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I shoot 190 cast bullets in my .303's. In fact, that's the bullet that led to the demise of the one I posted above. Nice. I love that big flat meplat. Shades of Elmer Keith. I never got into casting and am kinda old to start now. Of course, I guess I could find someone who casts and sells some once in a while and just order from them. That looks just like the jacketed ones for sale. Two feet long. I might add that you may be the only person in captivity who produces a flat meplat 190 grain gas check in .308 caliber. Pretty rare company.
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For the 303 Savage reloader, Barnes has recently added 30-30 load data to their web site for their Barnes Original 190 grain. I know many of us refer to 30-30 data when we are looking for 303 Savage load data. Some newer powders are listed. Here is a link; it;s on 2nd page. https://www.barnesbullets.com/assets/data/308/30-30-Winchester-Web-Data-5-12-2020.pdf
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My new to me T,or my 37 EG,or my 1899B from 1899,or my src,ormy 95 with the chunk outta the stock, hek I like them all
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Simple ..........99EG in 303! +1. Smooth as butter.
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An accurate 1895 RB with an ivory combo sight and a Lyman tang sight that shot 100yd groups under 1 1/2", once once a time, is the only 303 I have left in the Savage safe. Fifteen years later I don't know if I can hold that still anymore... Kept it for that very reason.
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My 1895 round barrel, one of the last built by Marlin.
Why? I had it restored and it looks fantastic. Fun to shouder it and ponder how many times and where it has been shot in the past.
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I might add that you may be the only person in captivity who produces a flat meplat 190 grain gas check in .308 caliber. Pretty rare company.
That was the first custom mold I designed and had Saeco make for me, almost 40 years ago now. I was young and dumb and consulted with Frank Marshall of the CBA for advice. I wanted a "woods thumper" cast bullet for the first Winchester 54 .30-30 I had back then and Frank was a big proponent of a 190 grain cast bullet in his .30-30 Savage 340 for bears over in the Blue Ridge. (He loaded his hunting ammo for that gun with a case full of old Surplus 4831, pretty much like H-4831 today. I have used 28.0 grains 3031 in .30-30 and .303 Savage for about 35 years now.) It turned out to be a darned accurate bullet in about every .30 rifle I've used it in. Most of my Springfields will cut cloverleafs with it. Out of a couple dozen .30 molds I have, that one would be the last to ever leave.
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Thanks for the heads up and link, Keith. I still have yet to try any of those Barnes 190's. I'm afraid they'll out perform my 190 casts!!
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What about you? I'm sure you own more 303s than I do. What was the rifle you shot the shot that was seen around the world with? I don't own but a few 303's. I'm a 303 newby. The Shot Seen Round The World (did I ever show you guys this? ) .....was a 99E. I can think of a 99T and a 99 carbine. I believe this is a 303 iirc. Don't think I own a long one in 303. I enjoy shooting the 303 alot.
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Throw The Bambino a softball, why dontcha?
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Been thinking a 1899A or B would be about right.
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Any 99 in 303, or my F if I had to choose. Though lately I've been thinking about building a 303 on an old Stevens 44 1/2. That one quite possibly might become my favorite "Savage" 303 should it come to fruition. Now to find the action.
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Roy,
My favorite 1895/1899/99 to hunt with is my 99H V1-2. It's not much to look at with it's "fruit wood" stock set and non-factory sling swivels, but it will make little tiny groups (Lyman 29 1/2) at any distance I'm likely to try to kill something. I can't hunt deer here in Ohio with it, but coyotes, pigs, groundhogs and feral dogs tread at their risk...
It's also the lightest Savage rifle I own, by a few ounces. Nothing but hills here. Not nearly as grand as yours, but just as steep!
Merry Christmas to all!
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Easy choice, I think it's the only one I have now? Sorry if you've seen the pic before. This is the rifle that brought me to the campfire and had people calling me Larry Root in disguise, just because I joined on April Fools Day. Any way, it doesn't fool around. This shot was with 190 Silvertips.
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Gnoahhh, does saeco still make that mold?
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No, not the exact same mold. This was a custom job.
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Ken Waters "Pet Loads" has some good loads, for most every savage caliber
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I have 90%+ H Barrel bands in 303 & 30 30 and have never fired them. Great handling rifles. Be nice to have a 250 & 300 in similar condition. Can't have them all but sure is fun looking for them. GW
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I'd settle for an 1899CD SR...
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