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250-3000 sav model 99 loads
20 January 2017, 19:01
sproulman250-3000 sav model 99 loads
I really never tested too many powders with model 99 sav in 250-3000..Powder I used is #3031 with 87 gr Speer bullets ..Friends they like #4895/#4023...I think the 250-3000 in model 99 likes most powders from what you folks write.
my twist is 1-14 model 99s ...
i use #3031 powder,ccI primers,rem shells and Speer hotcor bullet in 87 gr or 100 gr but I like 87 the most for deer .. ...
26 January 2017, 06:19
AtkinsonI like H414 with all bullet weights..I don't quote loads but most books have starting loads and max loads.
Ray Atkinson
Atkinson Hunting Adventures
10 Ward Lane,
Filer, Idaho, 83328
208-731-4120
rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com
29 April 2017, 01:41
AtkinsonA good rule of thumb with a 99 Savage in any caliber is load two grains short of book max as the action is a bit springy and not uncommon to blow a case in half with book max loads with some powders..
My favorite load however is an exception is a book max load of H414 with a 75 gr. GS Customs HP..That load will lay out a buck Mule deer or whitetail on the spot 99.9% of the time..and I know a young lady that borrowed mine to shoot a bull elk in dads alfalfa patch and she broke the near shoulder and the bullet made a one inch exit hole on the off side, that bull didn't made 30 yards..Range was 89 lazerd yards.
Ive shot a few elk and a lot of deer with my Sav 99 250-3000 and 100 gr. rem corelokts in my misspent cowboy youth. Never a complaint.
Ray Atkinson
Atkinson Hunting Adventures
10 Ward Lane,
Filer, Idaho, 83328
208-731-4120
rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com
29 April 2017, 16:00
sproulmanVery accurate info.Dad found out in depression that the 87 gr bullet put deer down better than 100 gr ..Now I am loading Speer 87 gr with #3031 powder now that I know i have 1-14 twist but 100gr was very accurate and bullet behind shoulder worked ..
my rem cases never blew apart at head until on the 3rd shot but like you said I never loaded at max ..I did find a old loading manual that has savage model 99 tested in loads if anyone would want to post it here i can make copy for ya ..'
02 May 2017, 04:42
theback40I have a 25/35 IMP in a 99, case capacity is the same as a 250 sav when measured with water.
It has a preference for IMR 4320. I have loaded it with 100 grn bullets to 3063 fps ave. I have not split or ruined a case yet after 5 loadings with that load. The 26" barrel helps with the vel for sure, but 4320 seems to be good burn rate. I have yet to try H414/win 760 but find it to burn dirty in most things I use it in.
02 May 2017, 04:46
theback40One more thing, may have to do with the case, not the sav 99. I reduced the dia of the expander ball so there is a lot of neck tension when seating bullets. Vel went up, and extreme spread went way down. A Lee factory crimp die might be worth a thought.
06 December 2017, 05:02
AtkinsonI tend to reduce the diameter of the expander ball in a number of my calibers..I do not crimp except with a double rifle. The reduction plus a powder that fills the case to at least half way up the neck works as well as a crimp.
Ray Atkinson
Atkinson Hunting Adventures
10 Ward Lane,
Filer, Idaho, 83328
208-731-4120
rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com