It is a very nice gun and its unique rotary magazine was considered advanced for its time. I think the .303 Savage cartridge was introduced around the same time as,and is balistically almost identical to, the 30-30 Winchester. I can only surmise that Winchester was more savvy at marketing their products than Savage was,and that is why the 30-30 Win and the guns chambered forit still thrive while the .303 Savage and the Savage model 99 are no longer in production.

I do not handload now but am considering it and having a reliable source of ammunition for this rifle is one reason to get into handloading.

Caldoc