Changing a 99 savage to a different cartridge
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BrotherRockeye
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I've got a 22-250 barrel for a 99 here but it needs a V thread receiver to use it...is that the kinda thing you were thinkin about?
I have seen a C changed to 257 Roberts.It works quite well.If the rifle has a rotor it can get quite interesting to make it feed.You are restricted to 308 length or shorter depending on year of rifle.High pressure rounds are a nono as well due to the rear lockup.
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- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
The possibilities for cartridges based on the .250 Savage, .308 or the .284 Winchester are boundless. A .375-284 wildcat would ratchet the old Savage into the powerful rifle category. Any number or wildcats based on the .284 produce cartridges with the greatest powder capacity for caliber that is useful in the Savage 99. If you want to stick with commercially available ammo, a .22-250 or .243 would allow it to shoot as far as you can see. The ubiquitous .308 or the .284 Winchester probably provide the greatest versatility. But you know, the .250 Savage is an accurate, pleasant cartridge to shoot in the 99.
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Many years ago I had a 1915-made 99 takedown modified from .250 Savage to .250 Ackley Improved. The chamber change was relatively trivial, but the rotary feed magazine required replacement and a fair amount of work. It functioned very well, increasing the effectiveness of the cartridge to about .257 Roberts effect.
BrotherRockeye
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Rural Saskatchewan
for 30cal you could go 300 Sav...but the best idea yet-replace the 250-3000 barrel!it's a great caliber thats big enough for any deer and fast enough for shootin coyotes etc.
Again the rotator won't accept a larger caseing
same case. the 250 3000 is a necked down 300 savage
tg
tommyg: Actually the 250 preceded the 300 by several years and was made from much reworked 30-06 brass. The 300 likely also originated from 30-06 brass. Although they share a common case head size the shoulder diameters are not the same and that may cause problems in the rotor. Then again it may not and the best way to find out is try cyclying some dummy rounds in and out of the magazine but don't try to force dummy 300 rounds into a 250 chamber.
By all means clean the barrel and look. If this is an older rifle with 1/14 twist you should range test it with 87 grain and 100 bullets but no heavier as heavier bullets are unlikely to stabilize and be very inaccurate. And that could be the reason someone has said they thought it was shot out.
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- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
The .250 Savage, .308 and .358 chamberings appeared in the M-99EG. The .243, .250, .284, .308, and .358 chamberings appeared in the M-99DL. I could find no reference to the .250 ever being chambered in the 99-C.
While it is unlikely that the .250 barrel was shot out, it could have suffered damage from being exposed to wet conditions for extended periods of time. The condition of many northern guns would bring a tear to the eye of the rifle enthusiast.
While it is unlikely that the .250 barrel was shot out, it could have suffered damage from being exposed to wet conditions for extended periods of time. The condition of many northern guns would bring a tear to the eye of the rifle enthusiast.
A empty .300s case WILL NOT fit in the rotator of a .250-3000.
I have now try'd it twice now
By all means check the barrel to see if it's salvageable, if not your only option is rebarreling to .250, 250AI or 22-250 which an empty will fit in the rotator with room for the bullet.
While the 250 sav was not available in the 99C it was available in the 99CD (Clip delux) a slightly fancier version of the 99C
This is all interesting stuff to me,
There was a reference to to a V threaded barrel, I am wondering if some 99's have different barrel threads? I know less than I should about 99 Savages. Yes the barrel is rusty inside. I do not know the twist rate, and right now I am far away from home. If a 284 cartridge will go through the action, I would be very tempted to look into 6.5-284. I am not sure exactly what model of 99 it is, or when it was made. I will look into it when I get home.
Al
There was a reference to to a V threaded barrel, I am wondering if some 99's have different barrel threads? I know less than I should about 99 Savages. Yes the barrel is rusty inside. I do not know the twist rate, and right now I am far away from home. If a 284 cartridge will go through the action, I would be very tempted to look into 6.5-284. I am not sure exactly what model of 99 it is, or when it was made. I will look into it when I get home.
Al
Geeze 22-45, what part of "Will Not Fit" can't you comprehend??
A 300Sav case won't go thru a 250-3000 rotator, a 308 won't go thru the rotator & now you'd like a .284 based case which is even larger
Here's an idea how about a nice Sav 99 in .348 that would be KOOL
I GIVE!!!
A 300Sav case won't go thru a 250-3000 rotator, a 308 won't go thru the rotator & now you'd like a .284 based case which is even larger
Here's an idea how about a nice Sav 99 in .348 that would be KOOL
I GIVE!!!
