>-=> Quoting Ben Sansing to Peter Balkan <=-
> 
> BS> Mr. Norton seems to be partial to .300 Savage (for assorted
> BS> reasons) but I  don't think he views .308 chambering as a
> BS> "weakness", just not as desireable  (for his purposes) as the .300
> BS> 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.
Ben got an older 99E with the safety on the lever and the rotary 
magazine, these are things I think are good features of the 99.  Many 
.308s are the re designed with the safety on the tang.  These seem to 
have worse triggers due to the re designed action, I suspect.  Ben has 
also pointed out that the detachable box magazine sure takes a LOT of 
metal off the action....
Also, the .300 Savage, as Ben correctly pointed out, is very close to 
the .308 in performance but runs lower pressures.  Savage 99s can be a 
little "stretchy" with high pressure loads, I really like lower 
pressures in that action.  In an older gun, it's easier to find the .300 
Savage and you're more likely to get the older safety and magazine.  
Brass for the .300 Savage isn't really hard to find, but having lots of 
.308 might sway you that way....
Take Care,
David R. Norton 
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