Have another opinion about my favorate 99. Had noted my earlier preference for the T, but appearances are not the only measure of a rifle. When thinking about what I really use, shoot and reach for again and again, the anwser is different.
The anwser here is a humble 25/35. Somewhere, recall picking up a 25/35 saddle ring, minus a useable buttstock - - probably, a 40-50% finish on the receiver, but on the whole, not a bad rifle, not abused and the bore appeared fine. Had the right stock at home and after fitting and then refinishing both forearm and butt, I mounted a 7/8" tube Texan 2.5 in a Stith Install-It-Yourself set-up I also had stuck away.
The last step was to buy 100 Winchester 25/35 cases and retire to the bench where I loaded them with 25 cal. 75 grain Sierrra HPs. This little 25/35 with its rotary magazine and capacity to handle pointed bullets is really a great running jack rabbit rifle and that's where it gets it use. Probably shoot it as much any centerfire rifle I have. And for closures, look up the velocity of such bullets sometime. Most published figures are based on not exceeding Winchester lever gun pressure limits. Savage is a stronger rifle. I didn't load my cartridges hot, but believe velocity neared 3,000 fps. Plenty fast enough to catch Mr. Jack's attention.
