In case you haven’t done much in the way of research on this rifle yet , here is a really good article on the Savage 1899 / 99 models that I’ve had archived for some time now.
https://www.chuckhawks.com/savage_99_rifles.html
What an absolute beauty!! Beautiful wood , adjustable tang peep sight, exceptional engraving work on the receiver and a jeweled bolt! That’s a gift to cherish and hand down through the generations.
There’s nothing wrong with those tomato plants. As @Saltwater60 said , don’t let the air get to the small roots or they will self prune and stunt. If you can get them in the ground ( buried deep) and cover them at night . As long as you keep them warm they should do just fine.
Funny the timing of this . I came across this article while searching for some other cowboy action shooting info.
https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/ammunition_hodgdon_0728/100508
This the 2nd time in several months that a vehicle/ vehicles driven by Mexican nationals were stopped by authorities that had hundreds of thousands of .308 & 7.62x39 ammo .
I’m pretty sue that story was posted on here somewhere.