Should be lots of info available via Google search. Pretty common rifle. My dad owned a circa 1957 99F (I believe the F signified featherweight), in .308 that's still in the family. Brass rotating cartridge counter on the side of the receiver and I think the mag held 6 or 7 cartridges. Pretty little guns and solidly built.
I only used it a time or two when i was in my teens and didnt find it to be particulary accurate but it was a stock rifle with zero done to it that might have improved that. I believe I've read that the forestock is one of the inaccuracy causes so that would be a pretty simple fix. The spring for the round counter/ rotating mag on this one was malfunctioning and had lost all tension, so it pretty much would function only as a single or at most 2 shot rifle. Probably a fairly common issue, and some hack for a gunsmith in Calgary told my brother they cannot be fixed or replaced. I've since found out that this is not the case and there's smith's in Edmonton that can do the job.
I'm not a lever action fan so never paid it a ton of attention but for a bush carry rifle in .308 they'd be a tough gun to beat for close in deer, bear, or moose hunting. Certainly not a long range sniper.
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