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.250 Savage is cool...

The .300 Savage, in anything but a model99 is just too much like a .308....

Treading on thin ice with you today, huhh? (grin)

I knew a fellow a few years ago that had the predecessor to the 700, a 720 or 721?, in .300 Savage.

A couple of guys had them in M99s, but the one I liked the most was the M99/.250-3000.

To keep thread drift and hijack at a minimum, Howa should chamber in those cartridges.

A couple stores here are clearing out the Vanguard 2's with the funky stocks for $500 Cdn, which is pretty much free in US funds. Just not sure if the 1-10 twist is going to work with 105's, I know they sometimes do and sometimes don't. Its really the only bullet I'm interested in shooting in this caliber. Would be nice if they could twist them a bit faster and shed a bit of weight.

Someone posted something here about a particular chambering in the Vanguard having issue's with accuracy and I believe JB corroborated this, apparently a known issue. Anyone recall what it was?

From my vast experience of one, it ain't 30-06.

Or 2506 or 243 or 22/250

I've had two that were excellent; one in 257 Weatherby & another (I have it now) that I rebarreled with a take-off 300 Weatherby barrel. Both have been extraordinarily accurate but heavy.

In 300 that last point doesn't matter but is a bit of an advantage.

I need one of the 223s to drop into a High Tech Spec stock. Seems perfect.

Found the thread, apparently it was the 6.5x55 that had the issue.

It isn't logical for the non-reloader to own either the 250-3000 or 300 Savage when the cheaper/easier 243 and 308 fill the same niches.

Logical?

GFY.



Dave

A typically polite and well thought out 24HCF reply. It never fails.

I'd lean toward a VG2 if shopping .243. It's one of the few off the shelf rifles that gives .243 a 24" barrel. The funky stocks feel pretty good to me. The Howa labeled version of the barreled action is 22".

Sad but true.

I have one in 223 and the Houge stock and it does shoot quite good.

The only thing that has come up is the extractor spring got weak.

But for the money it does the job.

I'd trade that 24" barrel for the 22" if they would twist it up a bit.

If that's your requirement, RAR is 9" and Savage is 9.25".

If you need 8", maybe you're just a barrel nut or otherwise custom kinda guy.

I think he was referencing rifles.



Travis

I have 4 Howas currently and had another in .22-250 that I sold. The old triggers can be tuned, but they're not match quality.

One of them is a .222 branded S&W that is so much fun on PDs.

For the money, I think they're quality-wise better than any of the current "economy" rifles available.

CDNN had the varmints a few years ago for $399. Picked up a .243 and .308 at the time.

For the money, very hard to beat.

I guess that I'm just too young to have that much appreciation for 2 cartridges that have been SUPERceded for so many decades.


Why choose either one when today it's hard to find brass for 'common' cartridges much more so for obsolete rounds?

Jerry

Nostalgia?

Seriously - both were popular before my time.

Since 1972 I have only known 2 guys who had 250-3000s and NO ONE who had a 300 Savage. I'm NOT trying to demean either round. I'm approaching them from a 'practical' side. TRY finding brass for them.

Jerry