This is one of the infamous "no such model" 99M-stamped 99s from the 1,000,000 s/n block, this DL is in 308 that I picked up late winter this year. Yep, one of the Savage equivalents of a "post-64 Winchester," this DL has a steel rotor and aluminum stock bolt. But "this is my rifle, there are many like it . . . "
When I examined the 99DL at the seller's table, the lever/bolt would jam partway open, then if closed and opened again once or twice the lever would completely drop and the bolt would fully retract under the upper tang. The seller asked $350 for it, "because there's a problem." Having hung out at a part-time 'smith's shop as a kid in the '60s dusting, sweeping, oiling, and being an extra pair of hands I recalled seeing the problem in a 99 before. We did the deal at $300.
Removing the stock proved the hypothesis -- the wooden tab inside the right stock "cheek" had split off and was now and then jamming the lever/bolt mechanism. The tab was pretty mangled so I cut a shallow channel in the inside of the cheek and inlaid with glue a new piece of Juglans Nigra to serve as the tab under the rear edge of the receiver. Good to go.
The best part about this 99DL is its accuracy. I've been able to chase 20 oz plastic soda bottles all over the 100 yd berm offhand with the open sights on a consistent basis. I'm not a fan of Monte Carlo pistol-gripped stocks, but the DL "fits me" and the results suggest that we work well together.
Noah
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about seven inches back from the muzzle ... I was very disappointed and sent it back...That would have been a really fun rifle 