300 savage
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Dave
All I can say is that you are missing out if you never tried one. I have 2 Savage 99's . An EG and a F model. This would have still been the most popular hunting cartridge if the 308 had not come along. There are still literally thousands of rifles in 300 out there hunting. In my opinion it is just as good as the 308 , but is only produced in 150 or 180 grn. I don't think the the ammo companies is fair to charge the extra price for this cartrige. As all knows ,when there is a demand the price goes up. Try the 300 and you won't look back. Just my opinion. Bob
All I can say is that you are missing out if you never tried one. I have 2 Savage 99's . An EG and a F model. This would have still been the most popular hunting cartridge if the 308 had not come along. There are still literally thousands of rifles in 300 out there hunting. In my opinion it is just as good as the 308 , but is only produced in 150 or 180 grn. I don't think the the ammo companies is fair to charge the extra price for this cartrige. As all knows ,when there is a demand the price goes up. Try the 300 and you won't look back. Just my opinion. Bob
- Location
- St. Joe's Island, Ont
Dave, the 300 Sav will do anything a 308 will do, I've said it time and time again and stick by it.
I've got 3 300's. One I'll take hunting.
A 99 pre-war RS, a model 1920 in 300 and a model R thats gonna be hittin the woods with me this coming year. I've taken alot of deer with this cartridge and I've seen them bang flop with it to, not even going another step.
I've got 3 300's. One I'll take hunting.
A 99 pre-war RS, a model 1920 in 300 and a model R thats gonna be hittin the woods with me this coming year. I've taken alot of deer with this cartridge and I've seen them bang flop with it to, not even going another step.
- Location
- marmora ontario
I had a Remington model 81 in 300sav. What beauty,however, its gone the way of so many of my guns-sold em!!! JITC
Yup, thats the one.
An original John Browning design - barrel recoils with the action, similar to an Auto-5.
Discontinued because they were just too expensive to make and compete with the Savage and Winchesters of the day.
I just missed buying one in 300 at Epps the other day, but picked up (from a great board member) the predecessor of the 81 - a Model 8 from around 1913 - in .30 Rem
PS;
I'm always looking to buy these rifles if you fellows come across any
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
Years ago, one of our guys pulled of a minor miracle with a 300 savage in a late 50's 99.
He shot a buck, and killed it at 25 yards.
He shot a buck, and killed it at 25 yards.
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
I forgot to mention, that the buck was standing behind a 6" maple at the time.
The bullet, a Remington bronze point 180 grain, centered on the tree, went clear through, lost it's jacket on the hide on the way in, and he got the bullet core from Under the hide on the off side. He still carries the bullet jacket as his lucky piece.
oh yes heart shot
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO
I had an Rem 81 for awhile, shooting that thing was akin to putting a pogo stick on your shoulder and having your wife jump up and down on it. Neat rifle, easy to take down, but recoil is very abusive on them. I wouldn't go out of my way for another one. And it was a 300, the 99 R and EG had much less recoil than that 81 did. Les
I just built one on a 95 Mauser action I don't know why I had the urge to build one I just did
Preliminary shooting shows promise. after the stock is finished I will take it to the bench and see what this puppy will do
It is a very nice light gun and a pleasure to shoot
Preliminary shooting shows promise. after the stock is finished I will take it to the bench and see what this puppy will do
It is a very nice light gun and a pleasure to shoot
- Location
- Yellowknife, NWT
I don't own a .300 Savage, but always liked the cartridge. The .300 is a bit of an anomaly....according to a couple of handloading manuals and a couple magazine articles, it's one of the few rifle cartridges, perhaps the only one, that actually lives up to its published ballistics. Presently rated at 2630 fps with the 150 grain load, it will usually hit 2630 to 2650 fps in a 22" barrel, and closer to 2700 fps (its original load velocity) in a 24 incher. The 180 grain loads will also hit their advertised velocity.
I've read a few revisionist ignoramuses on the net who say the .300 Savage is little more than a slightly hotter .30-30. What a load of drek! I think a 400-odd fps gain is a huge leap beyond the .30-30. The same self-styled pundits will say that the .300 Savage failed in its bid to create a short-action .30-06-level cartridge because the .300 Savage doesn't get even close to the standard '06 velocity of 2900 fps. They are conveniently forgetting that when the Savage round was being developed in the late 1920's, the standard velocity for a .30-06 150 grain load was.....yup, 2700 fps. What a great acheivement for Savage! Failure indeed.....harrumph!
Once again, from my reading, all indications are that it is difficult to exceed the published (and actual) velocities of factory ammo by handloading due to the small case capacity, however one can get 165 grain loads nearly up to the same speed as factory 150's, which would be a great performance gain in itself. Enjoy your 99. I have one in .250 that I haven't taken a deer with........yet!
I've read a few revisionist ignoramuses on the net who say the .300 Savage is little more than a slightly hotter .30-30. What a load of drek! I think a 400-odd fps gain is a huge leap beyond the .30-30. The same self-styled pundits will say that the .300 Savage failed in its bid to create a short-action .30-06-level cartridge because the .300 Savage doesn't get even close to the standard '06 velocity of 2900 fps. They are conveniently forgetting that when the Savage round was being developed in the late 1920's, the standard velocity for a .30-06 150 grain load was.....yup, 2700 fps. What a great acheivement for Savage! Failure indeed.....harrumph!
Once again, from my reading, all indications are that it is difficult to exceed the published (and actual) velocities of factory ammo by handloading due to the small case capacity, however one can get 165 grain loads nearly up to the same speed as factory 150's, which would be a great performance gain in itself. Enjoy your 99. I have one in .250 that I haven't taken a deer with........yet!
Isn't it fair to say that the .300 Savage is a ballistic twin of the .303 British? (A 150-grain bullet at 2,600 to 2,700; a 180-grain bullet at 2,400 to 2,450.)
Considering that the .303 has accounted for more than its share of big game -- all sizes -- then wouldn't the .300 Savage be able to do exactly the same, under the same conditions?
Considering that the .303 has accounted for more than its share of big game -- all sizes -- then wouldn't the .300 Savage be able to do exactly the same, under the same conditions?
The first big game I ever shot was a bull moose (many years ago) with a borrowed Savage 99 in .300 sav. And as it happens the last bull moose I shot (a couple years ago) was with one of my own sav.99s in .300 sav.
I once called in two wolves and shot them both with the Sav. Good thing I had a full rifle with six rounds as thats what I shot at the wolves.
Robin in Rocky
I once called in two wolves and shot them both with the Sav. Good thing I had a full rifle with six rounds as thats what I shot at the wolves.
Robin in Rocky
