I never have had a 99 Savage, but I always have liked them.

A local shop has one in .308 win. I didn't want to look to interested so I didn't pick it up. I did look close enough to see that the round loaded indicator was not brass. It looked aluminum. It looked like it was in really good shape.

He is asking $500.00. Is this a good price?

Thanks

Wingmaster

Well, if the rifle was actually in nice shape, that price was good, I think. You probably need not concern yourself with it, as the gun has probably been sold.

Much depends on the exact model and condition, but I suspect that almost any 99 in nice shape will sell for that sum. Even the later detachable magazine models are popular among hunters. And the .308 CTG is an excellent one for most game. It's certainly better than the .300 Savage, and more readily available.

Someone who collects the 99 may offer more detail.

THe few men I've known who had Model 99's all liked them. I prefer bolt actions, so never studied the Savage as much as I might have.

There are various models in .308. Savage had to open the inside of the frame a little when the .243 & .308 came along. There are some great and some not so great models depending on your taste. If it's straight grip Model A carbine from 1971 onward, that's a fine later one. The Model R and RS are heavy stocked guns and very fine rifles. The most common and a perfect feeling gun IMO is the Model EG. But there's lots more. These are great rifles. The Featherweight (Model F) had a rounded forened yet weighed under 7 lbs. Mine is from 1955. Did the one you see have a lever or tang safety? Here's my earlier one with the lever safety in .243 for the hundredth time. Good luck. $500 sounds about right if in good condition. These sure have climbed in the last ten years.

$500 is about the bottom price for a good condition non molested Savage 99. It goes up from there and the occasional deal is found below that.

Somewhere in the production they changed the cartridge rotor/follower from brass to steel. The ones in steel I have seen are color case hardened (like the lever) and sometimes have the colors removed on the edge that you see thru the hole in the left side of the frame. Just makes the stamped 'round count' number stand out better.
I don't know if they later made any followers in aluminum or not. I don't recall seeing any.

I have a 300Sav cal 99 here now with the steel rotor and the rifle dates from about 1954 IIRC. Could be a replaced rotor of course..
Everyone likes the brass one better but they both work just as well.

Not much goes wrong with them unless someone decides to 'improve' them. Touching up the trigger pull can lead to a dangerously light pull that lets off unexpectedly when the rifle is bumped or set down. The sear engagement isn't what it first appears to be and the wrong areas get worked over sometimes leading to the problem.

As long as there is a strong engagement w/ a normal let-off of 4lb +, should be OK.
Check the other normal things ,,feeding and ejection especially from a full mag. Check the safety for engagement. Check the butt stock for cracks especially around the top rear edges of the receiver.
Should be D&T'd from the factory for a top mount,,two on the recev'r ring,,two on the rear tang,,that's it IIRC. I don't think the 308's were D&T'd for the tang site but maybe early production was.
...It shouldn't look the 300Sav that I have here that has 9 extra holes in it to fill....

Most that I have seen recently were priced $500-$700 so that seems like a low ballpark figure. I paid $380 for this one off Gunbroker but it's in an obsolete caliber and has been refinish. Wasn't really a good deal, all things considered. I do like the older style, though.

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If it was in good, original condition, you shouldn't have set it back down.

Thanks for all the replies guys. I will go back and if it is still there I will get a closer look and check a few things mentioned.
Thanks again.

Wingmaster