The recent thread about the Sav 30 marking has got me thinking about other 1899 things and I have a few of questions, plus, I'd just like more info on these rifles so, add anything about 1899's you like to this thread.
I only have one Savage a 1899 in 303 Savage #21.5xx
My questions are,
1. Why are there 2 sources of numbers? In my search, mine comes in as EITHER 1900 or 1902.
2. My 303 has a groove diameter of .306. I believe that I read that it was never a .311 type like the 303 British but, .306 seems a bit small. I have two Remingtons (Mod 141 & 30) that are .306 but, I had no idea that the Savage would be that small.
3. Why was the length of the tang changed with the release of the Model 99? Was it because of the tang sight going out of favor or something else? Seems tang sights would have still been popular at that time.
4. My serial number has a dot instead of a coma or just numbers. When was the dot marking droped?
Frank