model 99

My 92 yr old Dad has passed on his collection to me. I have identified two of the rifles as Model 99. One is a long rifle that is complete with the breech shield and the Chrysanthemum was not ground off. It does have a ring of circles stamped around it which I was told meant it had been given to...

I recently purchased a Savage 1899 in 250-3000. The original ramp sight is missing, but the rifle has a Lyman 2A style sight attached. It shoots to point of aim at 100 yards with Remington factory ammunition, so that's good. However, there is rust in the threads where the elevation adjustment...