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303 savage question?
#42462 - 28/11/05 07:17 PM

can any one tell if the 303 savage is still around and if it is a good caliber and is it like the standard 303

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Re: 303 savage question? [Re: 303]
#42463 - 28/11/05 09:59 PM

slightly more powerful than .30/30 and getting hard to get now

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Re: 303 savage question? [Re: RLI]
#42490 - 29/11/05 10:04 AM

thanks for that i was looking into the caliber last night and found out about it what do u think of the savage model 99 lever action

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Re: 303 savage question? [Re: 303]
#42500 - 29/11/05 11:16 AM

The Savage is a great rifle I have used a few over the years the best ones are with the rotary magazine with the cartridge counter , ther were many different models made I currently use a Savage 99A in .308Win and .358Win. I never liked the drop magazine models. Savage no longer make the 99 and they are getting hard to find.

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Re: 303 savage question? [Re: 303]
#42501 - 29/11/05 11:17 AM

The 99 Savage is a wonderful lever gun.
Reliable, very strong, very slick, well balanced (typically) and nice to carry.

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Re: 303 savage question? [Re: tinker]
#42502 - 29/11/05 11:22 AM

Tinker,
Do you see many in the US ? I heard they are getting hard to find there too.

Steve

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Re: 303 savage question? [Re: RLI]
#42503 - 29/11/05 12:12 PM

They come around.

Finding one that's not butchered and is in good shape might take a bit of work, but they do come up.

I had a solid framed pre WW2 99 in 300 Savage that had been handled a lot and shot little. I see them from time to time.

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Re: 303 savage question? [Re: tinker]
#42509 - 29/11/05 02:40 PM

The 99 I would like is a 1950's featherwieght in .250 Savage extremely hard to find.

Steve

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Re: 303 savage question? [Re: RLI]
#42540 - 29/11/05 10:15 PM

my father had a savage 99 and no one but him was alowed to even clean it let alone use it i like it because it was a 243 with a rotary mag and was very smooth

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