Savage 99e

It's a Bushnell scope don't know the rings or base. The scope has the red or green center depending on lighting, still don't know what the third dial is for, non of my older scopes ever had that.
I ended up using Tightbond II glue on the crack. Took off the recoil pad and the crack went from the screw hole to the outside. I applied the glue and used a vacuum on the screw hole and that sucked up the glue into the crack, and a little more glue till it stopped sucking it up than wiped it off and put into a padded wood clamp and wiped off the over flow.
I have used Tightbond for years in my woodshop and found it to be stronger that the wood its self.

A keeper ?

Went and shot it this morning, cold a foggy, the good and the bad.
Shot at 150 yards, no rest, first time shooting a rifle in 25 years other than twice last year with my Weatherby 22LR. I only shot 8 rounds as by the time I set up my 12 inch target my fingers were numb.
The bad, The second and third rounds ( loaded 4 rounds at a time ) were a FTF. The very tip of the bullet caught just under the ramp making me push them back a bit to feed. Not sure if it was my failure to make sure the bullet was all the way back or the recoil (first time loading a rotary mag)
The ramp looks good and the spring seems good and they all cycle fine when home and it is warm but missing the recoil. I will try again when it is a bit warmer and I know what my fingers are warmer.
I finished off my range day on the pistol range, did not do all that great there ether.
Next time I will take my rest.
Forgot to add, shooting 180 grain Federal soft point.

My 99E .300 Savage is the most reliable repeating rifle I own. It feeds everything, including handloads with hard cast SWC revolver bullets, which is something my 99F

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Well so far this 99E does not seem to like 180 Federal soft points. I have been able to get it to do the same thing at home by ejecting the first round and pushing the next round forward as I start to engage the lever. The lead tip JUST BARELY catches on the bottom of the feed ramp. I see no adjustment for this. I will try some different ammo before I take it to the smith's. Other than that I really like this rifle.

congrats on your newest family member, my 1951 99EG does well with Sierra 150 grn Pro Hunter round nose

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Thanks for the info, now all I need to be able to find them in stock ! Went to Sportco and and nothing, not even ammo. I did pick up some SPP while there as long as they had some. No LRP or LPP though. Did pick up a new case for the rifle. Thanks