I bought this gun under the pretence that is was light and handy. Chuck Hawks shares his knowledge about sensible rifle cartridges. The .250-3000 Savage is the older of the two, being released in 1915 in the excellent Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle. Above that recoil becomes increasingly intrusive.

By Chuck Hawks. Navigation. The name comes from its original manufacturer, Savage Arms and the fact that the original load achieved a 3000 ft/s (910 m/s) velocity with an 87 grain (5.6 g) bullet. The name comes from its original manufacturer, Savage Arms, and the fact that the original load achieved a 3,000 ft/s velocity with an 87 grain bullet. The .250-3000 Savage is a rifle cartridge created by Charles Newton in 1915 and is also known as the .250 Savage. And I didn't care if it was an absolute tack driver, just needed to be accurate enough to hit a yote out to 250 yards. I started out with it in a Savage M99, my kids and other kids I mentored got a start with it and hoping to keep the tradition alive with some grandchildren. .250-3000 Savage — винтовочный патрон, созданный в 1915 году, известный также как .250 Savage.Патрон называется так, потому что первоначально он производился Savage Arms и снаряжался пулей весом 5.6 г., достигавшей скорости 3000 фут/с (910 м/с) An excerpt from the Chuck Hawks article I estimate that fifteen foot pounds of free recoil energy and 10 fps of recoil velocity represent the approximate upper limit of the comfort level. History The .250 Savage was designed by U.S wildcatter and cartridge designer Charles Newton for the Savage model 99 lever action rifle. 17 Remington Fireball; 17 Remington Load Data; 204 Ruger Load Data; 22 Hornet Load Data; 221 Remington Fireball Load Data; 222 Remington Load Data I guess my Tikka T3 Lite 22-250 doesn't know it isn't supposed to shoot 3/4" groups at 100 yards all day long. The 250 has tradition in my family for hunting whitetails and varmints. The premise behind the .250 design was to utilize a light, small caliber bullet weight, driven at extremely high velocity (for 1915) with the belief that such a combination would be more effective than current deer hunting cartridges. After a century, the sun is setting on the .250-3000 Savage. (Includes the 6mm Rem., .257 Roberts, 6.5x55 Swede, 7x57 Mauser, .300 Savage, .338 Federal and .358 Winchester) By Chuck Hawks The .250 Savage was introduced by Savage in 1915. The cartridge was designed for Savage by Charles Newton. The.250-3000 Savage is a rifle cartridge created by Charles Newton in 1915. ... .25-35 Winchester, .250-3000 Savage, .257 Roberts, .25-06 Remington, .257 Weatherby Magnum, .257 Roberts Improved and .25 WSM) By Chuck Hawks. I do know with 117 Hdy's and 120 Speers over IMR 4320, everything died. Load Data. The Savage Model 99 was the original rifle chambered for the 250 Savage. If your rifle has the new, standard 1-10” twist barrel, it will stabilize all Nosler .25 caliber bullets. Haven't had a 250-3000 for nearly twenty years... didn't have a chrono in those days and really don't even know what I was running stuff at in my 18.5" bbl'd Ruger 77 RSI.

Many older Model 99’ s have a 1-14” twist barrel, and will not stabilize any of our .25 caliber bullets. As originally factory loaded, the .250 Savage drove an 87 grain spitzer bullet to 3000 fps.