It's an early, 300 tang safety, 99 "F" for featherweight. It is not a regular 99. Has a light, whippy 22 inch barrel and extremely slender fore end.
It is extremely accurate but will not hold a zero. I know why, It is the change in humidity (PA.) that affects this rifle. I had another 99F that had the same problem. Even the group patterns of the two rifles were the same as the weather changed. A slight change in POI would be no worry but in this case it is drastic as much as 6 inches, usually elevation, one way or the other.
I mounted a fore end screw that doubles as a sling stud if some of you are familiar with it...my older 99F had the normal fore end sling stud but it makes no difference as both rifles had the exact same problem of not holding zero!
You cannot compare the featherweight with 99s with heavier barrels and fore ends although some may exhibit the same problem as even other action types do.
If you know the rifle then you know what a sweet little deer rifle it is . Any suggestions would be helpful...Thanks, JJ
It is extremely accurate but will not hold a zero. I know why, It is the change in humidity (PA.) that affects this rifle. I had another 99F that had the same problem. Even the group patterns of the two rifles were the same as the weather changed. A slight change in POI would be no worry but in this case it is drastic as much as 6 inches, usually elevation, one way or the other.
I mounted a fore end screw that doubles as a sling stud if some of you are familiar with it...my older 99F had the normal fore end sling stud but it makes no difference as both rifles had the exact same problem of not holding zero!
You cannot compare the featherweight with 99s with heavier barrels and fore ends although some may exhibit the same problem as even other action types do.
If you know the rifle then you know what a sweet little deer rifle it is . Any suggestions would be helpful...Thanks, JJ