lizziedog1
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The Remington Model 788 and the Savage Model 99 are both great rifles. Why are they gone?
There are many guns that are no longer being made with good reason. There are current guns being made with no apparent good reason. But there are few obsolete firearms that make you scratch your head.
Over the last few years several new cartridges and bullet designs have popped up to improve the ballistics of lever action rifles. I suppose there is nothing wrong with that. Some shooters like lever actions and making them capable of shooting a little farther could help a hunter.
But, didn't the Savage 99 fill that void?
It didn't have a tubular magazine, pointed bullets could be used. It also came in some calibers that extended effective range. The 300 Savage is a cartridge that goes beyond short range. It even came in 358 Winchester, a pretty good thumper.
So, why is this rifle gone?
Can you think of other guns that are no longer being made and it makes you wonder why?
There are many guns that are no longer being made with good reason. There are current guns being made with no apparent good reason. But there are few obsolete firearms that make you scratch your head.
Over the last few years several new cartridges and bullet designs have popped up to improve the ballistics of lever action rifles. I suppose there is nothing wrong with that. Some shooters like lever actions and making them capable of shooting a little farther could help a hunter.
But, didn't the Savage 99 fill that void?
It didn't have a tubular magazine, pointed bullets could be used. It also came in some calibers that extended effective range. The 300 Savage is a cartridge that goes beyond short range. It even came in 358 Winchester, a pretty good thumper.
So, why is this rifle gone?
Can you think of other guns that are no longer being made and it makes you wonder why?