A question for collectors, etc..... I found a Savage model 99-358 at a gun shop yesterday. According to the serial number 447xxx, it was made in 1947. The blueing is in good shape and there is no rust. The stock however has many scub marks-not really deep scratches but scrubs against the stock have marked it up badly. Also the original recoil pad appears very worn. This could be restored to a very nice looking gun with a new recoil pad and a refinish job on the wood. How much would doing those things effect the guns value? Any ideas on what it's worth? It has a 2.5-7x Weaver scope on it and a basket weave leather sling and is listed at $399.99. I'd like some input asap if possible because I doubt it will be available long.

Thanks, Krag

Since my original post I found out that the 99-358 model was made between '77 and '79. The serial no. actually starts with a C and apparently I got a wrong response from savage99.com when I entered the serial no. without the C in front of it.

Krag

I'd buy it and hang on to it as a shooter. It is most valuable as a hunting rifle not as a collectors item. Refinish it, use it, and you will still get your investment back in the future because a lot of hunters realize the value of a .358 win in the field.
Good luck & I hope you don't let this one get away!
CSK

Craig covered it.

The 99's don't last long on used gun racks, and if the past 10 years is an indication, expect an increase in interrest/value. Restoration rather than refinsh.

Wish I kept myown advice, let two good ones go some time back and I doubt I'll be able to replace them for less than #X what I got for them (big bore fans...one of these was the .375Win. version).

My 99A 375Win serial number also starts out with a letter, (a "D", I think) and that prevents me from using the existing database to determine when it was manufactored. I'm guessing around 79, as well.

I concur with the forum, this would be a great shooter, and I would surely be interested if you decide to pass. The cheapest one that I have ever seen was about $750.

Best of luck to you.

Steve

I believe Savage advertised this rifle, the .375 Win., as "The Brush Gun".

Michael

.358 is based upon the .308 Winchester which was not born until early 1950's. Clearly, Savage did not build a .358 in the 1940's.

They made a special edition of the 99A in late 1970's featuring straight stock and carbine dimensions. But it faded before most hunters knew of its existance. Gun writers ignored this fine rifle.
TR

.358 is based upon the .308 Winchester which was not born until early 1950's. Clearly, Savage did not build a .358 in the 1940's.

They made a special edition of the 99A in late 1970's featuring straight stock and carbine dimensions. But it faded before most hunters knew of its existance. Gun writers ignored this fine rifle.
TR

Got that right, picked up the .375 in early 1982 after it had been in dealer stock for a couple of years, unsold.