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So a 250 Savage is on my current shopping list. I am not shopping hard, just watching the world go by. I am aware that the Savage 99 was made in 250 but I don't have any love for the Savage 99. Does anyone have any knowledge if any other manufacturers chambered their rifles in 250 Savage?
Just a curiosity question I guess.
I may have to buy a custom barrel in 250 and snug it up to a Savage bolt action.
 
Remington use to do a run ever year on an older chambering.
I do beleaf the 250-3000 was in that line up.

Butt, good luck finding one.

Toss one up in the WTB in the EE.
Awffer up lawtsah ker-ch$ng and you may rattle a bone.
 
I have a ruger M77 in 250-3000 aka 250 Sav made 1976 the year I bought it. They also made some full stock carbines in that calibre around then. Mine is not for sale as it is my primary deer gun and I have never lost one shot with it since I have owned it.
 
I have had three Ruger rifles in .250/3000, but eventually gave them up in favour of the Roberts.
 
Model 1921 Savage came chambered in it. As did a Lipsey’s RSI. Savage made both a SS synthetic and wood/blued version about 10 years ago. Remington chambered it in their Custom shop Model 7.

Also a handful of kurz oberndorf Mausers and pre-64 Winchester M70
 
Savage chambered them in bolt guns as well. Their custom shop can buikd you one but then youd need to have it imported. Clay at prophet river could probably help
 
Ive been thinking i need 2. One in an mdt lss chassis to match my savage rimfire and another on a 98 with high grade wood. That way my 2506 becomes a one load rifle for wolf and deer when i rebarrel it
 
Avoid the 1-14 twist as it is usually marginal for stabilizing 100gr deer bullets.I have a Rem 700 Classic/not for sale that is the most accurate gun I own and a solid 300 + yard killer. Win 760 is the powder with mag primers.
1-10 twist would be preferred as Newton originally wanted but Savage went 1-14 to break 3000fps with the 87gr bullet. Newton wanted a 100gr and he was right.Nosler should make an 85-87gr Partition in .257
 
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Thanks for all the responses and input guys, much appreciated. I guess what has sparked my interest in the caliber is the odd way in which it seems to be viewed. A whole bunch of guys saying " Waste of time."...."Why bother there are better calibers." etc. etc.
And then you turn around and try and buy one and they are scarce as hen's teeth, and anyone who owns one refuses to part with it.
Kind of mixed messages...right???

And I will admit to having an interest in the quarter bore calibers.

If not a 1-14 twist then are we talking a 1-12?
 
SuperCub said:
If I didn't have the 257Rob already, I would have been very interested in a short action in 250AI.
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One of my M77'S in .250 was an International short action, if it had been a MKII, I would have kept it... I have purged of all tang safety rifles... but that rifle was just about a perfect "strolling in the woods" piece.

Now, I have the Roberts in a No.1 International and an M77-R MKII... if I see the right M77 International in Roberts, I will jump on it.
 
hoytcanon said:
One of my M77'S in .250 was an International short action, if it had been a MKII, I would have kept it... I have purged of all tang safety rifles... but that rifle was just about a perfect "strolling in the woods" piece.

Now, I have the Roberts in a No.1 International and an M77-R MKII... if I see the right M77 International in Roberts, I will jump on it.
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You really have to hand it to Ruger. They really made some very nice rifles over the years, esp the special runs and at a price that wasn't out of reach for the regular Joe.
 
SuperCub said:
You really have to hand it to Ruger. They really made some very nice rifles over the years, esp the special runs and at a price that wasn't out of reach for the regular Joe.
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Agreed... Ruger has done a great job configuring rifles... and their new partnerships with Lipsey's and Talo and Prophet River here in Canada (to a smaller degree), are creating the dialogue necessary with the end user to see even more interesting pieces... and they don't have to worry about inventory or margins as much since everything is pre-sold... it seems to be a winning formula, with inventory moving very rapidly from the factory floor to the forest floor.
 
d4dave1 said:
Thanks for all the responses and input guys, much appreciated. I guess what has sparked my interest in the caliber is the odd way in which it seems to be viewed. A whole bunch of guys saying " Waste of time."...."Why bother there are better calibers." etc. etc.
And then you turn around and try and buy one and they are scarce as hen's teeth, and anyone who owns one refuses to part with it.
Kind of mixed messages...right???

And I will admit to having an interest in the quarter bore calibers.

If not a 1-14 twist then are we talking a 1-12?
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1-10 twist is what im going with for the pair im having assembled

With 70-87gr bullets its a great varmint cartridge. With a 10 twist itll double as a great deer and wolf gun
The quarter bores are alot of fun
 
I have owned a Savage model 20 bolt and a Sav 99 lever in 250 Sav. Both had 1 in 14 "twist and would NOT stabilize heavier bullets. 75,87 and 90 were OK but groups opened up with anything heavier. Sold those and picked up a Sav M 11 in 22-250 and installed a new .257 cal barrel with a 1 in 10" twist. Handloaded in a strong bolt pressures can be loaded up to pressures you see in the 243 and similar cartridges. Performance is way more than you would expect from such a small round. 110 and 115 gr bullets are great on deer sized game with next to no recoil.
 
Go with a 1-10 twist and 100gr bullets 24" barrel. IMO any heavier bullets and you might as well be shooting them in a .257 Roberts or 25-06.
 
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