250 Savage: RIP.
- Thread starter Tommie
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Play guess the cartridges
250-3000
250AI
25 CM
Few deer would know the difference which one was used! I have several rifles of each cartridge. Building my grandchildren each a 250-3000 for their first rifle. Only trick is collecting enough brass to last the next 100 years. Properly head stamped brass I mean.
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
You may want to take a look at your seater stem on that vld bullet
Already fixed
I have..131 aces and 135 Berger.
1n7.5 twist..I don't push hard and they shoot awesome
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I need to state that I am using Hornady 22-250 brass with large primers..so I am limited to a lower pressure..
But accurate as Hell!
But accurate as Hell!
When I shoot my 25 CM's I think Ok Cool
When I shoot my 250-3000's I think Hell Yea
Your personal feelings my differ
When I shoot my 250-3000's I think Hell Yea
Your personal feelings my differ
I went to Hodgdon's site, and this is the link to the results of a search for 100 gr. bullets.
If it doesn't work, just go to www.hodgdonreloading.com and run the search manually.
click the link below.
Hodgdon reloading 250 savage 100 gr
I have 3 rifles in 6.5CM; A Henry Long Ranger, a tack driver but way too pretty to hunt with, a Savage Axis that I was not impressed with so I gave it to my son, and a S&W/ TC Compass II, which is a tack driver too and I take to the woods too.Man, this thread really grew a long pair of legs! Nearly 5 years with members still interested in offering their opinions.
Fortunately, there are several thread from the recent to the last few years offering information regarding the .250 Savage and how it performs. Two drawbacks to the older rifles are the slow twist rate and the much lower pressure based on the platform being used. Now, don't get all excited and frothing at the mouth to crucify me, these rifles still work and harvest deer every year, just work with the restraints.
Instead of the hand wringing about lack of brass, Hornady does make it and it is available currently. It's fine for the lower pressure platforms since Hornady brass is soft to begin with and the lighter loads will work perfect. In that same vein, Prvi Partizan makes .250 Savage and it too is available. If you are lamenting the lack of quality brass, Lapua .22-250 will make perfect 250 Savage with a final forming following necking up. I wound up with a good supply of Lapua .22-250 brass so I supplemented my diminishing supply of 250 Savage by modifying those cases.
If for some reason none of this appeals to you, I seriously suggest using something currently available such as the 25 Creedmoor. Yes, I know, I've read all the slanderous posts regard these fine cartridges. But the 25 Creedmoor loaded with your favorite bullet and appropriate powder choice is nothing short of superb. Besides, the modern alloy brass and forming processes make this an excellent choice. If for some reason you dig in your heels at the mere mention of anything Creedmoor, you have only your self to blame for missing out. It's fine, you leave more for the rest of us to buy.
Another well thought out wildcat is the .25x47 Lapua. This can make for an excellent shorter barrel, lighter carbine-style rifle for our members of smaller stature. It's mild in recoil yet accurate when the rest of the platform is handled correctly by a qualified gunsmith.
Lots of choices when the nostalgia wears off and you want to move on.
The CM series are terrific, but unlike the CM averse, and I'm not judging, I have a great set of old and new to choose from !
I will look into that 25CM because I've developed a little bit of a fascination with the quarter bores.
Thanks for posting this.
I inherited a .250 Savage AI from my FIL. Bought four (4) boxes of Rem CoreLokt from 308 and have been working my way through it to fireform into the .250 AI Cases. Everything about that .250AI so much fun. Quick, low recoil, minimal case trimming, etc, etc....
Can't wait to start working up loads for the AI formed brass this summer.
You'll probably find the 308 doesn't form to 250 Savage as you'd like.
Been there, done that.
Should have been more clear....I bought four (4) boxes of .250 Savage Rem CoreLokt from 308ammo.....Only place I could find it in stock at the time.
Not, I bought .308 ammo to fireform into .250AI Brass
If you load a Savage 99 like you do a bolt-action, brass won't last long. Ease up a little on handloads; 100 fps less velocity makes little difference for hunting. You'll likely have to full-length size brass for the 99, but if you can get by with less sizing (to the point where the action closes with slight resistance on a loaded cartridge) this will also extend brass life. If you want to hot rod the .250, get a bolt-action.
FNSafari
Gold $$ Contributor
IMO, bullets like the Hornady SST, Sierra Pro Hunter or Game King and Rem Core-lokt, to name a few cup and core bullets, are just fine for whitetail deer. More is overthinking the issue.
When I was looking for a rifle for my left eye dominant daughter to hunt deer with, I took an old steel frame Browning BLR (pre-81) in 308, pulled the barrel, and contoured a 25 cal tube in an identical contour, and chambered it in 250 Savage. That little rifle is a sweet shooting, very accurate tool! Since then I put together a left hand SA 700 in 6.5 crud for the kids that works as well, but the 250 is a pretty sweet little rifle.
I'll kinda agree with you to a point.
The 115gr Ballistic Tip and 115gr Berger VLD is really hard to beat for deer in the 25 caliber.
Heck, any caliber for that matter.
All my friends & family have given up on the Corelokts.
Not at my urging.
They all got tired of having to take multiple shots to down a deer.
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