Savage models 1899

I have a 250 that has had a total of 7 rounds fired through it. Bought it from a fella down the road who's father bought in new. He gave me the original box of Dominion ammo purcased with the rifle, with 13 rounds in it!
I may be willing to sell if the price is right!
 
99trix said:
Remington and Winchester both still commercially load for the 250 sav, both in 100 grain which maybe an issue in the early 1:10 twist rifles.
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Umm....just a guess but I think you mean the 1-14" twist from before 1960. They didn't switch to the 1-10" twist till after 1960 to stabilise the 100 gr pills better. You gotta quit searching for and buying them damn guns and spend more time reading Blair! Shoot me an email later, I think I found something good.

The most common and accurate bullets to use in the pre-60 250's were the 87 gr shells and even Savage manufactured them back in the day to use with their guns.
 
I know it doesn't help, but I thought I would just add that for many years I owned a '99 in .250-3000. I don't remember the serial number, but I checked when I bought it in Oregon in about 1970. It was manufactured in 1915. In about 1985 I had it rechambered into .250 Ackley Improved. It was quite a good deer rifle and once I took an elk with it at about 100 yards. I don't hunt any more, but I liked that rifle a lot and even though I don't have a use for it anymore, I miss the elegance and effectiveness of it. I sold it in Washington State in about 1990.
 
MadDog said:
The most common and accurate bullets to use in the pre-60 250's were the 87 gr shells and even Savage manufactured them back in the day to use with their guns.
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Also savage manufactured them in 87 grain because it was the only weight that they could get to break 3000 feet per second, had they used the 100 grain it would have been know as the 250-2820 and I don't believe it would have had the same market appeal ;)
 
I have an 1899 in .303 Savage that was made in 1913. I was lucky to find brass at a gun show. I plan to take it whitetail hunting, just for "old times sake". I also just bought a 99 in .250-3000 with tip-off mounts and scope, 1950 model. If I find an older .250, I might be convinced to sell this one.
 
live4therut said:
Ah yes if only they could tell there story of what they have been through, and seen and seen the life through someone elses bore:)
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If only, we could find out where they have been and why bubba had to mess with them! I just wish I had more information on my old ones. I only have two that I can trace back to the original owner. One is a 1960 99F the other is a 1932 99K. It sure is neat being able to retrace a rifles history!
 
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