Accurate 2700 in 300 Savage?

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16 September 2015, 22:24

riflegunbuilder

Accurate 2700 in 300 Savage?

Accurate shows some 300 Savage loads using 2700. 2700 appears to be in the 414/760 burn rate. Any of you tried loading 300 Savage with powders this slow?

18 September 2015, 04:13

Atkinson

you can do that in a bolt gun such as a Rem 722, but with a 99 savage I figure on 2600 FPS, and that's plenty for deer any day...As a rule I cut back two grs. on any book load for a Savage 99, in any caliber...but a 99 will clue you when you have gone a tad too far, you will feel the lever drop just a hair in most guns, then its time to cut back a grain.

18 September 2015, 05:29

huffmanite

Tried 2700 accurate with 165 gr bullets in my 300 savage built on a M36 Mexican action. Accuracy was nothing to brag about using several different loads of the powder.....1 1/2 - 2" 100 yd groups being about norm for me with it.

18 September 2015, 15:56

p dog shooter

quote:
Originally posted by huffmanite:
Tried 2700 accurate with 165 gr bullets in my 300 savage built on a M36 Mexican action. Accuracy was nothing to brag about using several different loads of the powder.....1 1/2 - 2" 100 yd groups being about norm for me with it.

Is it the powder or the gun?

18 September 2015, 15:59

p dog shooter

quote:
but with a 99 savage I figure on 2600 FPS, and that's plenty for deer any day...As a rule I cut back two grs. on any book load for a Savage 99, in any caliber..

Ray has good advice I load Bal.C2 for 2450fps in my 99 300sav with a 165gr corlock and have killed dozens of deer with it.

The 99s are great guns but they are not bolt guns.

18 September 2015, 23:53

riflegunbuilder

I was refering to Accurate 2700 powder. Not trying to get 2700 fps.
huffmanite confirmed my thoughts, probably a little slow burning for the size case. I have BLC2, H4895, 3031, and Accurate2495 will work with them.

20 September 2015, 22:42

MARK H. YOUNG

To me IMR 4064 seems to be about the perfect burn rate with a 150 gr bullet in the 99. 42 gr with 150 Hornady Spitzer gives me 2700 fps making that old rifle a dead on hold on deer size game out to 300 yards.

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25 September 2015, 06:15

Lamar

I use 2700 and 150gr bullets in my 300 savage.
it's quite a sight to see that bullet poking out of the little case.
but it works very well and duplicates the 308.
2700 is at it's best when the case is full and this is one of those places.
it's also very good in the 7.7 jap and 7.65 argie cases.
I'd love to find another 8lb jug of 2700 right now.

26 September 2015, 20:51

TJAY

Lamar

Here is your 8 pounder.

http://www.grafs.com/retail/ca...roduct/productId/217

27 September 2015, 03:15

Lamar

woah thanks TJAY.
I love this powder in my 220 swift and 22-250 too.
I can get 4350 locally [and I have 414 on hand]but 2700 just does what it does so well.

08 October 2015, 20:37

Atkinson

I did miss read your thread and just assumed 2700 FPS, as that is what most 300 Savage shooters seem to try for with 150f gr. bullets and that's stressing the 99 to a point IMO.. sorry about that, but my advise from that point is still a good practice..

20 October 2015, 02:35

huffmanite

quote:
Originally posted by Lamar:
I use 2700 and 150gr bullets in my 300 savage.
it's quite a sight to see that bullet poking out of the little case.
but it works very well and duplicates the 308.
2700 is at it's best when the case is full and this is one of those places.
it's also very good in the 7.7 jap and 7.65 argie cases.
I'd love to find another 8lb jug of 2700 right now.

I've no reason to disagree with above. While I tried several different loads of A2700 in my 300 Savage with 165 gr bullets, I basically stay on the low side of recommended powder charges.....so I'm pretty sure I was no where near 100% load density when I tried it.