303 Savage as hunting round

[dizzy dan 1]

I had one & sold it but still have 3 boxes of factory ammo around here some place.DAN>>>

 

[Kilo Charlie]

Somewhere around my uncle's place are some very old photos of long-lost relatives out in B.C. featuring a very large and very dead grizzly and a Savage 1899 or 1895 rifle. The pics are pre-WWI, so the rifle is most likely a .303 Savage or a .30-30, and either way, it killed that griz.
And yes, I know the rifle COULD be a .38-55 or .25-35 or .32-40, but those were far less common.
I gotta go visit my uncle and borrow those photos.

 

[CptnBlues63]

Very cool story and pic! Where you from?? That pic reminds me of home (Saskatchewan) and some old old pic's of my grandparents homestead. I'm going to email my mom and see if there's a pic of grandma and her Savage 99 in .250-3000 standing beside one of the many moose she shot with it.....

 

[Noel]

They grew up and farmed by Blackie. Dennis married my Gramma's sister so he is extended family. Our place is southwest of Sundre.

 

[oldbadger]

The 303 Savage is a quiet, well behaved cartridge from before the days of magnumitis. In the hands of a competant marksman, it did, and will still do, its job and keep the freezer stoked. One of the big advantages of these relatively mild cartridges is that it takes a real effort to learn to flinch!

 

[mackillan]

My grandfather shot hundreds of animals with a .303 british. The gun was sooooo heavy though lol

Doe's anyone hunt with this old round and if so what have you taken with it. I've got a chance at a 99 Savage in excellent shape bore looks like it just came out of the factory and the wood and metal show signs of use but not abuse. The previous owner showed the rifle excellent care. If you handload what are some of the better powders and bullets. Thanks for any advice.

 

[longbeardking]

I haven't been around lately and it seems I've been missing some great conversations. As for .303 Savage, I always thought my northern friends were partial to the .303 BRITISH. Ammunition stateside is a little on the pricey side, but as stated before the handloader has a great advantage. Used properly, it will kill any animal in north America, with the only possible exception being the largest in the bear family. JMO.

 

[canadianbear]

Thanks for all of the information and opinions I think I will pick up the rifle and use it for deer in central Ontario's season this year. In this area a long shot would be 75 yards so it should be OK. I just hope I don't catch that Savage 99 fever!