Lever Action Question

I am pretty sure Savage re-introduced their model. I know someone who has one of the origianls and it is very sweet. It uses a small magazine so you can load pointed bullets since the tube style magazine in most traditional lever actions only allow for flat tipped bullets. Let us know if you find one.
 
No the fine Savage 99 is gone. The other one I can think of is the old Winchester 88.
 
I have a Marlin that has had some work, well a lot of work. Probably out priced the gun but it is one of my favorites.

Marlin 30-30 rechambered to Ackley improved. This increases the velocity to near .308. It will still shoot regular 30-30 ammo or Reloaded 30-30 AI , it just fire forms the brass if you shoot the 30-30 through it. It has also been cut down to an 18" barrel and hard chromed, looks like brushed stainless. There is also a synthetic stock on it with Ghost ring sights.

My uncle hunts with a Savage in .308 but it is an older one.

Here is the Shop that built mine.
Jim Brockman's guns.
Badge54
 
the savage 99 in .300 savage is fairly easy to find and the .300 savage is what the .308 win was developed from, and is only 150FPS slower at the muzzle with 150 gr bullets, a great old rifle. they also were made in .308, for nostalgia i prefer the old .300 myself, at one time the .300 savage was considered adequate for any north american game, bear included, dont know about that but its hell on hill country whitetail.

also have a browning BLR (or i guess my wife does lol) another good rifle, lotsa muzzle blast on mine the bbl is pretty short. i can shoot the savage a little better, lock time is a lot faster with the internal hammer vs the xposed, when shooting them one after another ya can tell.

also have an old winchester 88, another good one but kinda high $$ now, along w/the sako finwolf (IIRC?) another lever action in .308.

of the 3 my personal fav would be the savage, though all are really good rifles, lotsa folks just love the '88.
 
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