By most odd happenstance, further to this,
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this just in from good man Darcey:
Our ideals are the ideals of the common people throughout the world – Tom Brady.308 Savage
It was time to retire any notions of revitalizing my 1941 .303 British which was the first and only high powered rifle I have ever owned. Purchased when I was 15 for around $120 cash it served it’s purpose. It was time to modern up and get jiggy with it. I looked and looked and then I fell in love.
The Savage Model 99 was once listed in Field and Stream as one of the best rifles ever made and here one rests in my humble hands, it be a beautiful thing. Interesting enough it has it’s roots in the 1800′s and the 99 is for 1899. This lever-action baby is chambered for .308′s and while quite hesitant at first to employ a lever-action as I prefer bolt action in freezing temperatures, this baby has become my good friend as it slowly earned my trust.
Yes, I do sleep with my rifle…. Part of the reason I’m still single, you can only have one love…
More on the Savage Model 99. Bolt action or lever? Discuss. Then there’s another side to Darcey, with much to please and well worth the listen:
Home of the Friday Night Blues Podcast!…
Meanwhile there are those nasty white people and their long guns.
Update: Considerable discussion at SDA.
Mark
Ottawa
Thanks muchly for all the incredible linkage! Someday I’ll be big and strong again and will return the favour
Hey, beautiful rifle Darcey!
My brother just bought an old Savage in .300,and it’s going to be his main hunting rifle,replacing the 7mm Rem. Mag.,which kicks too damned much.
Savage was quite a popular rifle in my home town, one friend had a 30-30 savage and shot a lot of deer and moose with it over the years.
I’ve only owned one lever action,a .444 Marlin I use for bears,never had any problems, but then I never hunted with it in really cold weather.
I think it comes down to personal preference, as I know lots of very successful hunters who use either.
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