thanks for the book values catfish,I guess the $500 he will take is a good price.
I have 2 99's already
an unknown model in .300 sav(the model designation on the receiver is an N but I've never seen or heard of an N)it is closest to a G or EG but not quite.Had a Lyman 1A combination tang site on it when I bought it...

no matter,it shoots good and is a very nice rifle.
and
a 99a in 250-3000 that I have carried for years.I carry 75gr.hollow points and 100 gr sp on the buttstock and shoot whatever needs shootin.
sold a 99c in 243 years back that I should have kept as I bought a 22-250 barrel from Numerich arms some years ago but need a V thread receiver for it...and will not unscrew the 250!!!
from what I understand about the reason for stopping production it was more to do with worn out tooling and the price of renewing it...which may have been the cause of needing the hand fitting.
I'll post a pic when I bring this iron home...
thanks all!