Originally Posted by BeaverBeliever90
I recently purchased some ammo and believe I may have purchased the wrong type. I purchased 100 gr Nosler BT. After shooting a few rounds through it and examining the target it appears the bullet is floating or tumbling when it enters the paper. I am getting oblong or profile holes in the paper vs. a nice clean round circle.

Questions:
1. Is it true a 100 gr bullet will not stabilize in this rifle? Would you also be kind of enough to share a summary of why?
2. Will a 87gr Speer soft point be better and more stable? Why?
3. Are there particular recommendations on the ammo or where to source it?

I love the gun and want to use it.
thank you in advance
Mike

Nosler makes no bullets that will stabilize in a pre-1960 Savage 99 in 250-3000, they are all too long. Some other 100gr bullets will work pretty well, just not Noslers.

Now, having said that... if you take some pliers and pull that plastic tip off (or cut it or grind it flat), it'll likely be short enough to stabilize fairly well. It's overall length that destablizes it, as Polecat says. I did it with Nosler Partitions and it worked. I presume lengths would be similar.

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Last edited by Calhoun; 10/13/17.
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