i'm afraid i can't ask either of them , our family friend passed away back in 95' , and unfortunately my grandfather passed on to be with the lord on june 6 , of last year 05' . but from what i can remember , he described the shell , and the rifle as if it was in fact a winchester m71 ( but with a clip ), in .348 win. which my grandfather did have , however our family friend desribed his as a savage 99 . both however said that they were .300 savage caliber.

sorry but , there isn't that much more i can tell , just that they both said it was a lever action remington sportster.

( on a side note , i've heard a lot of older guys call a rifle by the shell makers name , like for example ( a savage , .300 savage )