250-3000....

AWESOME!! Superb craftsmanship. Wood to metal fit is great. Gonna work up a load with Sierra 100 grain Gamekings soon. Accu-trigger is neat too.
 
I was a little disapointed with it when we shortenned it as the bore was slightly off center. It crowned ok and shoots 117gr RN's just fine and it is doing everything I want it to so I'm now a happy camper.

AWS
 
I've been shopping for a .250-3000 or .257 Roberts for my Daughters first cf-Rifle. Thanks for info on the Model 14 Savage, the last time I checked they didn't make that chambering. It's 1/2 the price (or less) of the Remington Model 70 limited edition .257 Bob. : )
And likely out-shoots it. ; )
 
I have a Savage 111FL in .250 Savage that I picked up for a song, a few years ago. The rifle with scope, mounts, dies, 100 rounds of brass and 150 rounds of loaded ammo set me back a total of ...$230.00.

When I first looked at the rifle, I didn't know much about the .250 but I bought it on the advice of a friend, and I haven't been disappointed.

This set-up is my favorite predator calling rifle. My load is:

75 grain Sierra HP
44.0 gr H414
Winchester LR primer
Win brass

I have chrono'ed this load at 3320 FPS, and I get groups in the .75" range.

To date, this rifle and load have accounted for 30 to 40 coyotes, and probably 15 bobcats.

The .250 Savage is a round that needs to be kept alive, IMO. It is a fine caliber, and one I will keep.
 
Sometimes old threads are fun. I was a great fan of the 250-3000 and owned a few over the years. The three I had at the time of the post are gone. A father needed a youth stocked rifle for his daughter, so the A&B Sav went down the road. Sav 99s and 20s became quite collectable, I had other projects to fund, a drilling and a high end French shotgun as a retirement gift to myself so the Savages went down the road. By 2010 the little 25-204 I developed five years earlier was doing everything the 250-3000 could do and filled my need for a .257. I do keep a 22 Hornet necked up to .257 with a bullet seated on the shelf above the bench, someday.

Buckweet, welcome aboard, good taste in rifles.
 
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