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I finally laid hands on the Rifle (model) I've wanted for years, but finally got paranoid enough to spend my reserve FRNs on before they devalued further...
A 1981 Savage 99C in .308
Price was under $600. Bore seems decent. Has non-standard sight in rear scope holes, but the dovetail is intact. Front bead good. Wood uncracked, but probably refinished somewhen - not that I care there.
Only real complaint is that it was dirtier than any gun I would ever LOAN, much less SELL.
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
Congradulations! It is always exciting to get something you've pined for
2x22
"Yes, we did produce a near-perfect republic. But will they keep it? Or will they, in the enjoyment of plenty, lose the memory of freedom? Material abundance without character is the path of destruction." - Thomas Jefferson
Well I haven't exactly been able to fully unpack yet, because we just took delivery of my "man cave" (shed) for me to put my smelly gun-cleaning/lead smelting/noisy/obnoxious stuff in... but otherwise we're pretty well settled.
Yah, I'm looking ahead to deer season - among other things.
The SE corner of the state is far different from where I grew up in the Wind Rivers near South Pass (jnyork country). Down here (McDowell Land) there is this thing called "wind" that is utterly unlike anything in "the windy city". It was running in the 60+mph range on Monday out at the Prison.
As for the rifle... I'm hoping to clean it up and do some interesting things with it since it is Mag-fed... but my first deer was taken with a late 70s 99E in .308, so I have a fondness for the platform. I was hoping for a better price... but given the scarcity, and the way 99C's get bid-up on the auction sites, I feel fairly fortunate with a "buy it now" at $595...
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
There's a Lyman 57SB layin on my desk if you have a need for a vintage receiver sight.
Nice rifle btw
KI6WZU
NRA member
"When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'present' or 'not guilty.'"
--President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner”
jnyork wrote:So, how long before you can transfer to Riverton and get out of the wind?
I applied there originally, but the DOC thinks they need me more down here.
I'm hoping no longer than 5 years anyway... and then I'd try to live in Lander and commute to the Farm...
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
