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SAVAGE ARMS 99
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SKU: 516062
Overview
The Savage Model 99's story begins with Arthur William Savage, a fascinating and inventive individual. Born in Jamaica, he was an inventor, railway engineer, and even founded the Savage Arms Company.Savage recognized the limitations of existing lever-action designs of the late 19th century, particularly their reliance on tubular magazines that were less than ideal for pointed, high-velocity cartridges.His key innovation was the development of a rotary spool magazine. This unique magazine design stored cartridges in a rotating drum, allowing the use of pointed "spitzer" bullets, which offered better ballistics and were becoming increasingly popular with the advent of smokeless powder!