The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Savage model 99 take down trigger . Please help

Gunplummer · August 22, 2016, 06:56 PM

That is a good call. 99's have a lot of leverage on the trigger group. They pop up on ebay and Gunbroker now and then, but be careful, they are probably as worn as the one you have. Or worse, as legionierbill said, sometimes people take a grinder to all the parts in the trigger group. Check it out. Maybe the firing pin spring was cut off or something else is wrong. There is probably a video on the internet showing how to disassemble it in the proper order. It does not look as if you can hurt anything on it anymore. The only absolute is the stock screw. ABSOLUTELY use either a special screwdriver made just for the 99 stock screw, or find an old tire iron that has a screwdriver tip on one end. I have seen a LOT of cracked stocks caused by using a screwdriver that was too small.
I have two .250's in the "Fix it when I get time" closet now for about two years. I know I have a .300 in there too. I guess I am almost as bad as that gunsmith.

August 22, 2016, 06:56 PM	#3
Gunplummer Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2010 Location: South East Pa. Posts: 3,364	That is a good call. 99's have a lot of leverage on the trigger group. They pop up on ebay and Gunbroker now and then, but be careful, they are probably as worn as the one you have. Or worse, as legionierbill said, sometimes people take a grinder to all the parts in the trigger group. Check it out. Maybe the firing pin spring was cut off or something else is wrong. There is probably a video on the internet showing how to disassemble it in the proper order. It does not look as if you can hurt anything on it anymore. The only absolute is the stock screw. ABSOLUTELY use either a special screwdriver made just for the 99 stock screw, or find an old tire iron that has a screwdriver tip on one end. I have seen a LOT of cracked stocks caused by using a screwdriver that was too small. I have two .250's in the "Fix it when I get time" closet now for about two years. I know I have a .300 in there too. I guess I am almost as bad as that gunsmith.