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Re: savage 99 250-3000
Yep that's the one Brad!!! I'm Glad You were able to get it, when I first looked it over I got the shakes. .
Re: savage 99 250-3000
That really is beautiful.....
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Re: savage 99 250-3000
Wow!
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Re: savage 99 250-3000
good looking 99, should make a fine hunter, like your horse rasp knife bet it keeps a edge. danny
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Holy Hotatketoddlerhoffer! That is open nice looking Savage 99. When was it made?
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Re: savage 99 250-3000
Very nice Model 99 there. What "series" is it? I have a 99e that I bought new in 1965 but even then that model was not known for its beauty--kind of the ugly stepdaughter I guess. Yours is good looking and in a great caliber--from what I hear. Enjoy it.
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Wow! That beautiful babe must have been lost in the back of grandpa's closet for the last 50 years. Great snag!
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Re: savage 99 250-3000
Thats a good lookin rifle for sure
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Re: savage 99 250-3000
I thought Savage quit making them years ago. How did you find a band new one?
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Its a EG model made in 53 I think, yes I am sure it spent 99.8% of its time in the closet!!
shot it 15 times today & it did a fine job with the newer box of Rem. 100 gr.
Danny haven't had a chance to use the knife yet, it has a razor edge on it!
thanks guys, I think its a keeper!!
shot it 15 times today & it did a fine job with the newer box of Rem. 100 gr.
Danny haven't had a chance to use the knife yet, it has a razor edge on it!
thanks guys, I think its a keeper!!
Re: savage 99 250-3000
Nice ! One is on my wish list I have a Redfield peep already just need the rifle. A friend told me the peep goes for about what we used to pay for a shooter rifle
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Ed my first 99 was bought for 80 bucks, the Redfield or Lyman can go for 150.00 now
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I think I paid $60 for a used 99F in 1965. It was a very accurate rifle with 87 grain bullets but wouldn't stabilize 100 grainers. Lord only know how many whitetail I killed with that thing and none of them knew the 13 grain difference. I remember settling on the Sierra bullet in 87 grain as the most accurate and it always performed well on game.
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Re: savage 99 250-3000
Great rifle. Beautiful condition.
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As my Aussie friends would say, that, sir, is a pearler.
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That's a very nice example! Great gun, great caliber!
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Brad,
Very nice....very nice. That's what I call investment quality. Good guns like that are better than any 401k plan. Say "hi" to Boots-------6
Very nice....very nice. That's what I call investment quality. Good guns like that are better than any 401k plan. Say "hi" to Boots-------6
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Wow, very nice 99!
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Re: savage 99 250-3000
I think you'll find that your rifle has 1 in 14 twist rifling and will not stabilize a 100 grain bullet. Mine wouldn't. It should be very accurate with 87 grain though. A whitetail will never know the difference.
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Re: savage 99 250-3000
Very nice Model 99 there!
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My1927 vintage 99 will shot 100 gr bullets, BUT they have to be more of short or plain round nose not Pointy spitzers.
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Re: savage 99 250-3000
For our 14" twist 250/3000's -- Sierra makes a 90 grain hollow-point bullet that is built as a game bullet rather than a varmint bullet. Like pdentrem, my older 99 doesn't like the sleek, pointy 100 grain bullets, but the 87's or this Sierra 90 grain shoot fine.
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Earl, got some 90 gr. Sierra & some 75 gr. V max, now to fix up some loads & find a calm day to try them, the factory 100 gr. rem, shot very well at 60 yd. mostly just needed the brass so didn't try them at 100 yd. my bro. found 200 new brass in Wis. for a great price, so that's a good start
Thanks for all the nice words guys!!
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Thanks for all the nice words guys!!
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Ray Newman wrote:Holy Hotatketoddlerhoffer! That is open nice looking Savage 99. When was it made?
my fault it was made in 1952
Re: savage 99 250-3000
My 99 was manufactured in 1941. 250/3000, 1:14 twist barrel.
Reading the comments regarding poor stabilization with "pointy" 100 gn bullets, I went back to my records for my "go-to" hunting load.
I've had great results using the Speer 100 gn JSP over 31gns. IMR 3031 with a CCI 200 primer.
I put a 6x scope on my rifle. From a GOOD rest she will print 5 shots in a 1" group from 100 yds.
I have never tried longer shots however and that might deteriorate if I tried to stretch it out to 200+. Where I hunt however...100 yds. is a LONG shot.
I've killed 2 Whitetails with the 100 gn load. One was at 40 yds, the other 25-30. No long-range experience with it.
Reading the comments regarding poor stabilization with "pointy" 100 gn bullets, I went back to my records for my "go-to" hunting load.
I've had great results using the Speer 100 gn JSP over 31gns. IMR 3031 with a CCI 200 primer.
I put a 6x scope on my rifle. From a GOOD rest she will print 5 shots in a 1" group from 100 yds.
I have never tried longer shots however and that might deteriorate if I tried to stretch it out to 200+. Where I hunt however...100 yds. is a LONG shot.
I've killed 2 Whitetails with the 100 gn load. One was at 40 yds, the other 25-30. No long-range experience with it.
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My 24" 250 averaged 2690fps with the R-P 100gr PSP factory loads. They shot pretty good up to 200 yards. Are you going to chrono any of your reloads? I am hopefully going to chrono 4 differents loads this March. I have been shooting the HNDY 75gr. HP and 87gr SPP, The 90gr. Gameking and and few cast squirrels loads. Was your d=t'ed for a scope base. Toddollogger wrote:Earl, got some 90 gr. Sierra & some 75 gr. V max, now to fix up some loads & find a calm day to try them, the factory 100 gr. rem, shot very well at 60 yd. mostly just needed the brass so didn't try them at 100 yd. my bro. found 200 new brass in Wis. for a great price, so that's a good start
Thanks for all the nice words guys!!
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Todd, no its not D&T, so if I can get good results out to 150 yd. with a 100 gr. with the sight that's on it I will be happy, 4198 thanks for the tip on your load, that sounds like a sure winner for you!
Todd what do you shoot for cast bullets? I will try some myself with 85 gr. bullets not sure on powder yet
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Todd what do you shoot for cast bullets? I will try some myself with 85 gr. bullets not sure on powder yet
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Brad, those were factory R-P loads, was surprised they were 100fps slower than specs. Have RCBS 85gr, and Lyman 65 and 80gr molds. Am gonna try Red Dot with them and a target velocity of 900-1200fps. If they shoot minute of squirrel like the Lee 113gr FP does in my 30/30 i'll be really happy.
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Sweet! Amongst my late dad's part box items. I found and installed a Redfield peep on my 1899 25-35, and foundollogger wrote:Ed my first 99 was bought for 80 bucks, the Redfield or Lyman can go for 150.00 Brad
a Lyman 57 SB, too. Don't need both, so GunBroker, here I come!
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Ok, I have a 54 production that looks like yours. 100 gr. Silvertips chronographed 2800 +/- 25 fps. and went 3x 7/8", 3x 3/4" and 5x 1 1/2". Shot more than 40 of those testing. They seemed quite consistent.
That velocity of 2800 fps was duplicated by 33.0 gr of 4064 with a 100 gr. Sierra. Notes say 5x 1" and 4 of 5 under 1/2". Mine has a 4x Weaver. Looks like I only shot one five shot group out of a box of 20 I loaded there.
Seemed to me I was there with this rifle with what I wanted it to be.
That velocity of 2800 fps was duplicated by 33.0 gr of 4064 with a 100 gr. Sierra. Notes say 5x 1" and 4 of 5 under 1/2". Mine has a 4x Weaver. Looks like I only shot one five shot group out of a box of 20 I loaded there.
Seemed to me I was there with this rifle with what I wanted it to be.
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Sweet! Amongst my late dad's part box items. I found and installed a Redfield peep on my 1899 25-35, and foundotteray wrote:ollogger wrote:Ed my first 99 was bought for 80 bucks, the Redfield or Lyman can go for 150.00 Brad
a Lyman 57 SB, too. Don't need both, so GunBroker, here I come! [/quote
that 25-35 is sweet!!! have 2 94s but a 1899 Savage in 25-35 has been very hard to find!!
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Dang Fred that looks great to me!! I do wish mine was D&T for a scope a bit newer & it would have been ( I think?) have some 100 gr. but was loading 75 & 90 gr. this week end, 75 gr was the best less than a inch at 60 yd. with a poor rest, was in a hurry & windy of course!!Old Savage wrote:Ok, I have a 54 production that looks like yours. 100 gr. Silvertips chronographed 2800 +/- 25 fps. and went 3x 7/8", 3x 3/4" and 5x 1 1/2". Shot more than 40 of those testing. They seemed quite consistent.
That velocity of 2800 fps was duplicated by 33.0 gr of 4064 with a 100 gr. Sierra. Notes say 5x 1" and 4 of 5 under 1/2". Mine has a 4x Weaver. Looks like I only shot one five shot group out of a box of 20 I loaded there.
Seemed to me I was there with this rifle with what I wanted it to be.
I always read that the 250 wont shoot the 100 gr. 2 0f you here disprove that theory, hope im the 3rd.
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Re: savage 99 250-3000
The older ones had a 1-14" inch twist and some of those would and others wouldn't. I think you have the faster twist and I expect yours will do fine with the 100s.
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Re: savage 99 250-3000
What a beauty!
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