250 Savage Article

[Guy Miner]

Pretty cool article about the good ol' 250 Savage. Gentle on the shooter's shoulder, deadly on deer.

An Official Journal Of The NRA | The Little Savage: .250-3000

After a century, the sun is setting on the .250-3000 Savage. Many decades ago, though, the Savage cartridge was extremely popular and chambered in a variety of rifles, from bolt-actions, such as the Winchester Models 54 and 70, to the lever-action Savage 99—the rifle to which the cartridge is...

www.americanrifleman.org

Guy

 

[DrMike]

I'm certain Cloverleaf will be reading this. You're not forgotten, Troy.

 

[JD338]

Nice read. The ol' 250-3000 was actually popular in the Upper Peninsula of MI. There were quite a few old timers that carried a Savage 99 and referred to it as a deer slayer.

JD338

 

[hunter24605]

I would love to find a 99 in good shape in 250 Sav. Dad always talked about having one and how much he liked it, and regretted letting it go. He had it up until I was 5 or 6, so I have no memory it.

 

[FOTIS]

Where's Troy???????

 

[xphunter]

I have a 250 Savage Custom Shop XP-100, I hope to be loading for soon.
Thanks for the article

 

[ShadeTree]

Sweet little cartridge. I have 3 of them. A savage M1920 made in 1920, a savage 99A lever, and a tang safety Ruger ultra light. Love the first 2, haven't shot the Ruger yet.

If they would've marketed it from the beginning in the 10 twist barrel that it came with later on, instead of the 14 twist that limited it to light bullets, its use and history would be a lot more popular in my opinion. My 1920 has the 14 twist, the other 2 have the 10 twist.

 

[Blkram]

Between my wife and I, we have 2, 250's ( a 77 RSI and a No.1) and a 250 AI (LH Rem 700 rebarreled to the Ackely). Great cartridge(s)! Fun rifles!
Rebarreling a Winchester Model 88 to 250 Savage too!

Note: the link that led to this article, also included a link to an article that also discussed the 250 AI

 

[gbflyer]

Had one in a Remington 700 Classic. Nicest shooting little rifle. It now lives with whoever stole it

 

[cloverleaf]

Hey all- thanks for thinking of me. Will have to leave the reading for another time. Work early in the AM. Will come back to it....CL

Aw who needs sleep... there was also this one...

An Official Journal Of The NRA | An Ode to the .250-3000 Savage

Relatively unknown outside of true metallic cartridge aficionados, the .250-3000 Savage Improved strikes the ideal balance between downrange performance and perceived recoil. That’s only the beginning, too.

www.americanhunter.org

Will re-read later. Thanks again. CL

 

[salmonchaser]

Worst trade I ever made; traded a Savage 99 250/3000 for a walther PPKS when I was a rookie cop. Needed a back up gun.

 

[hunter24605]

Worst trade I ever made; traded a Savage 99 250/3000 for a walther PPKS when I was a rookie cop. Needed a back up gun.

Been there. When I was 22 I traded a Win 71 for a paint job on an old Jeep CJ7. It was handed down to me from my uncle when he got too old to get out and go. I think it was built somewhere around 1950-'55. Had no idea how much I would want that 348 Win back.

 

[xphunter]

Guy,
Mine is real gentle on the shoulder...My 250 Savage

 

[cloverleaf]

Good articles both. Not sure I agree with the comparisons with the 243 and the 6.5 Creed (believe that?) But then I havent shot a 243 on game, and have one only as the back-up/ Donor to the 250. Also, I typically dont push it as hard as some of the loads suggeted in the article - usually. What I do know, is its easy to shoot, seems to be accurate when I am, and has never left me disappointed on game w/ 100gr BT's. Dont think I'd take it after Elk, but then I cant do my own tracking. As some one once said, "A dead Elk can cover a lot of ground before he knows he's done". Thats part of the reason I suspect people often use more gun for the big deer.
An Ackley has always intrigued me, but I'm not an accomplished enough reloader to take full advantage of it. I can do much of what a Roberts does, unless you Ackley that too. Besides, since Winchester didnt make a 25WSM, if you have to go bigger than a 250, you might as well shoot a 25-06 and just live w/ the long action.
XP- I occasionally entertain the idea of a pistol in 250 as that would be legal in the slug zone only where I hunt in MN. Gotta be a serious "cool factor" in that. With that short barrel I'm afraid I'd shoot the side view mirror off the "rolling ground blind" in a moment of "buck fever" though. Cool thanks again. CL

 

[cloverleaf]

Worst trade I ever made; traded a Savage 99 250/3000 for a walther PPKS when I was a rookie cop. Needed a back up gun.

Ive told the sad tale before....I had to pass on a Ruger RSI with a K4 on it, in 250 Savage years ago. Could have had it for 200 bucks...Still bugs me. CL

 

[xphunter]

Good articles both. Not sure I agree with the comparisons with the 243 and the 6.5 Creed (believe that?) But then I havent shot a 243 on game, and have one only as the back-up/ Donor to the 250. Also, I typically dont push it as hard as some of the loads suggeted in the article - usually. What I do know, is its easy to shoot, seems to be accurate when I am, and has never left me disappointed on game w/ 100gr BT's. Dont think I'd take it after Elk, but then I cant do my own tracking. As some one once said, "A dead Elk can cover a lot of ground before he knows he's done". Thats part of the reason I suspect people often use more gun for the big deer.
An Ackley has always intrigued me, but I'm not an accomplished enough reloader to take full advantage of it. I can do much of what a Roberts does, unless you Ackley that too. Besides, since Winchester didnt make a 25WSM, if you have to go bigger than a 250, you might as well shoot a 25-06 and just live w/ the long action.
XP- I occasionally entertain the idea of a pistol in 250 as that would be legal in the slug zone only where I hunt in MN. Gotta be a serious "cool factor" in that. With that short barrel I'm afraid I'd shoot the side view mirror off the "rolling ground blind" in a moment of "buck fever" though. Cool thanks again. CL

My 25 Creedmoor Dominator is even more compact

 

[RL338]

I guess in today’s society to be politically correct.
Meet my 250/3000 Imp. Manbun.

 

[xphunter]

View attachment 17959
I guess in today’s society to be politically correct.
Meet my 250/3000 Imp. Manbun.

Loving it!

 

[xphunter]

XP- I occasionally entertain the idea of a pistol in 250 as that would be legal in the slug zone only where I hunt in MN. Gotta be a serious "cool factor" in that. With that short barrel I'm afraid I'd shoot the side view mirror off the "rolling ground blind" in a moment of "buck fever" though. Cool thanks again. CL

I would be glad to answer any questions for that build…

 

[SJB358]

I’ve got a 1976 Ruger 250 Savage. It needs to get aired out some.





awesome little cartridge.