Gunplummer -You're probably looking at the later versions with the detachable box mags. Serious 99 collectors prefer the earlier versions with the rotary magazine, round counter, chambered round indicator, and barrel drilled for the customary Savage cartridges. Mine meets all the criterion except it's chambered for 308 Win. Sure ain't no loser, and no
you can't have it for $600.
jmr40 - craigc said real 308s don't come in traditional lever guns... sorry, that's not true. If a Savage 99 doesn't count as a traditional lever action, nothing does. They were chambered in both 308 Winchester and 300 Savage which are both real 308s.