What To Do with 250 Savage

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Hello Everyone

Looking to the internet for thoughts and advice what to do with a Savage 99 250-3000 with brass counter on rotary magazine and checkered wood stock. (No photos at the moment as I have been storing it with my folks, my small safe if full). It was my first rifle as a youth, but never fit properly at the time, stock was never modified to fit a youth. Additionally, I never found myself using it a lot to practice with as the ammo was hard to come by. As a result I purchased a 30-06 then a 7mm-08 and have left it sitting in the safe.
Now I’m cleaning house a bit an am uncertain what I should do, so though I would ask the mobs thoughts.

1) Continue to hoard another rifle.
2) Keep it for my children. Don’t want to cut up the beautiful wood stock and think I would rather go with something that was better ammo availability. So, I don’t think this is the best option.
3) Sell it don’t know the Canadian rates these days, but I image they are less then the US crazy prices.
4) Another option I didn’t think off.


Cheers
 
And to think I have reloading dies, reloaded ammo, brass'n such and no shooter............hmmmmmm

Then again, thread is -$$$ without photos.
 
I just bought one and enjoy it very much. Ammo availability isn’t a problem. If I wanted 80 more rounds it’s only a phone call away. I reload so definitely not a problem. Mine was made in 1951,the years when they made pretty model 99’s. I am currently in the middle of sorting through rifles that I don’t use and selling them. If your not using it and have no interest in using pass it along to someone who will enjoy a 99 in 250-3000 savage.
 
Think about how you would feel being able to hold and shoot a rifle that was owned by your grandfather in his youth. If you have grandchildren some day, I'm sure he or she would feel much the same way. Being an obscure caliber only increases the sentiment. Oil it up and put it aside. Gather up a small hoard of ammo whenever you come across it at decent prices.
 
As someone whos family didn't own guns, I really wish I had something that was passed down through the generations.

BattleRife isn't wrong though, if you're not using it, and you don't care that much to keep it, someone else would love it. The 250-3000 savages are getting harder to find these days, I've seen them fetching north of $1000 while a basic 308 model can be had for half that.
 
I sounds like it's worth more as cash in your pocket than as a keepsake that doesn't have much sentimental value to you. They are cool rifles. I have owned 4 of them, two were .250's and one .243 and one .308. I hunted with them, liked shooting and hunting with all of them but sold all my 99's when they didn't have anything more to teach me. Don't miss them but glad I had the experience. Someone else should have a chance to use one.
 
I had a '99 in 250-3000 years back, but sold 'er off as it wasn't a tight shooter with bullets 100gr & above in weight. The 1 in 14" twist of the barrel being the culprit.
The bugger tossed 75 gr hollow points & 87gr projectiles decently though and were deadly on raccoon sized critters. Never used that rifle on deer back then
to save on meat damage.
 
Tred said:
Hello Everyone

Looking to the internet for thoughts and advice what to do with a Savage 99 250-3000 with brass counter on rotary magazine and checkered wood stock. (No photos at the moment as I have been storing it with my folks, my small safe if full). It was my first rifle as a youth, but never fit properly at the time, stock was never modified to fit a youth. Additionally, I never found myself using it a lot to practice with as the ammo was hard to come by. As a result I purchased a 30-06 then a 7mm-08 and have left it sitting in the safe.
Now I’m cleaning house a bit an am uncertain what I should do, so though I would ask the mobs thoughts.

1) Continue to hoard another rifle.
2) Keep it for my children. Don’t want to cut up the beautiful wood stock and think I would rather go with something that was better ammo availability. So, I don’t think this is the best option.
3) Sell it don’t know the Canadian rates these days, but I image they are less then the US crazy prices.
4) Another option I didn’t think off.


Cheers
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I have a 250 savage in a bolt gun and it is a fine shooter. I would be happy to share my load data with you, perhaps wecan make your rifle into a great shooter like my rifle is
 
I have my grandpa's m99 in 303 savage, before I had it given to me my aunt had it. She was not smart or just didn't care what shape it was in. She hung it up on a wall in a barn on the west coast. It is all pitted and rusty now, my dad was mad when he found it in that condition and now that I have it I really wish it was in good shape so I could use it while hunting. If its a family gun then keep it in good shape for the next generation, they might appreciate it more than you'd think.
 
I just received my Great Grandfather's 1899 - manufactured in 1919 - take down version. Cleaned it up and gonna make sure it gets passed on to my son. Unfortunately the barrel has some play in it, so I bought a newer model to actually shoot. Great guns ammo is out there if you don't reload.
Side question anybody know how to tighten up the barrel on the TD versions?
If you want a stock to cut down Boyds sells them
 
Use the rifle as a excuse. Either to go on a nice Haida Gwaii deer hunt, you can go come home with 5 of those tasty buggers in one trip. Or as a excuse to get into reloading. Maybe both. Buy the dies and components. Someone at the local rod and gun will bring you over and teach you how to load up ammo.
 
I've owned about ten .250's, and it's my sentimental favourite. I currently own an 1899 takedown, a Rem 700 Classic, and a Savage 16 in .250 Ackley.

But that's me. If the cartridge and rifle mean nothing to you, let it go, by all means.
I never felt a twinge selling any of my.38-55's; to some that would be very difficult.
You can't love everything, right?
 
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