Thread: 250 Savage questions

zx10, i like your picture. from what you guys have posted, convinced me about the 250's wide range. so i am going to purchase a set of dies and reload for deer sized animals and chase some speed for varmint loads. all with the aid of a good scope. __________________ "Hunting has two brothers , Shot Placement and Penetration": old African saying

Ive taken coyotes with it also. Used to be my main deer gun until I got a 7mag. I like how unique it is, you go out now and all you see is tikka's and such, someone has to have character! hehe Dont expect it to shoot one ragged hole at 100yds though! __________________ Join the NRA today!

......made it's reputation in the big-game fields with 100 grain bullets. An uncle of mine used his with good results in Alaska. Factory loads with 100 grain bullets run around 2820 fps. If you have a 24" barrel you can safely get at or near 3,000 fps with a couple of different powders. I don't have my books at the moment but my older Speer #9 manual and an older Hodgdon pamphlet each list a 3,000 fps load. If I remember...

First, you have a valuable rifle there. My brother collects old lever actions, and always finds a deal, but he had to come up with $600 for a good 99 .250. The original 250-3000 got the 3000 part loading a 87 grain bullet at 3000 fps. Those bullets are still available. A better hunting bullet is a 0.257 100 grain at about 2700 fps. I am looking at the Speer #14 Manual. Also available are 120's, but according to Speer, the slower twist in...

I just had a Spanish Mauser rebarrrel to 250 Savage and am very happy with the results. I am using it this deer season in TX. You will find a good selection of 85 90 and 100 gr. choices by most all manufacturers. If you want something smaller Hornady has the 75 VMax and on the larger side you have the 117 and 120 gr. selections. I didn't have a lot of time before the season to work on loads. I have under an inch group with Reloader 15 and...

My Nosler book has a 100 gr bullet load with Hogdon 4895 @ a max load giving 2952 fps and a 85 gr load with IMR 4895 @ 3018 fps max load. These are from a 22in test bbl,1 in 10 twist,Win brass,cci BR-2 primer,max loa,2.515 Hogdon and nosler have websites. Does it have plugscrews for the mounting holes for a scope base?If it does,piece of cake!!They work well with a scope.If it requires drlling and tapping,you may want to carefully consider...

You mentioned that .250 savage ammunition was expensive and difficult to find. How readily available is .22-250 Rem? If you can find that cartridge, then just get a tapered .243 and .257 expander ball for your .250 savage dies and neck the .22-250 Rem. up to .257. It's kind of ironic how the wildcat has become the parent cartridge for the parent cartridge.