Savage 99 Magazine Carrier

Hi just a quick update on the old savage, we have at last managed to get hold of a magazine carrier unfortunately not a 303 cal, but with a bit of modification and a lot of Black Magic and cussing have got it working, shot it down the range yesterday.
Many thanks for all your help and comments on this Regards Keith
 
In gunsmithing school someone asked about adjusting /assembling the rotary magazine ,The instructor said DON"T TOUCH IT !
 
In gunsmithing school someone asked about adjusting /assembling the rotary magazine ,The instructor said DON"T TOUCH IT !
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That is a gunsmithing myth. The Savage 99 rotary magazine is extremely simple, and I was shown how to disassemble and replace one my first week.
 
I had a .300 Savage M99 at one time. As I remember, the rotary magazine was made of brass and there was a little window in the side of the receiver where one could read the number of rounds left in the magazine...or at least that is how I remember it.
 
In gunsmithing school someone asked about adjusting /assembling the rotary magazine ,The instructor said DON"T TOUCH IT !
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Completely agree with you Scorch, gun world is full of "myth", the magazine on this Savage is no real problem to strip and reassemble in fact this gun is one of the easiest to work on, our biggest problem was getting a replacement mag over here in England, modifying it to take the 303 round was a bit of a fiddle but not rocket Science.
Keep it simple, life has enough problems without making something out of nothing.
 
I just saw a 303 savage rotory carrier on ebay. $135 is not cheap but a lot less than having a single shot repeater. Take a look! Grant
 
I was never taught at school to work on it. I should see if it's in Brownell's Encyclopedia of Firearms Disassembly.

I wonder if that part can be printed? If not, if it can be scanned and CNC'd.

Glad to hear it's running again with a replacement part.
 
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