Kyle, I have a Savage 99H Carbine in .303. I bought it for very little on an auction because it has been completely refinished both wood and metal and drilled & tapped for a scope. It's no collector. But I bought it to shoot. It's a neat little rifle and it was made in 1928. I could never get it to shoot and it does have a .308" bore. I got this load form an old Lyman manual and the first time out it shot like a champ.
Load "1" - 6-23-10 Labeled "Hunting Load"
Caliber: .303 Savage
Powder: IMR 3031 29.5 Gr. 0.5 Gr. Below Max.
Bullet: Sierra 150 gr. FP (.30-30 Bullet)
Primer: WLR
OAL: ???? Crimped in cannelure.
Source: Old Lyman Manual.
Remarks: Says */- 2,300 FPS.
It eats up the .30-30 flat point bullets and puts them in small groups. It never shot at all with the spitzer bullets. It shoots 1" groups at 100 yards and that's plenty good for me, and old rifle and a cheap azz Tasco throw away 4x scope. Not much difference in the thutty-thutty.
