While I also enjoy my 1949 99EG in 300 Savage and marvel that it's design is only 5 years newer than the Win '94's, it's not the most graceful of designs in my book. The stock is a bit blocky around the receiver but for it's time, it is still pretty good.A Savage 99H in 30-30 is my beautiful old classic; the early 99s are hard to best in the lever gun world imo. But the modern Henrys are very nice and affordable.
Step away from the paper targets and go after some real fun, reactive tagets. I love all reactive targets; be they hard boiled eggs or old golf balls at 100yds, clay pigeons and bowling pins at 200yds, or heads of lettuce at 300yds. All are a riot when shooting an iron sighted rifle. I shoot them with my .30-30, .357 Mag, and .45 Colt leverguns as well as with my M1A and Mini M14. All are a ton more fun than shooting at paper.I went lever crazy just this year after shooting bench precision rifles. Bought 45-70,44 mag, 45 colt, and 357, and the old 30-30. Ended up with molds and lots of lead and they are a hoot to shoot. Just having a hard time not punching same hole every shot.