250 Savage aka 250/3000
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Savage did produce a model 116 FHSS in .250 savage. It's either a blind mag or hinged floor plate, they were stainless with synthetic stock. Savage also made a model 12 American in .250 savage, it had a wood stock and blued metal. I have seen one of each of those in my life at random gun shows and shops in Sask/Alberta. Supposedly savage once did a run of model 11s in .250 Sav as well, left handed ones and right handed ones, although I have never actually seen one in person....
"SIGH"....I will maintain my lonely vigil patrolling the buy and sell sites watching for a bolt gun in 250 Savage. Some of the rifles you guys have described sound interesting and I hope that I am lucky enough to bump into one some day, and that I have a fully loaded magazine full of $$$ at the time.
I know the Ruger #1's are nice rifles but they are just not my cup of tea. Before I found my Ruger M77 in 7x57 I almost bought a Ruger #1 in that caliber but I just can't fall in love with them. I know...I'm a heathen.
225 Winchester and 260 Remington are also on my shopping list.
I know the Ruger #1's are nice rifles but they are just not my cup of tea. Before I found my Ruger M77 in 7x57 I almost bought a Ruger #1 in that caliber but I just can't fall in love with them. I know...I'm a heathen.
225 Winchester and 260 Remington are also on my shopping list.
I once bought a bunch of new Remington 700 barrels from a gunsmith. He was buying new rifles and stripping off the barrel and stocks to make custom rifles.
The barrels were 243, 308, 3006, 7-08 and a lone 250. A buddy is a dedicated 250 shooter and he uses it for deer and moose all the time. he is an excellent shot.
So check with gunsmiths, looking for a barrel. It is the kind of thing they might have, since it is probably a low-demand item.
The barrels were 243, 308, 3006, 7-08 and a lone 250. A buddy is a dedicated 250 shooter and he uses it for deer and moose all the time. he is an excellent shot.
So check with gunsmiths, looking for a barrel. It is the kind of thing they might have, since it is probably a low-demand item.
With a Sierra 100gr SP bullet ,a mag primer and 41gr/Win 760 in a modern Rem 700 it is the cat's pjamas on AB deer.Don't try that load in a Savage 99 it is 2 gr over MAX in most books but shoots into one hole in my gun. Never chronied this one. I have a 700 take off in 6.5x55 I may have installed some day.
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I know that FN produced some .250/3000's in their Supreme action, on the same rack as hen's teeth though.
I bought a new 250 Savage barrel from Mystic Precision (Thanks Jerry!) and intend to spin it on to a surplus Savage 110 that I have here. Now that winter has arrived full force I will have the time for some "shop projects".
Next on the list is a 25-06 followed by building my own version of a compact hunting rifle.
Next on the list is a 25-06 followed by building my own version of a compact hunting rifle.
Hi Boo,
I have the same rifle...but has a Leupold VX-3i 2.5-8x36 mounted on it.
What is your load with the 110gr AB? (So far have only sighted mine in with the HSM 100gr SGK ammo)
And how is it performing in your rifle?
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I currently have a Savage 16 Weather Warrior in .250 Ackley and a Remington Classic in .250 Savage. I had, but sold in a fit of madness, a Savage 14 American Classic in .250 Savage as well. I'm currently down to just one Model 1899 but have owned six of those in .250 Savage.
Cooper chambers it currently.
I LOVE the .250 Savage; it's a good deer round and is, in my experience, exceptionally easy to load for. If there really are "inherently accurate" cartridges, I'd expect that the .250-3000 would be on the list. In any rifle in decent shape, take a 100-grain flat base bullet and a bunch of Reloder 15, N140, or Varget, or H4895 and you're rockin'.
I've owned several .257 Robertses as well but always found them a bit more picky. Still, I know I'll be getting another one of those, lol!
You mentioned you're not a 99 fan, but my scoped 1899 will shoot MOA and my best-ever groups with that rifle were 1/2 MOA, using Reloder 15 and Sierra 100-grain Pro-Hunter flat base.
If I were wanting another .250 Savage bolt rifle, I'd see about getting a barrel and rebarrelling a Savage 14 or 16 or having Savage do one up for you.
I actually prefer my 700 rifle in terms of appearance, and I really like the larger Remington trigger guard, but it is so far about a MOA rifle and the Savage .250 Ackley is more accurate; consistently sub-MOA with all bullets from 75 to 120 grains, at .257 Roberts velocities. I have shot some half-MOA groups with that rifle too, but about 7/8 inch is more what I expect on a good day.
I do find, too, that the plain-vanilla .250 feeds and chambers slicker'n' bug spit; the Ackley not so much.
Cooper chambers it currently.
I LOVE the .250 Savage; it's a good deer round and is, in my experience, exceptionally easy to load for. If there really are "inherently accurate" cartridges, I'd expect that the .250-3000 would be on the list. In any rifle in decent shape, take a 100-grain flat base bullet and a bunch of Reloder 15, N140, or Varget, or H4895 and you're rockin'.
I've owned several .257 Robertses as well but always found them a bit more picky. Still, I know I'll be getting another one of those, lol!
You mentioned you're not a 99 fan, but my scoped 1899 will shoot MOA and my best-ever groups with that rifle were 1/2 MOA, using Reloder 15 and Sierra 100-grain Pro-Hunter flat base.
If I were wanting another .250 Savage bolt rifle, I'd see about getting a barrel and rebarrelling a Savage 14 or 16 or having Savage do one up for you.
I actually prefer my 700 rifle in terms of appearance, and I really like the larger Remington trigger guard, but it is so far about a MOA rifle and the Savage .250 Ackley is more accurate; consistently sub-MOA with all bullets from 75 to 120 grains, at .257 Roberts velocities. I have shot some half-MOA groups with that rifle too, but about 7/8 inch is more what I expect on a good day.
I do find, too, that the plain-vanilla .250 feeds and chambers slicker'n' bug spit; the Ackley not so much.
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Thanks for the feedback KC, much appreciated. I have nothing against the 99, I am simply not a fan and like bolt action rifles. Any reason(s) for choosing the Savage 14 or 16 to re-barrel as opposed to a 110? I will admit to being partial to drop mags.
I am looking forward to the 25-06 project and will spin specs around inside my head until I am dizzy knowing me.
I have always been curious why no one has ever explored a .23? caliber in North America? There was a very long drawn out discussion about it on here years ago but it never went anywhere. The Chinese military use a .23? something caliber, as opposed to the .223 that NATO uses, and claim it as a better round. Another topic for another post I guess.
While the picture below shows an exceptionally tight group my rifle will repeatedly shoot 3/4" 3 shot groups at 100 m off the bench.
While I am not a huge Accubond fan - (I usually find then too soft producing massive amounts of blood-shot meat) they perform well at the velocity I push them in this rifle.
The load - verify for yourself before using!! - is 35 grains W760 lit with a CCI BR2 primmer in a Metallverken case. The muzzle velocity is 2550 out of the short-barreled RSI. I have taken 4 or 5 deer with this load ranging from 50 feet to 200 yards. All have been one-shot kills with full pass-through even on quartering shots.
The lower picture shows the blood-shot at 100 yards using the 110 Accubond. The hit was a bit high as I was shooting left handed (I shoot right normally) as my right arm was in a sling following my shoulder surgery but that is a story in itself.
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Hey Dave,Nah, I just meant any short-action Savage action.
I too like drop mags, especially in cold weather, and I like Savage's system; very secure and easy to operate with gloves on.
I've shot quite a few animals with a 1970's 99A in .250. I've mostly used old Winchester loads in both the 87 and 100 grain weights with great results. The later 99s had 1-10 twist barrels which are much preferred however I find the balance and feel of the older rifles to be better for me. My 99A has been a great rifle and I still have it but it hasn't been used in a few years. I actually killed my largest whitetail ever with that rifle so it deserves better. I shot a couple black bears with this rifle as well but loaded 100 Noslers over a now forgotten load of IMR 3031. The .250-3000 is a sweet round made great by the 100 grain partition. Accuracy, penetration, low recoil, a very effective.
