Which hunting rifles do you think most visually attractive!

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Ugly Sauce said:
Lots of nice rifles, but I think a Ruger #1 with full length stock takes the cake. My second place would be a Savage 99 with straight grip stock.
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I like the curved grip 99s as well
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One of these is an 1899 and one a model 99. One has round counter and one doesnt. One is 300 Savage and one is 22 Savage HiPower. I can never remember which is which lol.
 
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One of these is an 1899 and one a model 99. One has round counter and one doesnt. One is 300 Savage and one is 22 Savage HiPower. I can never remember which is which lol.
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Like so! I got this 30-30 in trade for putting a set of heads on a friend's 318. It's a 1914, with round-counter of course, and at some time in it's past it was completely refinished and re-stocked. The action is tight as a drum, like a brand new gun. When I got it, it had a 24" barrel which had been cut, so I think it originally had the 26" barrel. Lusting after a 99 carbine at the time I took four inches off. I thought that looked the best, rather than 18" or 16" which would have been on the stubby side. And I like to preserve as much FPS as I can. Had a really ugly recoil pad on it, so I found an old original Stevens butt plate for it. She's very accurate.

Pistol grip butt stocks are "okay", but I've never warmed up to them. Always "go straight" when I can.
 
A No.1 in .30-06 I could not pass up. Those 99's in .22HiPower and .22-250 are worth their weight in gold. .35 Remington is also sought after, and not just recently, but like the last ten years. Still can find them in .30-30 or .300 Savage for not too insane of a price, and sometimes at a bargain.
 
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A No.1 in .30-06 I could not pass up. Those 99's in .22HiPower and .22-250 are worth their weight in gold. .35 Remington is also sought after, and not just recently, but like the last ten years. Still can find them in .30-30 or .300 Savage for not too insane of a price, and sometimes at a bargain.
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That No.1 in 30-06 is the only one that I now have. It's too nice looking and waaay too accurate to sell/trade. It's staying, even tho I no longer hunt.. I just take it to the desert with my lever rifles an SAA's. Desert stuff!
 
.45Coltguy said:
That No.1 in 30-06 is the only one that I now have. It's too nice looking and waaay too accurate to sell/trade. It's staying, even tho I no longer hunt.. I just take it to the desert with my lever rifles an SAA's. Desert stuff!
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For a couple of years I searched the gun shows for a No.1 in .30US, never found one but came across many in 7mmMag. In hind sight I should have settled for one of those. However, now I hunt exclusively with muzzle loaders, other than chasing grouse with a .22LR or a turkey with great grand-dads double. I try to get the modern rifles out when hiking/trekking/exploring and playing with the map and compass, but usually it's one of my classic military rifles when I do that, although it's hard to beat a Winchester for beating around the bush. But if I had a No.1 in '06, I would not sell or trade it, I'd keep it for sure. !!!
 
Yep, shame-shame-shame! But, I'd guess that it was an expensive rifle to manufacture. They are still "obtainable" at a inflated price, but worth it if you want one bad enough, as mentioned, in .300 Savage and .30-30. Again, the .22 HP and .22-250's, and the .35 Remington/.35 Winchester versions went collector status a long time ago. Not sure what they bring in .303 Savage caliber these days. The .35 would be my Holy Grail Savage 99, but I'm perfectly happy with it in .30WCF. I load it with a 180 grain round nose bullet for a bit less expansion and a bit more penetration in case Grizz or Mr.Moose challenge me to a duel. I always thought the .303 Savage cartridge was a cool one with it's 200 grain bullet. Of course, the .30-30 could be loaded the same if one wished.
 
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Ugly Sauce said:
Yep, shame-shame-shame! But, I'd guess that it was an expensive rifle to manufacture. They are still "obtainable" at a inflated price, but worth it if you want one bad enough, as mentioned, in .300 Savage and .30-30. Again, the .22 HP and .22-250's, and the .35 Remington versions went collector status a long time ago. Not sure what they bring in .303 Savage caliber these days. The .35 would be my Holy Grail Savage 99, but I'm perfectly happy with it in .30WCF. I load it with a 180 grain round nose bullet for a bit less expansion and a bit more penetration in case Grizz or Mr.Moose challenge me to a duel. I always thought the .303 Savage cartridge was a cool one with it's 200 grain bullet. Of course, the .30-30 could be loaded the same if one wished.
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Cowboy Action shooting might have killed off the classic Savage lever gun. A Winchester is just a proper cowboy gun. For some reason, sales on the 99 slipped toward the end of its 100-year production to not make it profitable any longer. If I were after a minty Savage 99 I could afford, I wouldn't fret about the caliber so much as long as it is a good deer caliber that I don't have to hand load. My Holy Grail for a 99 is a minty one not exceeding $1,200. My critical requirement for a gun is lettering/stamping that is not pitted or otherwise damaged.
 
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"Less is more" has always been a successful concept in everything from women's fashions to classic architecture, and especially appealing in the creation of elegant sporting arms. An example of understated classic taste is this rifle built on a Miller falling block action by the late Pete Grisel. The overall impression, at first glance, is conservative simplicity. But closer inspection discloses several pleasant surprises, such as the plainness of the flat sided Miller action quietly enlivened by a touch of elegant engraving. And the lever and scope rings brought to colorful life by niter blueing. And the surprise of a simple barrel contour actually becoming octangular, with simple gold rings at either end. And the understated but perfectly executed, point checkering pattern harmonizing with the overall conservative concept. The wood, stock design with checkered steel buttplate united by superb workmanship speak for themselves, which is the unfailing hallmark of good taste. DSC_0072 (3).JPG DSC_0081 (2).JPG IMG-1123 (2).jpg IMG-1121 (1).jpg IMG-1127 (2).jpg IMG-1126 (2).jpg IMG-1129.jpg
 
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It is a masterpiece. Is it a .30-06, or is the caliber a secret? I hope the cartridge is as elegant and classic as the rifle.
 
BringHomeTheBacon said:
Shame on Savage for discontinuing those perfect American woods rifles!
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Unfortunately, companies can't continue making things people aren't buying. The hard reality of having to sell what you produce being a prerequisite for a successful business has forced many great products off the shelf, especially those things that are more expensive to make than the consumer is willing to pay. Sadly, the Model 99, like so many of its too expensive to market compadres, will never return, at least in an affordable for most form.
 
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