It came with a straight grip butt and a schnabel forearm, the stock and. Also im interested values of the 99s was wondering if anyone has bought or sold one recently. Hello i have a chance to swap into a very nice savage model 99 e which is in. Gun values by gun digest brings you the authority of our annual gun pricing guide, the standard catalog of firearms, in a simple online package. The bluing was a little worn and the normal wear to the rest of the rifle. Sell your savage model 99 for free today on gunsamerica. Receiver sight might be the exception to that rule.
David royals book a collectors guide to the savage 99 is a standard reference. All three load their standard softnose 150grain bullets with a stated muzzle velocity of 2,630 fps. I cannot find a savage model 59a in any reference book are you certain of the model number. New book about savage 99 rifle by author david royal by dawn ballou, pinedale online. He designed the 1899 in hope of winning a contract with the war department.
Added sling swivel studs, stock compasses, and other bubba add ons will decrease value. Ive been trying for the past month to get an idea of what this is worth. The 3 rifles on the rack at my local gunshop are selling for between 575675 dollars. It was a great design that was truly ahead of its time when arthur savage developed it in the 1890s. Aug 14, 2009 know what your savage arms firearms are worth with this uptodate 28 page. It has the pressed checkering maple stock, lever safety, cocking indicator, rotory magazine, and nice bluing. I have the blue book and it states that some models are fancier than others. It was made in chicopee falls mass, there is a tiny sp after the. From the 20inch barrel of my savage 99, the remington 150grain load clocked 2,535 fps. I have a savage model 99 in 300 savage that i may part with. Model 99h carbinebarrel band carbine, combination cased set. In my humble opinion the great model 99 should have ranked higher. Please tell me everything you can so the gunsmith can help you best. It is a some what collectible rifle that will only increase in value in the future.
Rifles chambered in some of the more obscure calibers are quite valuable in the collectors market, with the. This is the first book to cover every aspect of the savage 99 family of centerfire rifles from the prototypes to the last rifle produced, including savages only production military rifle, the montreal home guard musket from wwi. Credit card payments are subject to a 4% fee from the credit card comp for sale by glenvilleguns on gunsamerica 959344840. The incomparable savage model 99 a tale of two thirties. A look at this classic leveraction rifle and cartridge, the savage model 99 and the 300 savage cartridge.
To me the main value of a rotary magazine is preventing rim lock with rimmed cartridges. Savage 99 300 value help please national gun forum. What is the value of your savage model 99 300 with serial number 664790. The model as came in 243, 250, 300 sav, 308 and the hard to find 375 win. Savage 99 in the golden age of classic firearms firearmsthinker. Seeing you bought it new in 1964 it sounds like it is the 99e carbine mfg.
I just inherited a savage arms corp model 99 chambered in the. Jan 07, 2016 new book about savage 99 rifle by author david royal by dawn ballou, pinedale online. A design truly ahead of its time, the savage model 99 is deadly on deer, and it can command quite a bit of value on the open market. Value of a savage 99 in 308 as the title says im looking at a model 99 in 308. The hornady superformance load makes it the approximate equal of the. The model 99, and its predecessor models 1892 and 1895, is a series of hammerless lever action rifles created by the savage arms company in utica, new york. Boulder resident, david royal is pleased to announce the upcoming release of his new book on the savage model 99 rifle, a collectors guide to the savage 99 rifle and its predecessors the models 1895 and 1899. Learn pricing and values for these savage arms firearms. What is the value of a model 99 savage in 300 savage answers.
Production of the model 99 or 1899 began is 1899 as an improvement of the model 1995. This site provides values and information on firearms in a convenient online pricing guide format, and allows you to find out what your used guns are worth. Later models had a barrel band on the foreend and a ramp front sight. Browse all new and used savage rifles 99 for sale and buy with confidence from guns. I did fire a number of these guns including my fathers 300 savage rifle that he still owns. Ok i am looking at model 99 savage rifles and all of them chambered in 308 or 3006 all seem to have this type of stock. Does anyone know what the value of this rifle may be. Savage 99 sp a fellow coworker has a 95% condition savage model 99 in. Find savage 99 for sale at, the worlds largest gun auction site. Savage model 1899, takedown, 300 savage, 24 barrel, vg bore, round.
This savage model 99 is a right hand lever action repeating rifle in. However, my dads savage model 99 in 300 savage caliber, has this different stock note the front part is the biggest difference. Search or browse models and manufacturer info for free. Aug 11, 2017 over its lifetime, the model 99 was available in a wide array of calibers including more modern ones, but the two most popular were the. Just wanted to get some feedback from those with experience on the effective range of the.
The savage model 1899 was produced in a wide variety of models identifiable by serial number and alphabetical designations. One being the 303 savage cartridge and the other being the 300 savage cartridge. This is the first one i have ever seen in this chambering so i was curious as to the value and if it were somewhat rare or not. It has a lot of old blacknwhite photos of a bygone era as well as color photos of rifles, details nad of beautiful engravings on 99 s too bad the 99 was too expensive to retool and have a modern. When i was a kid the savage 99 was the cadillac of deer camp. The completed auctions on gunbroker are a good source for current values. The value of the savage model 99 lever action 308 varies greatly depending on its condition and age. There, on april 5, 1894, the savage repeating arms co.
Get the 74th edition of the worlds greatest gun book. The winchester calibers are a bit more desireable than the savage calibers, given all other things equal. Federal and remington also load 180grain softnose bullets at 2,350 fps. The 375 was only produced in this model for 2 years so finding one is a chore. I also base my pricing off from the blue book of firearms. An excellent book on the evolution and the savage 99 series of rifles. It is excerpted from the standard catalog of firearms, a trusted gun price guide featuring new and used gun prices. Finding the blue book value of your new and used firearms, including pistols, rifles, shotguns, airguns, and blackpowder guns is easy with the number one source of gun pricing. There was not much recoil and the savage 99 did not have many issues with feeding or extracting. Hello i have a chance to swap into a very nice savage model 99e which is in. It will in every case depend on the condition of the gun.
Savage wanted a cartridge that would scoot a 150grain bullet at about the same speed as the. The last of the savage 99 models are the model as and the brush guns. The majestic savage 99 the savage 99 model would be what i consider one of the top lever action rifles ever made in my humble opinion. Jul 04, 2012 the savage model 99 is a true classic. On average this gun sells for about 300 to about 400 dollars. A raised blade front sight and an adjustable notch middle sight. The rifle was extremely popular with big game hunters and was even issued to the montreal home guard during the first world war. Despite having a short case and a rather stumpy neck, the cartridge is capable of propelling a 150grain 9. Models found in this savage firearm pricing download include. Now my books a little dated and market has not seemed to follow the book for awhile i have not seen any 99 south of 500 in last couple of years. My book is a few years old and prices are all over the place. A fellow coworker has a 95% condition savage model 99 in. It is also the first book on the model 99 to be photo driven, with more than 250 color images. Savage arms corporation all models gun values by gun.
Certainly i appreciate and i value the book for that. Savage arms corporation all models gun values by gun digest. Rifles including bolt action, lever action and rimfire. The model variety results from differences in barrel length and configuration, wood design, and whether the rifle uses a rotary magazine or the removable box magazine that was introduced at a later date. Over the years when i was much younger my first hunting rifle was a 300 savage model 99, and i still have it. It has the pressed checkering maple stock, lever safety, cocking indicator, rotory magazine. Our database contains values of serial numbers through 566,000 which ended the year 1950. Therefore, dates may be a year different, especially near the boundaries. Know what your savage arms firearms are worth with this uptodate 28 page.
Ive collected all the information i can on the savage 99 and this has been a nice supplement to my information on my 99 s. Anybody have ballpark figure on what a savage 99 300 savage manufactured in 1941 in very good condition is worth. Dec 01, 2008 i just inherited a savage arms corp model 99 chambered in the. Here are new and used savage gun prices, firearm values, identification and grading information, presented in an easytoread pdf download of gun values data. Winchester 70 featherweight 300 wsm bolt action rifle.