I was born. And, drilled tapped at the factory. About what would it go for? If I were dumb enough to sell it? Thanks to all of you guys. Bill
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  • Robin
    The short answer based on the information provide would be a guess in the $400-500.00 range assuming the gun is cleaned properly and functions rear sight installed, good mounts, etc.. The $400.00 should be fairly easy to get and the $500.00 might take a while. The .300 Savage cartridge is every bit as good as any modern day cartridge in use for whitetail deer. In fact, it is for all practical purposes related to hunting equivalent to a .308 cartridge. Sounds like you have an excellent deer rifle and probably something you will regret getting rid of.
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  • ohbillyes
    Heck ya. Nope wont get rid of this one. Thanks again. Bill
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  • ohbillyes
    Heck ya, nope, wont get rid of it. thanks again all... Bill
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  • He Dog
    I would agree with that price range lacking photos, and with a little firmer economy in the Southwest it could do $100 better.

    .300 Savage is a better cartridge than .30-30, and we all know .30-30 has probably killed several million deer. Good Shooting!
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