Savage #99

Idahjo

November 11, 2013 10:33

Was over at a friends, so could not go out on my range and check it out.
This is the model-99 with the tang slide-safety.

Re: Hammer indicator plunger
With the slide safety in SAFE position/no ammunition in magazine or chamber/ the indicator is UP.
Safety OFF/ Trigger pulled/ hammer drops as does the indicator.

Safety in the SAFE position/ ammunition fed through the magazine into chamber/ hammer indicator plunger is now DOWN. Now; IF I had been on the range I would have merely pointed it downrange to see if it went BANG! But I wasn't, so the question is: "shouldn't the hammer indicator plunger have been UP with a cartridge in the chamber to indicate it was cocked?
Thanks in advance...

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  gearheaddad

  November 11, 2013 11:26

  If the gun is "cocked" the indicator should be in the "up" position, showing the gun is "cocked".
  It does not matter whether or not a round is in the chamber. It should indicate cocked.

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  Idahjo

  November 11, 2013 11:57

  quote:Originally posted by gearheaddad
  If the gun is "cocked" the indicator should be in the "up" position, showing the gun is "cocked".
  It does not matter whether or not a round is in the chamber. It should indicate cocked.
  
  
  
  
  Here is a copy of the SAVAGE instructions dealing with the (old style) safety by the finger lever. It explains setting that particular model #99 up with a round in the chamber/UNCOCKED.
  Is it possible that the (newer style) tang-safety models are set-up to automatically go into battery UNCOCKED when closed with the tang safety on SAFE?

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  the yooper

  November 13, 2013 05:32

  I don't know why you'd want a cartridge in the chamber and the rifle UNCOCKED!! To fire the cartridge, you'd have to first cock the rifle by racking the lever which would eject the cartridge.[?][?]
  yooper

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  317wc

  November 13, 2013 06:39

  Thats good to know, I just tried it out on my rifle. The way I hunt, I could not carry a uncocked rifle, but I can see where it would be useful for some. 99 is a great rifle.

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  sandwarrior

  November 13, 2013 15:06

  quote:Originally posted by the yooper
  I don't know why you'd want a cartridge in the chamber and the rifle UNCOCKED!! To fire the cartridge, you'd have to first cock the rifle by racking the lever which would eject the cartridge.[?][?]
  yooper
  
  
  Their intent was to have the shooter hold the cartridges down so as not to load one into the chamber. They kind of missed that 'very important' point in their directions.
  
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  OOPS!! yapped too soon. They explain it down below. However, I would feel hard pressed to slow down the racking of a new cartridge in when I needed one. I also don't like firing pins riding on primers.

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