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Got another one spotted # 560231 EG type forend , chicopee falls addy 250-3000, has irons frt and rear but rear is missing the elevator .some kinda cheap ass 3x9 scope on it look like weavers. Bore looked pretty good. Butt isn't in best of shape still has original butt plate. Is it an EG then? What kind of dollars? What year? Appreciate any help I can get on it. MB
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1951. (Should have C lever boss code.). EG in that time was not factory D&T, so for me it’s only worth what you are comfortable paying for a good hunting rifle.
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I'd pass
Wait for something better
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Thanks guys I appreciate it. Would appear it's priced to high at
535 as it's only a shooter for 87 gr bullets better to find one 1960 or newer that has a tighter twist. Mb
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An EG in 250-3000 at $535 is not priced too high, but if it's not a rifle you want then it's not a rifle you should buy.
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An EG in 250-3000 at $535 is not priced too high, but if it's not a rifle you want then it's not a rifle you should buy. Sound advice.
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Matter of having your cake and eating it too I guess.want a m99 in 250-3000 but want one that will shoot, sounds like this one is a slow twist. Mb
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Don't be misled into thinking the 'slow twist' .250 won't shoot. Most of them do fine with 100 grain factory ammo or Speer hotcores. They don't pattern like shotguns in my experience. That's not a bad price...
A post mill .250 is sure harder to find for good price.
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Yep. Postmil 250's are just plain hard to find. By then the 243 was out and had taken over the light caliber market.
A postmil 99A in 250 is probably the most common? Definitely going to be a jump in price over that EG, but it will be factory d&t and have a faster twist for heavier bullets.
Personally I like the 87gr Speer's. When I used a 243 I was using 90gr-95gr bullets, so I have no problem with a good 87gr bullet. Worked beautifully on antelope, still waiting to get a deer with one.
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Everybody forgets, it would seem, that the .250-3000 made its reputation with the 87 grain bullet. Nowadays heavy/longer bullets are all the rage for no earthly reason in terms of shooting deer in the woods. Probably a combination of people viewing themselves as being long range snipers rather than hunters anymore, and the pervasiveness of the "Creedmoor" mentality.
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Appreciate the advice and help on my .questions. MB
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Mine shoots 100 grain Remington factory loads like a laser. It'll never be a collector's item, but I can't imagine a better deer rifle for the price.
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Well may be for someone else , I passed on it, I'll use the 300 I bought 3 weeks back. MB
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