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MY NEW 99R 250-3000 #15689125 01/22/21
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,586 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,586 Orange Park, Florida	Just arrived this week from a fellow Campfire member. Made in 1950 and in very nice shape and a dandy scope to boot! I also ordered a replacement rear sight from another of our members. I have LOTS of brass, bullets (100gr Interlocks) and it loves factory Core Lockts so I stocked up on the as well. good week! A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

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Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15689176 01/22/21
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,270 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna
Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,270 Oregon	Savage's version of a boat paddle stock. Mine was a great shooter, I'm sure yours will do awesome! Have fun. _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15689186 01/22/21
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,586 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,586 Orange Park, Florida	My 99R 300 is MOA all day long... A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15689564 01/22/21
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,735 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana
Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,735 Eastern Nebraska	Congrats! Gotta love 250's. “The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15689923 01/22/21
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,347 Charlotte, NC B blairvt Campfire Tracker
blairvt Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,347 Charlotte, NC	Shoots 100 gr ok?

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Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 blairvt #15689971 01/22/21
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,681 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana
EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,681 Either Texas or Idaho	Originally Posted by blairvt Shoots 100 gr ok? I was wondering the same. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15690077 01/22/21
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,701 Northern MN D damnesia Campfire Regular
damnesia Campfire Regular D Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,701 Northern MN	I have a few 250-3000s, all pre 1920, and when I get above 87gr they don't shoot well. I know this isn't uncommon, but do the newer pre-mils handle the heavier bullets better?

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 damnesia #15690122 01/22/21
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,735 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana
Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,735 Eastern Nebraska	Originally Posted by damnesia I have a few 250-3000s, all pre 1920, and when I get above 87gr they don't shoot well. I know this isn't uncommon, but do the newer pre-mils handle the heavier bullets better? All premils had the same 1-14" twist rate. Maybe they got better later on with always hitting that 1-14" twist and had fewer slow twists, but they'll all have problems with longer 100gr bullets. “The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 blairvt #15690160 01/22/21
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,681 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana
EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,681 Either Texas or Idaho	Originally Posted by blairvt Shoots 100 gr ok? I was wondering the same. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15690477 01/22/21
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,454 Glen Lyon Pa. triple_deuce Campfire Regular
triple_deuce Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,454 Glen Lyon Pa.	Nice!! One of these days i will eventually shoot mine. Joe

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Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15690621 01/22/21
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,720 Eastern PA steve99 Campfire Tracker
steve99 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,720 Eastern PA	Looks like you found one in very good condition Jorge. An MOA shooter is creme in the coffee. "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed-unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." James Madison

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15690624 01/22/21
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,004 SW MICHIGAN Polecat Campfire Regular
Polecat Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,004 SW MICHIGAN	Nice! Lee

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15691108 01/22/21
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,318 Va 9 99guy Campfire Outfitter
99guy Campfire Outfitter 9 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,318 Va	I bet that thing is a tack driver. There are many examples of 1-14 250's that shoot core lokts extremely well. I have one rifle that will shoot 87 grain hot cores and 100 grain core lokts damn near in the same hole. I think I am going to keep that one for now... "You cannot invade mainland America. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass" ~Admiral Yamamoto~ When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson~

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15696347 01/23/21
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,953 Eagle River Alaska K kk alaska Campfire Outfitter
kk alaska Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,953 Eagle River Alaska	Have to measure twist mine vary from 1-13.5 to 1-14.5 the 13.5 shoots short 100 gr great the 14.5 not! Last edited by kk alaska; 01/23/21. kk alaska Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15698328 01/24/21
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 5,167 Mt Airy, MD J JoeMartin Campfire Tracker
JoeMartin Campfire Tracker J Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 5,167 Mt Airy, MD	Originally Posted by jorgeI My 99R 300 is MOA all day long... My first 250 is an R also, made in 1950. I'm glad yours like the CL's, mine loves them. This year I shot my WV spike in the eye, just to prove I could. Also shot a 150 pound pig in the eye and a 220 pound pig in the ear hole. those R's shoot straight. I'm not greedy, I just want one of each. Remember Ira Hayes JoeMartin

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15699127 01/24/21
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,586 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,586 Orange Park, Florida	So far so good gents as I mentioned. The 100gr Hornadys shoot as well, I'm just playing with different primers, brass etc, but it appears it likes Remington brass best. A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15699310 01/24/21
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,701 Northern MN D damnesia Campfire Regular
damnesia Campfire Regular D Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,701 Northern MN	I'm not disagreeing or anything, but would like to hear some insight into how specific brass manufacturer can shoot better or worse than others.

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15699327 01/24/21
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,071 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,071 Annapolis, Md.	Probably different case volumes are having an effect. Gotta wonder though, if it'll provide MOA accuracy with 100 grain CL's how well it might do with shorter lighter bullets. Might in actuality be a 1/2MOA rifle! "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 jorgeI #15699477 01/24/21
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,318 Va 9 99guy Campfire Outfitter
99guy Campfire Outfitter 9 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,318 Va	We've had 250 bullet weight conversation at least 1000x. No 2 guns are the same. Instead of finding the weight in grains that your 1-14 250 likes, what you really should be doing is figuring out the bullet length it likes, weight be damned.... "You cannot invade mainland America. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass" ~Admiral Yamamoto~ When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson~

Re: MY NEW 99R 250-3000 damnesia #15699524 01/24/21
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,318 Va 9 99guy Campfire Outfitter
99guy Campfire Outfitter 9 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,318 Va	Originally Posted by damnesia I'm not disagreeing or anything, but would like to hear some insight into how specific brass manufacturer can shoot better or worse than others. Far as brass goes, in order to determine if your gun likes one better than the other, the only way to really do it is to eliminate every other variable. Case length, charge in terms of powder and weight, bullet, primer and OAL would all need to be exactly the same from one brass maker to the next to be able to find any statistical variability in accuracy attributed solely to case manufacturer. Temperature, wind drift and elevation could even be included as variables if you really wanted to get crazy. And there may be others I'm not thinking of. That would be a difficult task, but not impossible "You cannot invade mainland America. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass" ~Admiral Yamamoto~ When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson~

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