If you were to build a rifle chambered for the 300 Savage cartridge, what would be the action of choice? I know, I know, why the 300 Savage? In France the 308 is a military caliber and I am thinking about a .30 cal for one of my daughters. It seems like a nice 30 cal. for a young women, or even an older one.

Ideally one of the Winchester short actions would give you everything in one package. Another option would be a Remington short actoion or Modle 7. An easier action to acquire might be a standard military Mauser action and do some custom work to it. I also feel you might make it up on a different caliber. Some options would be 7x57, 7-08, or one of the 6.5 commercial rounds 260 Rem. or 6.5x55. These are very effective and light kicking rifles for younger hunters/shooters.

Did Mauser make short actions that would work with the 300 Savage C.O.A.L.?

Mauser did make some smaller military actions The Peruevian is one. There are often some 1910 and 1936 Mexican mauser actions in decent shape available. Other options you might find in France are some of the Brno model 21 and 22. They were offered in nice sporters and are very desirable for hunting as well as converting into custom rifles.

The 300 Savage is low enough in pressure that the nice Husqvarna sporters like the Model 46 and 640 would work well. They are perfectly sized small rings, intermediate length. Ed LaPour's three position safety converts them to cock-on-opening, too.

How about a m48?

jeffe

I know they are not real popular, but I have a clean '93 action, bolt already bent for scope use. Wouldn't this make a nice action for the .300 Savage?

I shot a M/96 Mauser in 300 Savage this weekend that was a fabulous little gun. Light and very handy. I lovethe 300 and it served me well for years.

Savage model 99

PERFECT ACTION for the 300 savage.

'nough said.

Since you are in Europe, a Sako L579 or AII should be fairly easy to come by. It's far and away the finest medium-length action ever built. And it requires no modification whatsoever to make it ready for a sporting .300 -- which means it will cost far less than reincarnating any of the military actions.

By the way, the .300 Savage is what the .308 SHOULD have been. Somebody apparently thought that the lack of body taper, short neck, and sharp shoulder might not function in autos, so they cobbled together the 7.62 Nato. Loaded to similar pressures there's only about a theoretical 25-50 fps difference in the two cartridges.

tdobesh,

I've already got a Savage 99 in 300.

See if you can pick up a Rem. 600 or 660 and replace or modify the barrel if it is already a .308. roger

Wink,

Beautiful!

It is hard to beat a 99!
I found one 3 or 4 weeks ago in 308 at a local shop and bought it before it was cold in the rack. Good price too!
I have a couple in 300 Savage but this one had a nice scope on it and my old eyes don't use irons well anymore.
I will never forget a show in Salem,Or about 12 years ago where a guy was begging me to take a 99 for $200. I would have but had no way to get it home on short notice.Them days are gone!

If my old 99 were only half as beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

The engraving was done in Germany in the 50's when my father was stationed there. He gave me the rifle a couple of years ago. The engraving is of a wild boar on one side, a stag on the other. My initials (same as my Dad's) are engraved on the lever.










I don't intend on buying another lever action, this is the only one I need and because of the family history it's a keeper.

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Originally posted by MtnGun:
I know they are not real popular, but I have a clean '93 action, bolt already bent for scope use. Wouldn't this make a nice action for the .300 Savage?

It certianly would. I have one as well and have thought of doing the same with it. It would be perfect for a little lightweight manlicher type carbine. Incidentally the 300 is given the same sammi psi rating as the 7X57..

Wink: There's a gunshop in Grants Pass, Oregon, that has an original Savage M1920 bolt action in .300 Savage. You could scarcely imagine a lighter, trimmer rifle.

Bill, bringing up the name Grant's Pass takes me back in time. Went there once or twice when I was working for the Federal Highway Authority in Crescent City, CA in the mid-seventies. I don't know what a Model 1920 looks like but I like the idea of a rifle by the same maker as the cartridge.

The 1920 Savage is a great little rifle.