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Hi all: I seem to remember an article a few years ago (maybe by JB?) that had some reloading data for the 300 Savage but I can’t remember where I saw it. Any help what publication and date would be appreciated. I have an old 99, a bunch of brass, and some 165 partitions that I’d like to combine. Thanks! Paul
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PBR,
I did publish a .300 Savage article sometime in the past. Back when I was using one quite a bit, my favorite all-around big game load was 42.0 grains of Reloder 15 and the 165 Partition, for 2600+ fps from the 24" barrel of a 99EG.
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Thanks to both of you! Paul
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PBR,
I did publish a .300 Savage article sometime in the past. Back when I was using one quite a bit, my favorite all-around big game load was 42.0 grains of Reloder 15 and the 165 Partition, for 2600+ fps from the 24" barrel of a 99EG. Are there any possible gains to be made with heavier loads in a modern bolt action over a 99?
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Maybe 100 fps, which ain't much. New powders still won't turn it into a .308.
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I did publish a .300 Savage article sometime in the past. Back when I was using one quite a bit, my favorite all-around big game load was 42.0 grains of Reloder 15 and the 165 Partition, for 2600+ fps from the 24" barrel of a 99EG. That's the load I usually shoot in my .308, except I use BT and AB blems. RL 15 is tough to find just now, so I may switch to H4895 or I4064, or even that Varget stuff I read about someplace.
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If you run across some Norma 203-B, it's the same powder as RL-15.
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My M99 likes 4064. 165 gr Deep Curls for hogs and 150 Hornady (the ones made specifically for the 300 Savage) for deer.
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My M99 likes 4064. 165 gr Deep Curls for hogs and 150 Hornady (the ones made specifically for the 300 Savage) for deer. I have great luck with those 150 Horns on deer and hogs. I've used 4064, 4895, and 4320 and all have worked well.
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Probably Terry Weiland's article in Handloader magazine. In it he used Varget, 748, and one of the Vitahouri (sp?) powders. He used 150 gr bullets, Speer round nose if I remember correctly. I recently dull out the article as I have some 748 to burn up and my supply of 300 Savage rounds is lower than I like.
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Maybe 100 fps, which ain't much. New powders still won't turn it into a .308. Thanks .... You're right. No use trying to turn a 300 into a 308. The reason for the question was I've seen +P loading data for the 35Rem to be used in bolt guns and 760s that saw gains of about 200 fps or more. Was wondering if the same could be had for the 300Savage in a bolt action.
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Back around 1967 when I was young and bullet proof, I bought a like new Remington 722 in .300 Savage. I loaded it with IMR-4064 and 150 grain bullets. The books at that time listed 44 grains as max with a velocity of 2800 fps. I worked up to that charge and used it without any problems but, have no idea of the actual velocity because a chrono was several years in my future. Eight or 9 years later I bought a 99 Savage and found 40 grains to be just the ticket for it.
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PBR,
The article of mine you might have seen appeared in HANDLOADER--and was about loading ALL the Savage rounds, the .22 HP, .250-3000, .300 and .303. That's where I included the RL-15/165 load, which I got from the Speer manual at the time. But that was quite a while ago. but I reprinted it a couple years ago, with a little added info, as a chapter in GUN GACK 2.
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A lot of published data for the little 300 is anemic in my 700 Classic.
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Mule Deer: Yup, I think that must have been the article. Guess I’ll have to pick up a copy of the book, especially if you tell me it has data for the 22 hp to turn it into a 22 wmr clone. Thanks again! Paul
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PBR,
The Savage chapter doesn't have that info--but there's another chapter on reduced loads that will tell you how to work up your own 22 magnum equivalents in various centerfire .22 rounds.
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