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JUST what I want to see!!!!!!!!!!!!! A herring choker in a pink shirt carrying a 250-3000 Savage 99...............That would totally be a man of the 21st century!!!

I've a Rem 700 at 5.5lbs, 3 position safety, ADL magazine and custom switch barrel, but best of all, it's a 250AI. Someday it'll also be a 300Sav. I'll post pics when I figure out my "new" 1950's southbend lathe and make a barrel nut.

This may seem like a self-serving question, but I REALLY would like to know............
If the .250 Savage is the darling of the Campfire, how come no one is interesting in buying the Rem Classic .250 I've had listed in the classifieds for a month?

Just asking (as humbly as possible).

elkjaeger

I have one already.

The bolt handle is on the wrong side, or else it would be at my place already...

250-3000's suck.. ain't no reason to own one.

Which means, nobody should be looking in used gun racks for them. And sell off all that you own. They're obsolete.







Introduced 40 years before the 243, and capable of doing just as much. Take a 243 to the range and everybody goes, "Ho hum". Take a Savage 1920 or 1899 in 250 to the range and you'll have all the old timers coming over to drool and reminisce. The only downsides to this cartridge is the rate of twist in older rifles is 1 in 14" which makes for lightweight bullet selection (thank you Speer for 87gr Hot Cores!), and the lack of choice in factory cartridges. It's extremely easy to reload for though with common H4895 being perfect for this round.

It isn't just the "Campfire's Darling", check out the premium given to anything in 250-3000 when you find them on a gun rack. A whole lotta folks love them.

99EG, 99F, 99A (the 70's "repro" carbine), M700 Classic. So, I guess my reasons are the same as Mathman and Calhoun for not jumping on the Classic for sale.

"I will hug her and love her and pet her and squeeze her, and keep her for my very very own."

elkjaeger,

it's because you aren't in Canada...

The last Rem 250 Classic I missed is shooting sub .250" for it's new owner

CALHOUN - I really like the sound of your handle.

Great pics of some CLASSY rifles.

1. Question - Can any of your 250/3000s reach 3100 fps w/100 gr. bullets.

I've had several 243 Wins that DID. Don't know about pressures,

BUT no expanded primer pockets, no stiff bolt lift, no blown primers, no recalcitrant (not a gun writer - learned g w lingo)
extraction,

and NEVER blew any gun up!

If your 250s can do that, I'd agree the 250s can do as much as a 243 W.

jwall-

Not to start a fight (well, maybe just a little ), but has any deer you've killed with your 100 at 3100 fps, would they have been less dead if shot by a .250 running not quite as fast? Is it the final destination or the journey to get there?


All in good fun of course.

Cause I've got a Classic .250 barrel thats been mounted to a Mauser action. But I've still looked and thought and tried to decide if I could swing two rifle purchases in a month without a divorce.

Another thing to add some perspective.

Here in the North East I take a lot of deer inside of 100 yards, and some close to 4x that distance, but most of them are well within 100 yards.

The 250-3000 Savage hits with the about same velocity and energy at 100 yards as does my 25-06 AI at 350 yards.

When my 25-06 AI connects with a Whitetail at 350 yards the results are hardly "HOO-HUM."

Just some perspective.

jwall: my question would be why push a 243 that hard? Does the extra 100fps kill any better, is 1" less drop at 300 yards significant? gack, gack

The 250-3000 was my first deer rifle,still have a couple of them. Have shot several mule deer and blacktails with them,and all but one were one shot kills.I think its a great cartridge used within its range.

In my opinion:

Some things in life are just plain cool.

Some do things far better than they should or would be expected.

Some things don't need justification.

To me that is the 250 Savage.

Its like the old saying, plain and simple,
For those who understand, no words are necessary.
For those who don't, no words are enough.

Well put.

For various reasons I currently own 6 road vehicles. Three of them say "Jeep" on the vehicle somewhere. Of course I know there are better vehicles available, at least for certain purposes, but it is a "Jeep" thing, and a family tradition.

Same with Harleys. I once owned two at the same time, for no good reason.

I have read something to the effect that one should not try to own too many things as the possessions will wind up owning you. Don't try to impress others. Rather , please yourself. Decide what things really give you pleasure, then try to surround yourself with those (fewer) things, and enjoy them to the fullest.

I have learned in recent years that having more guns gives me less pleasure than having fewer guns (within reason) that give me more pleasure. The 250 Savage falls right into that category for me, and explains my screen name. I am glad that others can enjoy other chamberings as much as I enjoy the 250 Sav, even if it is a .243. I have some other gun/cartridge combinations that I take great pleasure in also, but in those cases it is more the rifle itself that I am focused on then the particular cartridge it is chambered in.

So, maybe it's just a Jeep thing?

southtexas & Cheesy - I've been gone all morning on my cycle.

No desire or intent to quarrel.

TO ME - 100 gr .243 vs 87 gr .257 @ 3100 fps = higher bc & sd, flatter trajectory - higher retained vel. = MORE impact energy = greater terminal performance (given = bullet construction).

IMO, it's NOT JUST THE SAME. No one has to agree.


HAPPY 4th of JULY, we have the freedom to DISAGREE ! !

I'm building a 250-3000 on a small ring Peruvian. Was a large ring, small thread. Waiting on Duane Wiebe to finish building bottom metal for me. Why? Because I just want one.
Butch

butch - 10/4 That's all it takes.

I've HAD rifles, handguns, & motorcycles just because I wanted.

The only person UNHAPPY was my WIFE.

HAPPY 4th of July