Anybody here ever work with a Savage .22 Hi Power? I recently picked up one (an 1899-H takedown with a crisp, shiny bore)and am accumulating components to load for it.

My questions are:
A)loading info (I don't own any old manuals that contain this info. Late ones no longer list this round.
B)General advise/pitfalls to avoid
C)use of .25/35 brass and/or .30/30. Ream necks of .30/30 brass after sizing? (I'm guessing probably)
D)Bullet source other than Hornady for .227-.228 diameter bullets?

Thanks in advance. Gary

Norma make brass in .22 Savage: http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=795501

Hornady #5 lists max loads for their 70 gr bullet as: IMR4198 23.1 gr; RE7 23.6 gr; IMR3031 27.4 gr.

S40

The 22savage hi power was orginally based off the 25-35 win brass,and norma still loads for it to my best knowledge. Here are some loads. IMR4895-27grs,55grbullet=2870fps. IMR3031-30grs,55grbullet=3260. H380-29grs,55grbullet=3200fps. R1-7-23grs,70grbullet=2900. IMR4198-23grs,70gr bullet=3000fps.IMR3031-27.o grs,70grbullet=3100fps. At his moment,i don,t know of anybody else whom makes bullets. If i were you,i would retire it,but thats your choice. hope i helped. van

The cartridge is also known as the 5.6x52R. It is still loaded and used in European countries and Vithavouri, Norma ect will have data for it in their manuals. I believe the bullet is a .228" diameter in stead of the common .224" we load in 22 cal centerfires here.

70 Western soft-point Alliant RL-7 21.0 2,751

70 Western soft-point Alliant RL-7 22.0 2,846

70 Western soft-point Norma N-201 23.0 2,674

70 Western soft-point Winchester W-748 24.0 2,639

70 Western soft-point Hodgdon H-335 24.0 2,782

70 Western soft-point IMR IMR-3031 24.5 2,719

70 Western soft-point Hodgdon H-4895 25.5 2,883

70 Western soft-point Alliant HiVel #2 24.0 2,758

70 Hi Precision soft-point Hodgdon H-322 22.0 2,606

70 Hi Precision soft-point IMR IMR-3031 24.0 2,645

70 Hi Precision soft-point IMR IMR-4064 25.0 2,690

70 Hi Precision soft-point Hodgdon H-414 27.0 2,603

70 Hi Precision soft-point Hodgdon H-4350 28.0 2,446

70 Speer soft-point .228 inch Alliant RL-7 21.0 2,739

70 Speer soft-point .228 inch IMR IMR-3031 24.0 2,737

70 Speer soft-point .228 inch IMR IMR-3031 25.0 2,826

70 Speer soft-point .228 inch IMR IMR-3031 25.5 2,880

70 Speer soft-point .228 inch IMR IMR-4895 25.0 2,756

70 Speer soft-point .228 inch Norma N-201 25.0 2,856

70 Speer soft-point .228 inch Hodgdon H-4895 25.0 2,835

70 Speer soft-point .228 inch Hodgdon BL-C(2) 25.0 2,744

70 Speer soft-point .228 inch IMR IMR-4064 26.0 2,821

70 Speer soft-point .228 inch IMR IMR-4320 26.0 2,734

70 Speer .224-inch soft-point Alliant RL-7 21.0 2,782

63 Sierra .224-inch soft-point Alliant RL-7 22.0 2,893

63 Sierra .224-inch soft-point Alliant RL-7 22.5 2,966

63 Sierra .224-inch soft-point IMR IMR-3031 26.0 2,922

63 Sierra .224-inch soft-point IMR IMR-3031 27.0 3,032

60 Hornady .224-inch spire-point IMR IMR-4198 21.0 2,810

60 Hornady .224-inch spire-point Alliant RL-7 21.5 2,896


Caution as many of these are listed as max loads

I used Hornady and RWS .227 Dia bullets.
Hector

Hector,

How is the .22 High Power project? I have a Savage 99 like yours, and a stock of assorted S&B and Norma ammo. Collected the 0.228 Hornaday bullets, but have never gotten around to handloading it.

LLS

Cheaper Than Dirt has Sellier and Bellot ammo with .227 70 grain bullets for about $12.00 a box.They shoot very well in my 20" Savage 99 Takedown.
Hornady has a .227 70 grain bullet available from Midway.

Good luck
Big Chet