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Originally Posted by gunluvr
Savage 99 & 1899 were never meant to be scoped. The receiver and location for scope base mounting holes is so far forward you'd need a scope with about 5 inches of relief. Good lever gun other than that.
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Ive never heard that complaint before. My savage 99 was drilled for scope bases by savage factory. Savage even moved where they originally put the logo on the action so that the logo is still visible with scope bases installed.
My scope bases are the exact same distance forward of the trigger as my bolt action rifles. A 3 inch or 3.5 inch eye relief would have zero issue being installed. I have a 4 inch eye relief scope installed, and it is fine also.
The only negative about savage 99 is that they stopped making them.