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 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 03:13 PM
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Mr. T.
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I got a model 99 in 300 savage from my grandfather when I was 10. I'm 71 now. The gun was manufactured in 1927. It had not been shot in over 60 years and just stayed in the back of my closet. I could not find any ammo for it and so I put a request to buy some here on THF. Two different people gave me a box. There are such great people on this forum. I took it out Easter Sunday afternoon and shot it for the first time. 1", 3 shot group at 65 yards, one inch high. That's the distance to my feeder. A grandson of a friend of mine was out there and I said lets go hog hunting. We sat on the ground with our backs to some pine trees. I gave him the gun to use and at 4:30 about 10 hogs came in. He shot two of them with the lever action savage. I could not have been happier for him and for how my grandfathers rifle still shoots. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/04/full-54614-289188-img_1760.jpg)
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
[Re: Mr. T.]
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04/05/21 03:18 PM
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That's just cool. I bet he was proud as a peacock to have had the opportunity to shoot a rifle like that with the background that it has!
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 03:22 PM
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dkershen
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Greatness! Those Savage 99's are one of my favorite rifles. Try to get mine out once ever few years to do the same thing. 
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
[Re: Mr. T.]
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04/05/21 03:31 PM
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Most of those older rifles still remember how...we're the ones that have forgotten!
Congratulations on putting it back into service!
Mark
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 03:35 PM
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 03:45 PM
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 03:49 PM
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Thanks for sharing that story.
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 03:52 PM
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Thanks for sharing that story.
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 03:58 PM
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 04:18 PM
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 04:25 PM
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That's just cool. I bet he was proud as a peacock to have had the opportunity to shoot a rifle like that with the background that it has! Greatness! Those Savage 99's are one of my favorite rifles. Try to get mine out once ever few years to do the same thing. That’s awesome T! I love those 99’s! Glad you got to exercise it and made some great memories with it...
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 05:01 PM
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That is just awesome And your grandson will one day look back on this and enjoy it way more than he does now without a doubt
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 07:08 PM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back.
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 07:18 PM
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Great read! The 99 is possibly the greatest lever rifle of all time. My favorite calibers in it were the .300 Savage and .250-3000...
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 07:20 PM
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Great read! The 99 is possibly the greatest lever rifle of all time. My favorite calibers in it were the .300 Savage and .250-3000...
Adios,
Gary
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 07:40 PM
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That is awesome all the way around!
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 07:51 PM
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 08:17 PM
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If that rifle could talk I bet it would have some great stories
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 08:23 PM
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Mr. T.
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If that rifle could talk I bet it would have some great stories We went to my grandfathers house one Thanksgiving. He was not there and I asked if he would be back in time for dinner. My grandmother said, "When is deer season over?" I replied in early January. She said, "He will be back in early January." So, yes, I bet there was some great stories involving that old rifle.
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 08:49 PM
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I like to see those old guns being used. I too have a Savage 99 also made in 1927. It's a takedown model. Had it since the mid to late 50's. I still shoot it when I can find the 300 Savage cartridges for it.
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 09:14 PM
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Congrats. Very cool and a great story.
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 09:24 PM
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Yep them old lever guns were built to outlast their owners. And thats the way it should be.
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/05/21 09:29 PM
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NORML as can be
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/06/21 03:02 AM
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Awesome! i have one made in the 50s and it is still my favorite.
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Re: 94 year old rifle gets the job done
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04/06/21 03:33 AM
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Awesome story. Keep it in the rotation and keep those memories alive.
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