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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: the1rod on February 13, 2010, 07:55:59 PM

Title: .250-3000 savage
Post by: the1rod on February 13, 2010, 07:55:59 PM: i just bought a savage model 99 in .250-3000 and was wondering what factory loads are available for this rifle....

P.S. its for sale
Title: Re: .250-3000 savage
Post by: AWS on February 13, 2010, 08:08:23 PM: I believe that the only thing left is the Winchester 100gr.

I have a three of 250-3000, a 99 and a couple of bolt guns. It is one of my favorite deer hunting rounds and if your not a fur hunter it is a great coyote gun.

It is getting to be a reloaders cartridge.

AWS
Title: Re: .250-3000 savage
Post by: Huntbear on February 13, 2010, 08:11:29 PM: Great deer round! Absolutely no recoil. However, factory rounds are hard to come by sometimes. You made a good buy.
Title: Re: .250-3000 savage
Post by: hookr88 on February 15, 2010, 04:42:35 PM: I just found about a half dozen 25-3000 rounds in a drawer and had no idea what they were for. Any body want them? I live in Issaquah.
Title: Re: .250-3000 savage
Post by: Goldeneye on February 15, 2010, 05:09:17 PM: Thought I'd drop this out there. Did a quick check on-line to verify as I was once told this. The .250-3000 Savage cartridge and the .250 Savage cartridge are the same. You can buy the .250 savage round today in sporting goods stores...

Here's a couple links for reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.250-3000_Savage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.250-3000_Savage)

http://www.reloadbench.com/cartridges/250s.html (http://www.reloadbench.com/cartridges/250s.html)
Title: Re: .250-3000 savage
Post by: the1rod on February 16, 2010, 10:19:15 AM: thanks for the info guys. hookr if your ever down in olympia i would glady take those rounds.
Title: Re: .250-3000 savage
Post by: KimberRich on February 16, 2010, 12:35:38 PM: Quote from: the1rod on February 13, 2010, 07:55:59 PM
i just bought a savage model 99 in .250-3000 and was wondering what factory loads are available for this rifle....

P.S. its for sale

How much?? I guess I should look in the classifieds also...