6 old school hunting rifles that still get the job done

By Kristin Alberts

Savage 99, a classic old school deer rifle.
Guns are sometimes much more than guns. Sometimes they help define the love of a family as heirlooms passed from one generation to the next.  And, more often than not, the gun that is cherished the most as a symbol of tradition and collective wisdom is the humble deer rifle.  The following six hunting rifles are no longer in production yet still find their way to the deer woods each fall in the hands of hunters who value both tradition and well-built sporting arms.
1. Savage 99
Savage’s Model 99, preceded by the 1895, was the first hammerless lever-action rifle in mass production.  The reliability, accuracy, and appearance of the 99 have made it both a classic rifle and a practical hunter.
Savage model 99s come in common and exotic calibers.
The internal rotary magazine and brass round counter defined the rifle and allowed use of both higher powered rounds and also the pointed bullets that tubular lever rifles could not.  Later Model 99s came with the at the time more desirable dropbox magazine.  The 99’s cocking indicator was also new and interesting in its day.  While the .300 Savage was perhaps its best known chambering, calibers

Source: Guns.com