This gun was inherited from my grand father. I believe it is 1979 or 1980 model. I saw one for sale on Guns America for $1600. That seems too much. Any idea what it is worth?

Welcome to the forum.

Seems a bit excessive to me. My advice is to watch several auctions, and see what actually sells, and what the final price is.

There is a lot of stuff for sale with ridiculously high prices - a tactic known as trolling for a sucker.

Not saying that's the case here, but I'd suspect as much.

I agree with Mike.
Dont be in a hurry to sell the rifle. We have a 99A straight stock 99 in .358 and it is a pretty good shooter. Loaded with the 225 grain Sierra the rifle is accurate and hard hitting out as far as you may care to shoot with a light rifle.
Ours shoots cast bullets and jacketed pistol bullets well also. You will be hard pressed to beat the .358 for an all-around rifle.

What I really want to do is value it to sell or trade to my brother for the colt 1911 my brother has.

You're right..$1600 is way too much for your grandpa's 358. I'll give you $500 for it, if it makes you feel better.

Seriously, the way prices for the Savage 99's have been going, a rifle in good condition will probably sell for a price that would surprise us all. The late model A's are not the cream, but it seems that anything in 358 commands a real premium.

Hairball, you ahave a solid 1000 doallr rifle, the 358 Brush gun is a rare one, the 99 A Saddle gun wasn't made in 358. Does you fore-arm have long dimples on it. The guy that has his for 1600 will probably sell it to some Savage 99 Fanatic. If I had the cash I would probably go that high, but right now I have 10 of them. Very nice rifle, excellent for Deer, Elk, and Black Bear. Les

Hmm… Now I’ll have to dig it out and look at the barrel. I remember it as being stamped 99-A. :confused:
Here is a copy of the description from the 1979 Gun Digest describing our rifle as a Savage 99 .358.
While our rifle shoots very well, I’ll agree these straight stock rifles with the flutes on the forend – by whatever Model number – are not the epitome of Savage 99 production quality.

Yep, that is a 99 Brush Gun, the barrel will be stamped with an A, almost all of them in the 70-80's were, they the same barrel on most of the same models. The Late Model 99 A (SaddleGun) had a schnabel fore-end on it. If you are really interested in Model 99's I suggest getting a copy of Doug Murray's "The Ninety-Nine" Good book, helps with model identification. I had a clip feed 99 C that had 99 A stamped on the barrel. Les

Also, william if you want to see different pictures of the 1895/1899/99's I have a bunch on my web site at http://savagela.org will give you a good idea of what is out there. It is under the pictures tab. Les

Remember a stock 99 A doesn't have checkering, mine was done after market.

99 Brushgun
http://savagela.org/Images/Images/Weagle358BG.JPG

99 A(Late Model)
http://savagela.org/Images/Images/99%20A%20Saddlegun%20RS.JPG

Mine wears a 1.5 - 5X but your wood looks a little better. Mine kicked the forend off several times. I think we have it fixed this time. The darn thing shoots the RCBS 200 grain gas check bullet and the Sierra 225 grain bullet very well.
I have to admit I dont have strong felings for the rifle. The barrel is too light and the balance is off snap shooting. From a field rest it is a fine hunting rifle.
Do the 24" barrel rifles balance in your hands any better? Are the barrels still pencil thin?
My Uncle had a pre-war 99 in .300 Savage and I remeber the rifle as being better balanced for off-hand shooting.

My 358 99 brush gun shoots from a rest or offhand so well it has a name attached to it. Bessie Ann. She speaks and things are just DRT. I would trade my stainless 1911 straight up for your 99 358 Winchester. My 358 has a shortened barrel due to damage and the recoil pad fell apart. I would like to maintain Bessie Ann and get one in more original condition. This is only partly tongue in cheek. But if interested send me a PM and I will respond with pictures and a list of parts in it. It has C&S trigger parts and other goodies. Started with a Springfield Armory 1911 A1. Good luck wither way you go. Bandito

William the top one is a gentleman to goes by weagle, not mine, I only have the one Post-million, all the rest of mine are Pre-million serial numbers. They just feel better. Am looking for an EG in 358 though. My R has a 24 inch barrel and it feels great at the shoulder for snap shooting. But it is a 300 Savage. Les

:D les
So when Did You Get a 358????
Steve

The bottom one of ine is a 250 Steve, you shold know that. :D Les

A 24” .300 Savage should be a fine all-around hunting rifle. My hunting Uncle felt he was well armed for all hunting in New Mexico from pre-WWII up to about 1970 when age began to put a stop to his serious hunting. Any of the cartridges in this power range are more than adequate especially when today’s modern bullets are taken into consideration. I was not old enough to have a chance to shoot his Model 99 much very much and I just cannot remember how the rifle felt in my hands. I was in a sporting goods store this fall in Great Falls Mt. (Sheele’s ?) and handled a 24" pre-war Model 99 in .300 that was drilled and tapped and wore an older 4X Weaver. This rifle felt pretty good despite its thin forearm. A large trigger lock prevented my getting a good feel for the rifle but I believe it was better balanced than my .358. I prefer the tang safety on the newer rifle but the lever safety is not a show stopper;

They are sweet shooters all around. My go to is a 303 Savage in 99 T or my H. Les