-=> Quoting Ben Sansing to Peter Balkan <=-
 BS> Mr. Norton seems to be partial to .300 Savage (for assorted reasons)
 BS> but I  don't think he views .308 chambering as a "weakness", just not
 BS> as desireable  (for his purposes) as the .300 Savage. MY Mileage *Does*
When I saw the Take-down model in Flagstaff, I called him in Phoenix and
asked him what he thought.  He asked if it was a .308 and said something
to the effect that as long as it was not .308 it was OK.  He also said
something about some problems with that caliber.  Since I wasn't looking
at a .308, I didn't ask him any further questions about it.
Dave is back from his summertime motorcycle journeys and is certainly
reading these posts.  Perhaps he'll share his thoughts on this.
If it is only Dave's partiality, I might be interested in one also.  I
saw some really nice Savage 99's in .308 at the last gunshow, most
reasonably priced.  Since I am all set-up with a couple thousand cases
and lots of bullets, I wouldn't mind having one in that caliber -- all
things being equal.
 BS> In any case, I'm only paying $150 + shipping for my little 99 in .308,
 BS> yeah  basically the same price as a used .30-30, so I'll just use it a
 BS> few years  and see how well it holds up. Whether it's "collectible" or
 BS> not, I really  don't care. :-)
Great price!  I'll look forward to a report.
BTW, did you see my post about the lovely little Hopkins and Allen that
I was looking at for a trade.  Do you know anything about them?
Peter.Balkan@twb.com
(602) 253-5415
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