Thread: Anyone know about rifles?

So I recently received some of my dads old guns and was wondering if anyone could give me some info, the one I would like to know about is a Savage .308, I tried to look it up online for a bit but don't know if I understand what the websites are saying lol. On the barrel is stamped "99F" and below that is a letter C. I would really like to know if is possible to open it up to clean it up, I know my M4 at work is real easy to get to the insides. I just dont want to do it wrong and mess something up. Ill post some pictures when I get home. Thanks

go to the savage website and you can get all the maual's you need for take down and cleaning.

Thanks, you know I didn't even think of that

And if all else fails, I hear Glen knows a thing or two about rifles, maybe he could help you out.

After a bit more googling I found that it is not recommended to disassemble it unless your a gun smith, it has to do with the rotating magazine in it, guess ill just clean it best I can, its not real dirty in the first place

The Savage 99 is one of the more celebrated of the old lever guns.... if I'm thinking of the correct model ? I've never owned or shot one but I've seen many an article in gun magazines over the years on the '99. Ought to be a really good hunting rifle if that is what you're intending it for.

Edit' BTW, if you google Savage 99 ...... without the "F" you'll probably get a lot of hits. Also go to a couple of gun forums like "The High Road" or "The Firing Line" and do a search. Lotsa stuff in there no doubt.

Never really hunted but might give it a go at some point

Originally Posted by sinnfein

After a bit more googling I found that it is not recommended to disassemble it unless your a gun smith, it has to do with the rotating magazine in it, guess ill just clean it best I can, its not real dirty in the first place

You just learned the most important thing, Don't take it apart unless you know what yer doing
If it has that warning it most likely has a spring assembly that needs to be held in by the side of the receiver like many Shotguns do...
Oftentimes when you release the pins, these spring assemblies will let loose and if you don't know the tricks to that particular assembly they end up spread all over the bench.
I used to refer to these as Bag-o-Parts rifles as that was how they would come to me, a rifle in one hand and a bag of parts in the other

If there is nothing wrong with it, just keep it clean and very lightly protected from rust, there are plenty of "dry" spray cleaners and excellent anti-rust sprays out there now...
Don't forget the barrel it needs to be protected too...
I have read high praise for these rifles, but have never had the pleasure of making my acquaintance over a bench

Seeing that you said M4, i am thinking you probably "over clean" like they made us do in every unit i was ever in.... But our M24 sniper weapons were off limits to the anal white glove rest of the army. All we ever did was wipe the bolt down and run some hoppes throught the barrel with a brass, not steel rod.....Steel nicks the rifling. Kinda funny story: the remmington won the contract for sniper .308 against Savage only because the last was to dropthem out of a truck to see witch one broke..The Savage broke onlybecause it landed differently than the remmington... Don't get me wrong, i loved my remmington ..308 in th army. But when i got out i switched to a Savage base because i like the sturdiness of it more... Also, i love to show upwith a Savage and outshoot folks with their dainty little rich boyguns... So all that said savages are easyto work on.. All you need to do is pick up a gun vise on the cheap to havesome to lock it down while you take that big honking barrel nut off.
And, they are one of the most accurate out of thebox weapons you canbuy. Seeinghow it is a.308 go on Snipercountry.com andyou can learn alot.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

You just learned the most important thing, Don't take it apart unless you know what yer doing

I recently bought a kit to change a New Model Bisley Blackhawk 44special to work with a half cock notch like the old model, and improve the trigger smoothness and pull. I had to replace the hammer, sear and trigger, as well as some springs. The kit was advertised as being a drop in and it was .... thankfully.

First I googled awhile and found a couple of videos on disassembling the Ruger and then I took a shot at it. One of the most important things I learned was to spread a bed sheet on the floor and do it over that. In case any springs or what have you come out when least expected.

The guy in the video had the darn thing apart and back together in about 30 seconds. Took me about three hours. Fortunately there was the thrill of victory rather than the agony of defeat.

I also recently removed the magazine safety from a Browning Hi-Power. That was a royal PITA but worth the trouble for the tremendous improvement in the trigger pull. Smooth as silk without that contraption in there. The do it yourself stuff is fine when it works.

Years ago I helped a friend change his tranny in a Chevy pick up and he helped me replace my clutch and pressure plate in my 4 wheel drive Ford pick up. We did his first and all went well. By the time we got to mine it was dark. Working in his yard on our backs on the ground.

We finally got mine buttoned up and when we were cleaning up ...... there was the brand new clutch disc on the ground. We had put in the new pressure plate and put the old clutch disc back in by mistake. That is an example of the agony of defeat.