Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors What gun are you guys using (or used) for big game this season?

Plan on useing a 375 win. cal in a 99! then my 22Hp ! from The biggest to the smallest!

I will be using a 1916 vintage 1899H chambered in .22 Savage Hi-Power Ackley Improved using 65gr. Sierra GameKing's for my first tag and then a 1918/19 vintage .250-3000 Rifle using Speer 87gr. Hot-Cor's for my second one. At least that's the plan.

I think yours is the 1st Ackley inproved 22Hp That iv heard of, did you have the rifle improved or did you buy it that way? Did Ackley do the work?

I wouldn't mind seeing a pic of that one. Is it an AI for sure? Not doubting your veracity, but a bunch of wildcats were done in the 30's involving "improving" the .22HP to one extent or another. We moderns tend to call everything with a blown out shoulder an "Acley Improved", when he was by far not the only guy doing that.

I've narrowed my field down. Definitely going to unlimber the "new" .22HP I built on opening day, if I can find time to get it zero'ed between now and T'Giving. If that opportunity falls through, it'll be the Winchester 54 .30-30 because the zero on that hasn't shifted in a couple years now. The AR with Vortex scope is dead on, but I really really don't want to use that...

Savage American classic in 308 with my dads old redfield 2 3/4 scope.

I hope to take a whitetail with one of the following. A 99G in .300 or 99A in .250.

I was given a 99EG (I think EG) in 300. I took it out doe hunting last month. I plan to take it out again.

Figured it out.

My dad's Marlin 336 in 30-30 to start with. Pulled it out of the safe and it just called to me.

I'll be taking my father-in-law's reblued, engraved rifle as secondary.

Will give my 1899 303 #007 another chance this year. Its target if it presents itself is one deserving of having the 1899 displayed in its rack. Seems he likes the field cam but avoids being seen by eye.

Might go for one in each Savage caliber as I need to thin out the does. GW

The barrel is marked ".22-30/30 A.I." and the dies, which are Redding, are marked ".22-30/30 A.I. 40 deg.". The rechambering was done in 2003 by Fred Zegler at Z-Hat Customs in Casper, Wyoming and a fine job he did. It easily pushes 65-70gr. bullets to 3150 f/s compared to 2800 f/s for the standard Hi-Power out of a 20" barrel. According to Ackley from his book, the only difference between the two are neck dimensions and pilot used. It is a very modern looking cartridge. If I can figure out how to post a pic., I will.
Dave.

Thanks!

if i do get out it's my 54' F in 250.
had today set aside to hunt and had a burglary next door that took up my day.

Cabelas .54 Hawken
Browning BPS Upland with an Ithaca cantilever barrel
Martin Bengal
If I can get to a centerfire county, Savage 99 EG .308

Fun reading this thread even though I sold most of my 99's.. Go get em and good luck..

Well, I scored an 8 point with my Ruger Super Blackhawk in 44 Mag. I did also bring a 99C in 284 on this trip. Pics to come when I get home and get photobucket fired up.

Congrats, Jeff!
I'll be carrying the 1899A Short Rifle A2 Special in 32-40 for part of the time, and an R in .250 that I picked up here on the 'fire.
I'd sure like to take a deer with the 32-40....

1928 G in 30 WCF, one down....

Took a doe last day of PA early season with .54 flintlock so there's meat in the freezer.
Opening day planning on Savage 99F .243 with 2x7 leupold on it. If weather wet and wild, old reliable 700 Remington in '06...has Rimrock stock so I don't feel too bad if it gets wet.