I own three Model 99's, all in Savage calibers: .22 High Power, .250-3000, and .300 Savage. To my surprise, the .22 High Power proved to be the most emphatic. The deer I took with it never moved from their tracks.

The Model 99 was a great favorite of Townsend Whelen's. He regarded it as the strongest lever action, and the only one suitable for modern, high intensity cartridges.