Savage 99 308 Shooting 1 MOA groups Watch till the end !!!

I love this old rifle. I am a little surprised at the groups this gun will shoot. Thanks for watching Please subscribe and leave comments.
Disclaimer: All shooting is done on a private range in a safe manner. Do not do this at home.

[@bobd8553]

Nice shooting, keep an eye out for forend pressure on the barrel. It will change point of impact. As for the trigger. I bought a new firing pin assembly on eBay for $40 and was a great improvement. Keep up the videos!

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thanks for the kind words. Is the new firing pin assembly aftermarket?? If so who makes it. I like the gun enough to put some improvements into it. It will shoot MOA but the trigger could use some help. Thanks for watching

[@TheTrackingArcher]

No finer deer rifle ever made, IMO, especially for our style of hunting in the Northeast. I’ve got the featherweight version, and boy does it handle well! Love that thing.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

The 99 is a classic for sure I hope savage will bring it back some day Thanks for watching You might like my other channel 10 cow ranch Cows horses and such thank you in advance

[@scotthyde5946]

I got a Bayonet for my 300 savage model 99 made in 1955 ! It was my fathers and he passed it down to me ! I got my first deer as did my son Jason with this family unit ! I put a bayonet on it in case I only wound my deer and need to have a Coup de Graw ! One never knows when that will come in handy,but when it does, I'll be ready ! ;-)

[@winchester358]

That,s a E model I beleave no cateridge counter same quality rifle though 99s are the finest lever guns ever. In words of an ol-buddy "Winchester,s where made for the masses but people who know what there're doing buy a 99"

[@longshot3136]

When I was younger I deer hunted with a few older guys that packed Savage model 99s in 300 Savage. Everyone else was shooting model 70s or Rem 700s. Those old guys killed just as many deer with those levers and wouldn’t trade them for nothing. They absolutely loved them. It made me want one at the time. Good 300yd deer rifle like you said.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thanks for the comment longshot. I was shocked at the 1 inch group Thanks for watching

[@thomastanita6022]

just got one in a trade ... have been nothing but impressed.

[@rickywortman8513]

I have the savage 110 axis I 308 an a Remington wood master in the same calber an the Winchester modle 100 in the same calber all with scopes one with a vortex 3x9x40 an the orther 2 rifles with Bushnell an there all good deer gun an they reach out good I like get thr rifle that you picked up

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

@@rickywortman8513 I do love the 308. All the rifles you mentioned are great. The Win model 100 seems like a real gem. Thanks for watching

[@nmelkhunter1]

My uncle, who has a ranch near Corona, NM has a neighbor who occasionally hunts pronghorn with a Savage 99 in 250-3000. It’s a great shooter with hand loaded 100 grain partitions at 2750 fps. He hunts his dirt tanks so he can take shots inside 250 yards and kills a buck every time he uses it. I think these are very neat rifles and have always wanted one.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

The 250-3000 is a great classic caliber for sure Thanks for watching

[@Lizard_Bleed]

I'm sitting in Corona nm watching this video haha

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thanks for watching @@Lizard_Bleed

[@madaboutmilitaria3630]

What a women 😮 and what a rifle 👍

[@timgibson2573]

Grandpa gave me mine in 308 also hauled it lots of miles in the scabbard taken mulies elk and lion with it will never leave the family was also my first rifle

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

That gun is priceless I sure it will enjoyed for generations to come Thanks for the great comment If you like agriculture content you might like my other channel 10 cow ranch thank you in advance

[@4CSwellAdventure]

Hay Chris, my family has an obsession with the 99’s. My fathers dad carried a .22 high power all the time and has so many stories with it. My mothers dad had a .300 Savage that is still a n the family. My younger brother has a .250 Savage also known as the .250-3000 and it is truly one of the old ones, brass counter and all. I currently have a .308 almost identical to the one you’re shooting with the same results. I also have a .243 that had a detachable magazine. I could go on forever about these lever guns….but I won’t. They are just good guns. Come and borrowed my shooting table and see if you like it!

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Is this my good friend from IFA ???

[@4CSwellAdventure]

Yep that’s me!!!

[@Buddha-of8fk]

I tell ya l feed my family a lot of venison with my 99 in .300 Savage. I have lots of other rifles but the 99 is my lucky gun. Usually always come back with a deer.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

The 99 is a true classic for sure. Thanks for watching If you like agriculture content you might like my other channel 10 cow ranch thank you in advance

[@Buddha-of8fk]

@@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699 We've been doing that forever too. Gardening and canning is a big part of our world. We usually butcher a beef, couple hogs chickens and a couple turkeys every year. Hunt and fish a bit. Just country folks here.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

I am with you. There is a skill of self reliance that is getting lost with the next generation. Glad to hear there are still some of us left. hahah @@Buddha-of8fk

[@Buddha-of8fk]

@@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699 no worries I'm getting my grandkids into it now. My kids was raised country now we are working on the next ones. We get them right into everything. I think they like to see what their crazy grandpa is gonna get into or they come for Grandma's cooking. Either way we are a lucky family.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

It sounds like they are lucky to have you in their life @@Buddha-of8fk

[@theguyinmaine]

Looks like a 99E. They cut corners on that model, counter, wood. Still a great rifle. 99 triggers are usually great. Have it checked out. You need a short 99 saddle ring carbine 30-30 for your scabbard on the horse. 99's become addicting, be careful. Nice final group.

[@charlesjenkins615]

Setting in a deer stand as I text this.. my old model 99is right here with me gotta go 👍

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Nice. Good luck

[@furmanmackey5479]

I have an exact twin to yours, right down to the scope, and will be utilizing it this hunting season for deer and hogs here in South Carolina since the area I will be hunting in is far more open than the close cover I have hunted in most of my life. By the way, I stumbled up on this video 09/04/2024, loved it and immediately subscribed! Keep the great lever gun videos coming!!!

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thanks for the great comment I just posted a Winchester 1886 45-70 video and I have a 1873 in 44-40 video coming out on Friday Thanks for your support

[@furmanmackey5479]

@@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699 OK, that is just mean. Posting a video about a rifle, chambered in a caliber the '73 was actually/originally chambered in and not .45 Colt's. I really, really like the .45 Colt's but it drives me a bit batty that current manufactures chamber "clones" of both the '73 and '92 Winchesters in a caliber neither was chambered in originally. There were a LOT of Winchesters of both models chambered in .44-40 and the caliber itself was, until somewhere around the early to late 1940s utilized, effectively, as a deer and self-defense round east of the Rockys. I'm really looking forward to that video come Friday! Take care and keep 'em comin'!!!

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

@@furmanmackey5479 thanks I love your comments. I you and are the same page. I am looking forward to your comments after you see the video

[@furmanmackey5479]

@@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699 I'm pretty sure we are singing out of the same hymn book. I've long been a fan of the .44-40 and deeply regret not buying a Rossi chambered in the caliber when I was stationed at Ft. Hood, TX in the 1980s. It even had the correct rifling! Only one other Winchester original chambering gets less love than the .44-40 and that is the third most popular Old West" caliber, the .38-40. You know, the 10mm/.40S&W ballistic twin, only in black powder loadings. But I can't in all fairness expect anybody to track down or utilize an original rifle for testing/a YT video as the ammo would almost certainly have to be handloaded and the rifles are probably worth their weights in gold to collectors these days. So, I'll just be settin' over here in my rockin' chair and wait for Friday's video!

[@jameswinston-bj5do]

I have two of those 308 also one in the 243 shoots really good however the 308 is very amo sensitive 178 and 180 and 110 gain shoot very well also screw on Forward grip if too tight it will change accuracy one is like brand new the other one is almost close one is from the late 50s the other is from the 60s

[@russ3022]

I've never owned a 99, but it's definitely on my list. Cool looking gun.

[@scotthyde5946]

Is your ranch in the sand hills !

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Eastern Utah. Thanks for both of your comments

[@hamishbarker4117]

I've only discovered the Savage 99's in the last few years, and there aren't that many here in New Zealand. But I have found a couple, one in 250-Savage and a couple in 308. They are great rifles. I'm looking forward to getting out and doing more hunting with them. Good video, Thanks

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

The 308 in a 99 is a great all around hunting set up. Thanks for watching from New Zealand

[@vipersniper843]

Nice grouping

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thanks You might like my other channel 10 cow ranch Small cattle and farming operation Thanks for watching

[@rjoetting7594]

I always use a lead sled for the initial sight in. After that, I will use bags and offhand for my own hold and shooting style. Usually, the difference is minimal, so no other adjustments are needed, especially when using my leverguns. I'm partial to Winchesters leverguns. But I do have one Savage 99 made in 1950. It's a wonderful rifle in great condition (300 Savage). I used to think that they were odd and ugly, but now I think that they are a very elegant and wonderful rifle. (Kind of funny how as a person ages there appreciation for things can change) I've installed a reproduction Marbles tang peep sight for my 60+ year old eyes, and with my reloads, it's one moa. And like you said, I don't load it to max, but close to it. I'm using the (Hornaday 150gr SST 300 Savage bullets), and the rifle seems to like just under max loads for best accuracy.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thanks for the great comment. I am changing the channel name to badlands ballistics and creating a second channel called 10 cow ranch. I hope you subscribe to both. thanks for watching

[@elwoodjackson8496]

Love my 99s, I have a 99E in 308 also. I wish the E models had the cartridge counter. It is one of the things that sets it apart from other lever guns. I usually shoot 168 GR sierra match kings with sub 1 inch groups.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thanks for the comment I do love the 99's Thanks for watching

[@luvtahandload7692]

You might shave some off the group size by making sure the front bag is in the same place every time. Guns with two-piece stocks can oftentimes shoot best with the front bag right in front of the trigger. The front bag should never be directly under the front sling swivel, especially when the sling is attached. Personally, if it isn't hunting season, guns really don't need slings so I generally remove mine. Exception being, those slings that are difficult to remove. Lol You are one of few youtubers who know what type of aimpoint to use. Black n white square. Your eye will quarter it with the reticle consistently and repeatedly every time.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

I agree with you on the slings. I will try with the bag just in front of the trigger I have not heard of that before Thanks for the great comment and thanks for watching

[@richardbest6588]

Great shooting! My Sako 75 shoots groups like that too... always puts a smile on my face 😊

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thanks for the comment Richard. I am not sure why poking holes in paper close together from a distance makes me happy too!! We must be wired the same. Thanks for watching

[@Mike-vd9uc]

Just watched your video of 3 weeks ago on your 308 Savage, I love those guns I have a 1926 Savage in 300, brass and bullets are very hard to find so I made my own 300 Savage out of 308 shells and it shoots great, went by one of my pawn shops today that I normally check every now and then, and they have a 1965 Savage in 308 , on my way back to pick it up now, I'm 68 and new to Savage, but I absolutely love these guns, they were definitely ahead of their time, thoroughly enjoyed your video and subscribed as soon as it was over, keep them coming and God bless

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thank you for the kind words. I do love the 99’s. Thanks for watching

[@RogerSnell]

I get much better results shooting off home made sand bags than I did with my Lead Sled. I can't really explain why, but it works much better for me.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

I have bought a new rest. I am excited to shoot with it. I have taken some criticism for the lead sled. So I am open to new ideas I will be trying the new rest soon. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching

[@archer721]

As far as I know the 99C never came with a cartridge counter because of the removable magazine, it was only on the models with the internal magazines.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Interesting thanks for the comment

[@Blackpowder54]

Nice gun, my dad hunted with 99 in 300 savage all my life till he passed away, I have a 1940 in 300 savage and a 308 looks just like your made in 1969, love them

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

They are awesome rifles. I am shocked how accurate mine is. I think they are all very accurate. I think this is the perfect scoped saddle rifle. Thanks for the great comment and thanks for watching

[@4CSwellAdventure]

There has been a lot of requests of Savage to bring them back, but they say the machinery is worn out and to rebuild/make new machinery would put the price point way too high. I don’t ever see it happening. 👎

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

That’s too bad

[@stephenhair5501]

What a great gun and a Classic Caliber. I love the versatile .308. Thanks for sharing and God Bless.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thank you. for the positive comment. If you like agriculture you could check out my other channel 10 cow ranch. Thank you in advance

[@JackWilliams-u4k]

I have been hunting with my 99 for 35 years, light and easy to carry. I have taken a few deer at 150 yards, i love this old gun, great video.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thanks for the comment These are great guns I wonder if we will ever see them come back

[@yvesf5355]

Great Video ,and I have to say if you want to use the Caldwell lead solo ,then please do ,I use it when I line a scope and it works great ,anyway very nice gun love you Storie and ,I'm going to check aero of your videos thanks you great shooting

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

thanks for watching

[@bruceandrews8835]

That last group is a pretty good group. I'm sure if you had a gunsmith look at your trigger that you could shoot 1/2" or smaller.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

You are right with a better trigger I would get some better groups. I might take a look at it sometime I have done several trigger jobs myself with good success. Thanks for watching If you are interested in agriculture content you could check out my other channel 10 cow ranch. I need all the subs I can get hahah

[@Fireworxs2012]

*My 1961 .308 Model-E will shoot 1" groups too. If you want to impress yourself, try some Nosler 125 grain Accubonds in it. I load mine right at 3000 fps. It gives that .308, 270 Winchester Ballistics...For deep woods cover, Hornaday's 150 grain round nose @2600 fps Varget. Brush Buster Supremes. That Nosler bullet is thunder & lightening on Whitetails*

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thanks for the great comment. I do love the 99. Mine has a little bit of a rough trigger. I will do some work on it sometime. Thanks for watching

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

@@Fireworxs2012 I agree with you on doing much to change the trigger. Mine has an unusual rough spot in the travel of the trigger. I would like to investigate this issue more. Not trying to make it something it is not. Thanks for your great feedback

[@johnboldon9221]

That is a model 99E. The economy model has a steel rotary and no cartridge counter. The first ones had the side safety. Later models had the tang safety.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thanks for the comment. You know more about the 99's than I do. This one has a pretty rough gritty trigger. I thought about taking it apart and cleaning it up a little. Any ideas? You might like my other channel 10 cow ranch. cows, horse and such. Thank you in advance

[@bruceandrews8835]

I don't know what you are thinking. I have a Savage 99e very similar to yours. I hand load using a Hornady 15ogr SST bullet and CFE 223 powder. I load it to 2900 fps. I can make shots at 600 yards. I took an Antilop last year at 520 yards with no problem. The load I have developed is very flat shooting.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

I do love my Savage 99. I don't quite understand the first of your comment. For me the scope I have on my 99 I use it as a scoped brush gun. I have other guns with better scopes that I would use for longer range shots. Thanks for the great comment and thanks for watching

[@ranchodeluxe1]

B ullshit

[@bruceandrews8835]

Sounds to me like you need to have a good gun smith look at that trigger. I just pulled min out of the safe and my trigger is very Smythe with a crisp brake at 3.6 pounds. Perhaps this is why mine shoots a much tighter group. This and my round along with my Vortex scope, Mine shoots a 1/4" group all day long.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

I think you are right My trigger is not that great Thanks for the great comment Thanks for watching

[@ranchodeluxe1]

Me,me,me . I,I,I. I bet this guy is all laughs at poker night.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Sounds like you got a good one but hang onto it ha ha thanks for watching

[@johnevans9927]

Sold.

[@herbertblevins7077]

Good shooting nice old gun .

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

Thanks !!

[@dalesearcy5734]

My Savage 99 is from 1954 and chambered in 300 Savage. It is the only rifle that I used for Deer Hunting, before converting over to Muzzleloader hunting. Mine was handed down to me by my Grandmother. It was my Grandfathers gun. Love it! These days, I shoot Cowboy Loads using Trailboss Powder.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

That is a great family history with your rifle. The 99's are awesome. I have wondered if Savage will ever bring them back?? Thanks for watching

[@theguyinmaine]

I have a 1954 99EG in 300. Target Suite did a youtube video on it. Great rifle. Though the 300 is just a little under the 308 in speed and energy, they shoot very gentle.

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

I like George at Target suite The Savage 99's are fun I am going to work on mine some day the trigger needs some help @@theguyinmaine

[@ranchodeluxe1]

I got my 99 from Grandma, as well.

[@larryblake7554]

Very nice!

[@jeffryrichardson9105]

Love those Savage 99’s 👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

[@chrisevansgunshorsesranchi699]

They are pretty cool !!!