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Have always been fascinated by the Savage 99-so when the opportunity presented itself...
The 250-3000 in the 99 had a 1 in 14 twist, and this was not changed until about 1960 with the name change to 250 Savage.
The earlier rifles required generally a lighter weight 87 gr or lighter bullet.
Always will favor the 1886-Model 71/Browning design Winchesters, but the 99 lends itself to
scope use in the field.

Anyone have a spare Lightfoot Mount?

We had our annual B.D.S. Stalker’s Shoot at Bisley at the British Sporting Rifle Club recently , and my 1949 example demonstrated that it can shoot well if I point it in the right direction.





Course of fire (B.S.R.C. Swedish Deer Test) is 6 Stop at the Wall Double Runs, with the deer emerging from cover at 100 meters to stand for the first shot, then running to the opposite end as the second shot is taken at the moving target.

Target has electronic scoring and a print-out is shown.

Shots 6 and 10 on the left hand outward runs I clearly checked my swing too soon. Shot 4 on the return run I got my lead right (front edge of the chest for the 5 ring to intercept the bullet with this cartridge) but otherwise lost the plot.

When I got it right the rifle worked well.

Nice realistic Swedish deer target test.

I have been developing some 100 gr Nosler Partitions, which it seems capable of stabilizing.
A Lyman Alaskan that I have would be nice to mount, in some fashion. The Sheard ft sight
with the 95 folding sporting Marbles rear is hard to give up with the folding original Lyman top tang aperture sight.

Most authorities including Frank Barnes put the 250-3000 ahead of the 30 WCF class of cartridges in the M 99.

From white tails to moose in Alaska, the pre-war Winchester Model 71 is a treasure. Have owned and still own two (2) 450 Alaskans, a wildcat
on the 348 case. The 348 Ack Imp is also quite a cartridge, requiring only a re-chambering: it becomes a lever-action 35 Whelen as to ballistics.
But with newer bullets and powders, the .348 WCF has come full circle-and is a balanced rifle to hunt with, particularly in the north woods of the inter-mountain west, Canada and Alaska.

Probably my favorite lever action rifle, especially in bear country.