Savage 99 (Pre-World War 2)
Notes: This
rifle is a descendant of earlier Savage lever-action designs stretching back to
1887. The Savage 99 was designed
shortly after World War 1 by Arthur Savage himself, and production stopped
shortly after World War 2 began.
The Savage 99 is fed from an internal rotary magazine, unusual for a
lever-action rifle. Most of these
pre-World War 2 rifles are essentially identical for game purposes, but the
following variants of note exist.
The Model 99E is
a carbine form of the Model 99; it has a 20-inch barrel.
The Model 99F (Featherweight) is a lightened takedown version.
The Model 99R fired only two different cartridges, but used a 24-inch
barrel for the .300 Savage chambering. All versions include a hefty breechblock,
which locks strongly against the receiver. The receiver itself is machined from
a block of solid steel. The
magazine is of the rotary type, and there is a small window on the right side
that tells the shooter how many rounds he has left in the magazine. The rotary
magazine also allows for the use of spitzer bullets, something few rifles with
tubular magazines can handle. The
Savage 99 is “hammerless;” the hammer is actually internal to the mechanism and
does not protrude outside of the receiver whether cocked or safe.
The manual safety is on the underside of the rifle, just behind the
trigger guard.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Savage 99A |
.300 Savage |
3.31 kg |
5 Internal |
$2440 |
Savage 99A |
.303 Savage |
3.44 kg |
5 Internal |
$2659 |
Savage 99A |
.30-30 Winchester |
3.42 kg |
5 Internal |
$2628 |
Savage 99E |
.250 Savage |
2.86 kg |
5 Internal |
$1789 |
Savage 99E |
.300 Savage |
3.23 kg |
5 Internal |
$2420 |
Savage 99E |
.303 Savage |
3.42 kg |
5 Internal |
$2638 |
Savage 99E |
.30-30 Winchester |
3.4 kg |
5 Internal |
$2607 |
Savage 99F |
.250 Savage |
2.62 kg |
5 Internal |
$1810 |
Savage 99F |
.300 Savage |
2.95 kg |
5 Internal |
$2440 |
Savage 99F |
.303 Savage |
3.13 kg |
5 Internal |
$2659 |
Savage 99F |
.30-30 Winchester |
3.11 kg |
5 Internal |
$2628 |
Savage 99R |
.250 Savage |
3.29 kg |
5 Internal |
$1810 |
Savage 99R |
.300 Savage |
3.79 kg |
5 Internal |
$2461 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Savage 99A/F (.300) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
71 |
Savage 99A/F (.303) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
72 |
Savage 99A/F (.30-30) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
72 |
Savage 99E (.250) |
LA |
3 |
2-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
59 |
Savage 99E (.300) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
62 |
Savage 99E (.303) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
62 |
Savage 99E (.30-30) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
62 |
Savage 99F/R (.250) |
LA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
3 |
Nil |
67 |
Savage 99R (.300) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
80 |
Savage 99 (Post-World War 2)
Notes:
Production of the Savage 99 continued after World War 2.
The rifles produced were largely the same as the pre-war rifles, but were
built with more modern methods and in some cases, materials.
Some new options were also offered in some cases, such as detachable box
magazines. Chamberings also evolved
into more modern ones. However, by
1985, all production of the Savage 99 series had stopped with the exception of
the 99C. An amazing amount of over
one million of the Savage 99 series had been built; it is perhaps the most
common lever-action rifle in the world.
The post-war
Model 99A was basically a modernized version of the pre-war rifle, with better
safeties, and dropping of the .303 Savage and .30-30 Winchester chamberings in
favor of .243 Winchester and 7.62mm NATO.
The Model 99C has a detachable box magazine.
A new Model 99E, also a carbine version, was developed, as well as a new
Model 99F. A new 99R was also made,
but all of these had 24-inch barrels in post-war form.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Savage 99A |
.243 Winchester |
2.9 kg |
5 Internal |
$1744 |
Savage 99A |
.250 Savage |
2.94 kg |
5 Internal |
$1810 |
Savage 99A |
.300 Savage |
3.31 kg |
5 Internal |
$2440 |
Savage 99A |
7.62mm NATO |
3.47 kg |
5 Internal |
$2604 |
Savage 99C |
.243 Winchester |
2.82 kg |
4 |
$1744 |
Savage 99C |
.284 Winchester |
3.4
kg |
3 |
$2430 |
Savage 99C |
7.62mm NATO |
3.37 kg |
4 |
$2603 |
Savage 99E |
.243 Winchester |
2.88 kg |
5
Internal |
$1724 |
Savage 99E |
.250 Savage |
2.92 kg |
5
Internal |
$1789 |
Savage 99E |
.300 Savage |
3.29 kg |
5
Internal |
$2420 |
Savage 99E |
7.62mm NATO |
3.45 kg |
5
Internal |
$2584 |
Savage 99F |
.243 Winchester |
2.46 kg |
5
Internal |
$1744 |
Savage 99F |
.250 Savage |
2.5 kg |
5
Internal |
$1810 |
Savage 99F |
7.62mm NATO |
2.95 kg |
5
Internal |
$2604 |
Savage 99R |
.243 Winchester |
2.92 kg |
5
Internal |
$1765 |
Savage 99R |
.250 Savage |
2.96 kg |
5
Internal |
$1830 |
Savage 99R |
.300 Savage |
3.33 kg |
5
Internal |
$2461 |
Savage 99R |
7.62mm NATO |
3.49 kg |
5
Internal |
$2624 |
Savage 99R |
.358 Winchester |
4.07 kg |
5
Internal |
$3939 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Savage 99A (.243) |
LA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
3 |
Nil |
60 |
Savage 99A (.250) |
LA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
3 |
Nil |
67 |
Savage 99A (.300) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
71 |
Savage 99A (7.62mm) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
72 |
Savage 99C (.243) |
LA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
3 |
Nil |
60 |
Savage 99C (.284) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
75 |
Savage 99C (7.62mm) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
72 |
Savage 99E (.243) |
LA |
3 |
2-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
52 |
Savage 99E (.250) |
LA |
3 |
2-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
59 |
Savage 99E (.300) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
62 |
Savage 99E (7.62mm) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
62 |
Savage 99F (.243) |
LA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
60 |
Savage 99F (.250) |
LA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
67 |
Savage 99F (7.62mm) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
72 |
Savage 99R (.243) |
LA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
3 |
Nil |
68 |
Savage 99R (.250) |
LA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
76 |
Savage 99R (.300) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
80 |
Savage 99R (7.62mm) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
81 |
Savage 99R (.358) |
LA |
5 |
2-4-Nil |
8 |
6 |
Nil |
81 |
Shiloh Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle
Notes: This is a
reproduction of the Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle by Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing of
Montana. This particular version of
their Sharps 1874 reproductions (they make 11 reproductions of the various types
of Sharps 1874 rifles), is sort of a “carbine” model, one of the
shorter-barreled models they make, with a 26” barrel.
It comes in several chamberings, and is able to fire both blackpowder and
modern loads. The barrel is
octagonal, with several weights available (the version below is with the heavy
barrel). The standard stock is a
straight-grain walnut stock with a straight wrist, but a version made from
beautiful semi-fancy American black walnut is also available, as well as woods
of fancy, extra-fancy, and presentation-grades.
The finish on the metal may be color case-hardened, French gray, bone &
charcoal, matte blued, or antique metal, with a pewter fore-end grip.
The butt may be sculpted out of the wood, have a steel plate, or a rubber
end. This rifle is lever-action,
with a falling-block operation and single shot.
Twilight 2000 Notes:
This is a very rare weapon in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.30-40 Krag |
4.26 kg |
1 Internal |
$1637 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.38-55 Ballard |
4.53 kg |
1 Internal |
$697 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.40-50 Sharps Straight |
4.42 kg |
1 Internal |
$700 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.40-70 Sharps Straight |
4.72 kg |
1 Internal |
$837 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.40-90 Sharps Straight |
5.06 kg |
1 Internal |
$1003 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.44-77 Sharps & Remington |
4.84 kg |
1 Internal |
$890 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.44-90 Sharps Straight |
5.04 kg |
1 Internal |
$992 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.45-70 Government |
4.99 kg |
1 Internal |
$881 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.45-90 Sharps |
5.16 kg |
1 Internal |
$965 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.45-100 Sharps |
5.27 kg |
1 Internal |
$1021 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.45-110 Sharps |
5.35 kg |
1 Internal |
$1064 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.45-120 Sharps |
5.62 kg |
1 Internal |
$1205 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.50-70 Government |
5.05 kg |
1 Internal |
$894 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle |
.50-90 Sharps |
5.6 kg |
1 Internal |
$1160 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.30-40) |
SS |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
86 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.38-55) |
SS |
3 |
2-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
92 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.40-50) |
SS |
3 |
2-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
87 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.40-70) |
SS |
4 |
2-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
92 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.40-90) |
SS |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
80 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.44-77) |
SS |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
92 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.44-90) |
SS |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
92 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.45-70) |
SS |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
92 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.45-90) |
SS |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
92 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.45-100) |
SS |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
92 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.45-110) |
SS |
4 |
1-2-3 |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
92 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.45-120) |
SS |
5 |
1-2-3 |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
91 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.50-70) |
SS |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
84 |
Sharps 1874 Saddle Rifle (.50-90) |
SS |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
92 |
Smith & Wesson 320 Revolving Rifle
Notes: This is a
small-arms revolver taken to its greatest (and some would say, most ridiculous)
extreme. The revolver portion is
essentially a Smith & Wesson #3 with very long barrels and a forearm sleeve
attached. At the time of its introduction, the Model 320 was considered
expensive, deficient in onboard ammo supply, and somewhat of a contrivance, and
few were built and even less sold.
239 of the 16-inch-barrel version were built, 514 of the 18-inch-barrel model,
224 of the 20-inch-barrel versions were built.
The barrel could not be removed and the revolver returned to its pistol
form only with the services of a skilled armorer. The .320 Revolving Rifle
cartridge was made specifically for this weapon.
These rifles were produced from 1879-1887.
The stock is
designed to fit into grooves on the back of the revolver’s grip, with a claw
going around the bottom of the grip. The stock is otherwise made from Circassian
Walnut and design-wise, similar to the stock that was available for Model #3 for
a short time. The stock has a black
hard rubber textured butt plate. The rear sight attaches to the front of the
stock, and is a ladder-type sight on a long, folding riser.
There is no rear sight on the actual revolver.
Today, if you
find one with the stock, box, and cartridge box, keep it, you may need to make a
down payment on a car someday; the RL price is greatly in excess of the T2K
price.
The figures
below are for the rifle configuration, with stock, if you try to fire without
one, it is one level more difficult to hit.
The stock, however, is $25 less if you don’t have one.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 320 (16” Barrel) |
.320 Revolving Rifle |
2.09 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$230 |
S&W 320 (18” Barrel) |
.320 Revolving Rifle |
2.2 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$251 |
S&W 320 (20” Barrel) |
.320 Revolving Rifle |
2.3 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$271 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 320 (16”) |
DAR |
1 |
Nil |
4 |
2 |
Nil |
33 |
S&W 320 (18”) |
DAR |
1 |
Nil |
5 |
1 |
Nil |
38 |
S&W 320 (20”) |
DAR |
1 |
Nil |
5 |
1 |
Nil |
42 |
Taylor’s & Company Spencer Rifle
Notes: This is a
modern reproduction of the Civil War Spencer Rifle.
This reproduction is capable of firing cased blackpowder and smokeless
powder rounds. The Taylor’s &
Company reproduction is built by Armi Sport in Italy, but Kenny Howell of
Taylor’s & Company owns the rights to the Spencer Rifle Company name, so they
actually sell the rifle. This
reproduction has an oil-finished walnut stock, and a color case-hardened
receiver, with a blued barrel. The
rear sight is a Sharps type with a thick blade-type front sight.
The Taylor’s & Company reproduction shoots high at short range when using
these sights; this is because the original Spencer rifle did exactly the same
thing, and the reproduction is designed to mimic this behavior.
A deviation from the original is the magazine; original Spencers held
seven rounds, regardless of caliber.
The statistics below are for smokeless powder rounds.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
Spencer Rifle |
.44 S&W Russian |
3.9 kg |
9 Tubular |
$713 |
Spencer Rifle |
.45 S&W Schofield |
4.14 kg |
9 Tubular |
$843 |
Spencer Rifle |
.56-50 Spencer |
4.3 kg |
6 Tubular |
$963 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Spencer Rifle (.44) |
LA |
2 |
1-Nil |
6 |
2 |
Nil |
50 |
Spencer Rifle (.45) |
LA |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
2 |
Nil |
52 |
Spencer Rifle (.56-50) |
LA |
3 |
2-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
51 |
Ted Williams Model 100
Notes: Though
branded “Ted Williams,” this rifle was sold exclusively through the Sears &
Roebuck catalog in the late 1950s-early 1980s, and is quite similar to the
pre-64 Winchester 94 Short Rifle.
It is not some kind of collectors’ heirloom; instead the Model 100 is now sold
as a cheap alternative to the Winchester 94, priced at around $200 (RL) and
easily found as many were produced.
It is now sold through a plethora of gun shops and dealers nationwide, as well
as Canada and Mexico. (It can sometimes be found at Walmart and Sporting Goods
stores.) It is officially a rifle by today’s standards, with a 20-inch
medium-profile barrel of black steel with a satin finish, and other metalwork of
the same finish. The receiver,
however, is finished in satin carbon steel with a weatherproofing finish. Both
have an undercoating that helps the overcoating and bluing to adhere, and it
does the job. It was a carbine by 1950’s standards, and sold that way throughout
its manufacture.
Though in many
ways similar to the pre-64 Model 94, the Model 100 does not have a manual thumb
safety and the right-side of the receiver is not designed for side ejection,
ejecting spent shells straight up.
The actual manual safety of the Model 100, a switch on the left side, felt a
little strange to some shooters.
Shooters did, however, like the way the hammer worked; it had a half-cock
position and worked almost silently, including its striking of the hammer.
Furniture is of mid-quality walnut and has a weatherproofing varnish.
The Model 100 has a brass buttplate that is checkered.
Model 100s and clones are drilled and tapped for scope mounts.
The rimfire
version of the Model 100 uses an 18.5-inch barrel, and can fire .22 Short, .22
Long, >22 Long Rifle, and .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire cartridges.
Both the rear and front sights are fixed. A similar rifle, the Ted
Williams Model 49, uses a 22-inch barrel instead, but is otherwise the same for
game purposes. The Model 45 is almost identical, but is a single-shot model,
requiring reloading between shots, and having a faux magazine tube.
The Model 45s and Model 49s also come chambered for .35 Remington.
It should be
noted that most parts that will fit into a Model 100 will work in a pre-64
Winchester 94 and vice versa. In
fact, many of the Model 100s were actually manufactured by Winchester.
The Model 45s and 49s were mostly manufactured by Marlin, and some parts
will work in a Marlin 336CS and vice versa.
The Model 54 is
equivalent to the same rifle as the standard Model 100, but is finished in fancy
grade with fine walnut furniture, and is otherwise the same as the Model 100 for
game purposes.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Ted Williams Model 100 |
.30-30 Winchester |
3.08 kg |
7 Tubular |
$750 |
Ted Williams Model 100 Rimfire |
.22 Short, .22 Long. .22 Long Rifle, .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire |
3.08 kg |
22 Tubular (.22 Short), 24 Tubular (.22 Long), 17 Tubular (.22 Long
Rifle), 11 Tubular (.22 WMR) |
$357 |
Ted Williams Model 45 |
.30-30 Winchester |
3.18 kg |
1 Internal |
$288 |
Ted Williams Model 45 |
.35 Remington |
3.18 kg |
1 Internal |
$300 |
Ted Williams Model 49 |
.30-30 Winchester |
3.18 kg |
8 Internal |
$765 |
Ted Williams Model 49 |
.35 Remington |
3.18 kg |
8 Internal |
$910 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Ted Williams Model 100 |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
62 |
Ted Williams Model 100 Rimfire (.22 Short) |
LA |
-2 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
31 |
Ted Williams Model 100 Rimfire (.22 Long) |
LA |
-1 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
35 |
Ted Williams Model 100 Rimfire (.22 Long Rifle) |
LA |
1 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
38 |
Ted Williams Model 100 Rimfire (.22 Magnum) |
LA |
1 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
47 |
Ted Williams Model 45 (.30-30) |
SS |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
72 |
Ted Williams Model 45 (.35) |
SS |
5 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
72 |
Ted Williams Model 49 (.30-30) |
LA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
72 |
Ted Williams Model 49 (.35) |
LA |
5 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
72 |