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About 15 years ago I built a 250 Savage on a large ring Mauser- very short stock, 4X scope etc. Both of my sons learned to big game hunt with it; killed a couple elk and several deer a piece. I dusted it off today and my grandson used it to kill a Black Hawaiian ram this morning. One shot at 92 yards. My son decided he wanted to give it a run again and shot a ram too. Good times. If posted pics on here wasn't such a chore I would put one up.
I used factory ammo from some company in Montana since you can't buy brass anymore. Still a good low-recoil killer!
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I remember when your sons used that .250 on elk! Didn't they use Partitions?
Hornady has been making .250 brass for a couple years now, and it's excellent stuff.
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About 15 years ago I built a 250 Savage on a large ring Mauser- very short stock, 4X scope etc. Both of my sons learned to big game hunt with it; killed a couple elk and several deer a piece. I dusted it off today and my grandson used it to kill a Black Hawaiian ram this morning. One shot at 92 yards. My son decided he wanted to give it a run again and shot a ram too. Good times. If posted pics on here wasn't such a chore I would put one up.
I used factory ammo from some company in Montana since you can't buy brass anymore. Still a good low-recoil killer! For how I hunt I'll take a good accurate .250 Savage over a .243 anyday. It kills way beyond what it's supposed to. I built one 10 years ago on a Howa 1500 action that was originally chambered a .22-250 Remington. I had a Krieger barrel made with 1:9 twist screwed into it and chamber. The barrel is 26" long and it gives me a lot of velocity for its size. But I won't go there. I'll just say it's a great low recoiling rifle and very accurate. It's not real light to carry but it's not a bar bell either. I figure it weighs about 8 pounds. I worked up a load in Winchester brass with a 115 grain Combined Technologies Ballistic Tip and with 39 grains of RL-17 and a CCI 200 primer it gives me great velocities for such a little case with no signs of pressure. Recoil is so light I don't even blink. However, there is some there. Once my ex wife shot a doe with it. It was her first deer. She had been shooting at the range with me but I didn't notice in the blind she didn't rest the butt on her shoulder and just had it in between her arm and body and the scope eye piece came back and gave her a black eye. It looked like a real Saint Louis slugger punched her. Some people thought I was the culprit. Embarrassed me. It doesn't take much. However, it did teach her a lesson.
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I had a 77 250, killed a fair amount of bucks, bulls and bear.. it's the Whelan of small bores...
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Mine is in a 99 savage and is a 250-3000, but it still kills whatever I point it at😁
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I am third generation to use the 250 Savage, all Savage 99s and love my Savage 99-A, so I can not explain why I wanted a Ruger 77 UL.
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I am third generation to use the 250 Savage, all Savage 99s and love my Savage 99-A, so I can not explain why I wanted a Ruger 77 UL. That’s a great rifle for the 250 Roundoak.
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I am third generation to use the 250 Savage, all Savage 99s and love my Savage 99-A, so I can not explain why I wanted a Ruger 77 UL. M77 RL is a sweet rifle. I have one in 257 Rob and one in 308. Always have my eyes open for a 250 Sav, but they're hard to find. I do have the M77 RSI tang safety in 250 though. good little shooter.
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Always thought it would be the sweetest tree stand rifle. That 77 RL is sexy !
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I am third generation to use the 250 Savage, all Savage 99s and love my Savage 99-A, so I can not explain why I wanted a Ruger 77 UL. I have one in RSI. I've always kept my eyes out for one of these
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Not my gun, or anyone I know but just in case anybody on this thread is interested. http://classifieds.rennug.com/classifieds/viewad.cgi?adindex=5166809
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those are great rifles, but worth about half that much, even with the scope attached. mine is the stainless version. love the cartridge, wish they made cheap federal blue box, etc. for it.
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I had a Rem 700 classic in 250 Savage. Shot 100 grain Core-lokts into nickel-sized groups at 100 yards.
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I am third generation to use the 250 Savage, all Savage 99s and love my Savage 99-A, so I can not explain why I wanted a Ruger 77 UL. I've got wood!! Slick looking little rig. I would love to have that to sit in a stand with.
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I missed out on a older Savage 110 chambered in 250 Savage ... it was a a local Pawnshop... $300ish .. I have regretted not picking it up
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Mine is built on an older Model 70 Compact G series CRF action. Just about the perfect rifle
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Oh wow. Awesome rifle there!
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I am third generation to use the 250 Savage, all Savage 99s and love my Savage 99-A, so I can not explain why I wanted a Ruger 77 UL. I’d give my left nut for that..
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
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