I realize that it is NOT the biggest/baddest cartridge out there.... but what is the BEST 250/3000 rifle out there?

Savage Mod 99 takedown.

Next question......

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Originally posted by RonE:
Savage Mod 99 takedown.

Next question......

You ain't gonna get no argument from me on that one!!!!

Don

If you can find one and are willing to pay, the pre 64 Winchester M70 is desirable. Lou

IMO it is a Dakota Model 10 single shot. Light, short and lovely.

JPK

IMO, the nicest modern factory 250-3000 rifles are the Ruger 77 RSI and the Winchester/USRA 70 Lightweight Carbine, cataloged only in 1986.

Classic rifles chambered in 250-3000 would be the pre-1960 vintage Savage 1899s and 99, plus the Savage 1920 and the Winchester 70.

Remington made the 700 Classic in 250-3000, but it came with a 24" barrel which seems a little long for such a small cartridge.

If there is enough room in the magazine, a Remington 799 in 22-250 rebarreled in 250-3000 and installed in a B&C synthetic stock might be a handy rig.

That said, it would be a whole lot easier just to go with a 243.

Jeff

The Rem Mod. 7 MS from the Custom Shop is availible in 250 Sav.

375Win

Had a 250-3000 long throated barrel made to handle 120 gr. bullets. It is now screwed on one of the Stevens Mod. 200s. Really sweet. roger

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Originally posted by DMB:

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Originally posted by RonE:
Savage Mod 99 takedown.

Next question......

You ain't gonna get no argument from me on that one!!!!

Don

me either!

If we are dreaming, I would prefer a bolt action kurtz mauser over any Savage 99 ever made!

ddj

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Originally posted by RonE:
Savage Mod 99 takedown.

Next question......

That's what I have. Made between 1914 - 1921.

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Originally posted by trouthunterdj:
If we are dreaming, I would prefer a bolt action kurtz mauser over any Savage 99 ever made!

ddj

aaahhhh...wellllll....maybe.....but then one should chamber it to .257 Roberts!

Savage now chambers their Classic series rifles (the ones with the walnut stock) in .250 Savage. This is something new for 2009. Ditto .300 Savage. You can also rebarrel an existing Savage (any Savage or Stevens) to .250 Savage very easily and inexpensively per the way they secure the barrel to the receiver.

I had Mark Penrod rebarrel a stainless Remington Model 7 for me. Put it in an HS Precision stock. --wil--

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Originally posted by greg788:
Savage now chambers their Classic series rifles (the ones with the walnut stock) in .250 Savage. This is something new for 2009. Ditto .300 Savage. You can also rebarrel an existing Savage (any Savage or Stevens) to .250 Savage very easily and inexpensively per the way they secure the barrel to the receiver.

Was just going to suggest the same thing. I dont own a Savage classic, but they are great looking guns, and everyone says they just plain shoot...........

The Savage Model 1920 is one trim little rifle, way ahead of its time. But in .250, it will have that slow 1:14 twist.

The definition of a rifle that is all sweetness and light: Sako L579 with a 21" pencil barrel chambered in .250 Savage Improved. Now, all I have to do is find one.

Well, have NULA build you one on a Model 20 action. A modern version of the Savage Model 20. I been looking for 20+ years for a Model 20 so chambered and so far I been batting zero.

I have one of the Savage model 1920 bolt actions. They are indeed a light handy little rifle. As Bill /Oregon has already mentioned the slow twist will not likely stabalise anything heavier than 100 gr bullets.However mine groups the 100 gr bullets very nicely.

I held a little Gibbs 250-3000 on a Farquharson today...

The very best 250-3000 out there is made by Ruger. It is cleverly disguised as a .257 Roberts. Loaded ammo is easy to get for the Bob, not so the 250-3000.

The 25 STW is the baddest. The 25 wssm is the best.

I picked up one of the little Ruger Mannlicher stocked one way back in the 70s I believe. Only crappy thing is the three mile long throating. Still a beautiful little rifle even if it doesn`t shoot for S$%%t! Looks pretty in the vault!
Aloha, Mark

The .250/3000 savage is a fine little cartridge. Not as powefull as the Roberts, and you in most rifles should stop at 100 grain bullets.
You should be able to get around 2800 FPS and that is a prety potent round out to 250 Yards.
It might be go longer , if you looked into it.
If you have some money to spend, My smith built a real nice one on an old savage bolt action. I think its called a model 24. He wants I think about 1350 for it if I am not mistaken
I could take pictures next time out there if you want.
But you can find decent 99s for a under a grand but a decent .250/3000 take down will cost ya some bucks !
And if you need a scope please don't buy one of the old ones and drill it, get a newer one.
Good round, like to have one myself.
...tj3006

Buliwyf wrote: "The 25 STW is the baddest. The 25 wssm is the best."

Obviously you missed the question. THIS was the original question:

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what is the BEST 250/3000 rifle out there?

The Ruger 77 is nice, but so is the limited production run Remington made a while back. I love the early 99s, but the 1:14 mentioned by others is somewhat of a hindrance.

But since Savage is now offering this fine caliber, that would be my pick. I've never had a Savage that didn't shoot extremely well right out of the box.

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Originally posted by Stonecreek:
The definition of a rifle that is all sweetness and light: Sako L579 with a 21" pencil barrel chambered in .250 Savage Improved. Now, all I have to do is find one.

That would be sweet. If I had a spare AII or L579 action I'd do it in a heartbeat. I have a beautiful Sako AI 17 Rem with pencil bbl. I am seriously contemplating rebarreling it to 6.5 TCU. Now that would be a serious lightweight black tail rifle. Lou

Dear Dr. Lou-
If you are going to build a 6.5 TCU you might want to consider making sure the reamer cuts JUST the chamber boby and not the throat. The TCU usually is long throated for the Silouetta matches and thus you might have an accuracy issue with lighter bullets having to jump into the leade. I had my Clymer reamer made with a VERY short throat so i can use the lighter bullets. I have had real good results with my little 600 in the TCU cartridge on Blacktails her ein Or.
Aloha, Mark

Just for the record, a .250-300 can be put in the small Sakos-L461, A1, whatever. It takes a lot of work and skill, but it can be done. If you want the smallest and trimmest rifle possible, I think it would be in that action. If you are not an accomplished gunamker, it will cost a pretty penny though.

As for my favorite factory .250, Kimber of Oregon made a handful of their M84 repeating rifles in this caliber. THis is far smaller than the current Kimber of Americas. It is a .223 action, the same size and the smallest Sakos. Extremely scarce and it would not surprise me if less than 20 were made. Maybe even less than 10. Kimber of Oregon used to make micro runs like that. Could have bought one about 12 years ago and did not. Regretted it ever since.