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I had a Savage 99 in 250 Savage at one time and have always regretted selling it. A collector kept pestering me as it was a "EG" grade,built in the early 50s and in virtually brand new condition. I never hunted with it but it was very accurate and probably the slickest working lever action I ever owned.
Jim
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EG's were a popular grade, I believe the most popular in the lineup. I'd be happy to find one in that condition today for less than $1K. It's the ones that get away we remember.
My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.
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In distant past I had Winchester 88 and Sako 'Finnwolf' both in cal. .308W, but I much prefer the more affordable EG .300Sav now in my safe.  Great guns and the ones with cartridge counter plus rotary magazine are true gems of repeater market.  PS. Be sure to check out two part article on Arthur W. Savage the man most responsible for creaton of this gem of a rifle. It can be found in Precision Shooting October 2007, November 2007. 
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Was that the poem that ended "And I donna ken where yee been, Laddy, but I see you won First Prize"!!
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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Huum- reminds me. I have a spare Leupold Vari-X-111 in 3.5 x 10 x 40mm with range finder Boone/Crockett- also a set of 2 pc. Buehler steel ring mounts for same- perhaps I should be looking for a pre-64 (prefer pre-1952 with the original single hook cut rifling-and only a 24" barrel Std. Grade- in some "new to me" caliber, to mount that scope on- Leupold & Stevens 100% stand behind every product-no questions asked on return for repair or replacement. Only rifle I will want to own will be a 98 long extractor Mauser style, only scope I would ever buy used, even sight unseen, would be a Leupold, do to their great warranty.
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"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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You know it depends on the type of hunting that you do. If you do gentleman hunts like driven pheasants, or deer blind/stand hunting, you can take a nice gun out and it is no different than going to the range, but if you hunt ducks in a swamp, chase chukar up a talus slope, spot and stalk deer in the rim rock, You will get scratches on your gun. So why beat a nice gun?
Fine guns were ment to be show pieces and not really day to day hunting tools. Despite what some may say. I heard the story of actor Larry Hagman taking his brand new FAMARS out in a blinding rainstorm for a duck hunt. Why? just to say you can? The synthetics that I have show wear less than do my wood models and they do hold their zero better than the wood stocked rifles. Fine guns are to be admired, but I have yet to see one next to a 190" mule deer in Eastman's Hunting Journal. The top hunters in the world use modern equipment, not pretty guns.
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Can't agree with you there Improved, fine guns are there to be admired and used and as for synthetic stocks I think they are an abomination, each to his own, regards, Mike
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I'm with you there Mike- Synthetic stocks for civilian use (not Spec. Ops. or SWAT) compared to fine walnut-inletted and checked by Al Linden or Tom Schelhammer or Jerry Fischer- are like your St. Pauli girl with silicone implants- "Ain't nothin' like the real deal" RWTF
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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