Vern Humphrey
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I love mine -- it's the ultimate deer rifle/cartridge combo.Kinda mad at myself for letting an older 99 in .308 slide by. Used, it had killer patina.
Neat old rifle.
Would have been cool to pop a deer with it.
When handloading, though, keep below maximum -- the 99 does not have the camming power of a bolt action, and you can get an occasional failure to extract.