Just FYI-
Savage 99s are notorious for splitting the stocks, as is the case with our rifle. The splits follow the grain of the stock from the top of the action tang through the grip area towards the butt stock, mainly because the action bears on a very small area of the stock and as the stock works loose it just starts driving the stock through-bolt right across the grain. The best solution is to replace the stock or glass it back together. Either way is difficult and requires more skill than the average gunsmith can muster.
The trigger pull from the factory was not what you would call pleasing, and many garage smiths would bob the striker and polish the sear to try to give the rifles a crisp trigger pull. I have bought many that were retired because of this issue, and returned many to service after I replaced the strikers. A 99 with a trigger pull of 1-1/2 lbs is an accident waiting to happen.
Savage 99s are notorious for splitting the stocks, as is the case with our rifle. The splits follow the grain of the stock from the top of the action tang through the grip area towards the butt stock, mainly because the action bears on a very small area of the stock and as the stock works loose it just starts driving the stock through-bolt right across the grain. The best solution is to replace the stock or glass it back together. Either way is difficult and requires more skill than the average gunsmith can muster.
The trigger pull from the factory was not what you would call pleasing, and many garage smiths would bob the striker and polish the sear to try to give the rifles a crisp trigger pull. I have bought many that were retired because of this issue, and returned many to service after I replaced the strikers. A 99 with a trigger pull of 1-1/2 lbs is an accident waiting to happen.