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Seems the go to is 10”. Any reason not to go with 8 or 9”?

6mm and 6.5mm cases of near volume both routinely get spec’d at 8”. With bullets evolving to be longer, seems to make sense to go 8, or 9” at the most?

Would be shooting mostly 100 grain bullets, but 120+ grain projectiles seem to be becoming more popular. Would not want to leave it short if I wanted to try them as well.

Anybody run a faster than typical 250 Savage? Shoot any 120+ grain bullets?

I'd go with the tighter twist, especially since you may want to try out longer projectiles. I wouldn't be concerned at all with the " 10" twist has been the 25 cal standard for a long time" stuff.

If you want to shoot longer, heavier, bullets in the 250-3000 you would probably be better off with the faster ROT. I can't see any downside in a 1-9" ROT, but the 25 WSSM, 25-284, and 25-06 will all launch 120 grain bullets over 3,000 fps with MOA accuracy from 1-10" ROT barrels, so either are likely to work fine.

You gonna re bore that singe shot mooner? I’d do 10” and run 100’s out of er. 👍

Yeah buddy!

Nothing against a 22-250, but our DFW doesn't think it'll kill deer. Lol.
Figured a 250 Savage will be a fun round and an easy chamber job. Talked to Wayne York in Pendleton yesterday and he said he'd be happy to rebore and chamber. Will probably drive it over this spring.

Why not a tighter twist even if he's predominantly going to use 100 grain bullets? It opens up options but doesn't remove any.

Just my advice, which is what he was asking for. I’d run 100’s with a 10” twist. This is from over 30 years with a 250, countless deer/bear killed. Carry on. 👍

250’s are cool, kill better than one would think. 👍

Nice!

What 100 grain bullets do you shoot?

Just ordered a couple hundred 115 partition blems. The price was right and they were in stock. If they don't shoot I'll have some trade fodder.

I always ran 100 bt’s or core lokt. I had a ruger 77 that I used for quite a while when me and the Ol lady started out, made alotta meat with that little sucker. It’s one of the, “I wish I didn’t sell” rifles!! Vey mild mannered, accurate, easy to load for, and good killin rifle.👍

Still got my grandmas 99 250, need to go smoke something with it.

100 grain Sierra Game Kings kill hogs in the 150 pound range quite nicely. 35 grains of H4895 pushing them.

I need to shop powder too. I have a pound of R17 and enough h4350 left to maybe blow my nose.

Brass as well. Read about folks using Unique to FF 22-250 cases but I'd rather not burn up my Unique doing it.

Fooken Biden and the old scalpers keeping the shelves bare.

I’ve always just loaded em with close to max loads and went to fire forming, but I use Remington, leupold and other wares that don’t work. Grin

I would also do 1-10 and shoot 100gr bullets. I prefer the 100gr ballistic tips of them all. Mine is a 250AI but close enough. Not everything has to be fast twist and high BC bullets. For me the 250 fits that. It’s the last cartridge I own I want to shoot long bullets that require a fast twist. Classic cartridge with standard bullets and twist for me.

Other than tradition, what's the downside to a bit more twist leaving more doors open?

My 25-06 has a 1-9 and it is ideal for 115-120 grain bullets. I am collecting parts for another 257 Weatherby and this one will have a 1-7" twist barrel for 100-130 grain bullets. There is no down side to the faster twist unless you want to shoot really thin jacketed varmint bullets but at 250 velocities even this might not be a problem. In the Savage I have always used 87-100 grain bullets so twist was never an issue. I would go 8 or 9 twist unless you wanted to try the heavies making it into a 25 Creedmoor. Black Jack recommends a 1-7 to 7.25 for this size case and their 131 bullet. Going with a faster twist takes nothing away from the classic nature of this cartridge.

I think that you might want the 1-9" as it would be a better option for shooting 80 grain TTSXs and who doesn't want the option of going faster along with deeper penetration? Its amazing what a 1" of ROT difference makes. Being 1-9" hurt the 260 'cause it wasn't the 1-8" Creedmoor. 1" of ROT, 0.115" of case length, and poor marketing is most of the difference between a flash in the pan and a generational cartridge.

Like jud said run 100’s, all I run out my boys 250 is 100gr Sierra pro hunters with H4895. Boy I haven’t shot that rifle in 8-9yrs, middle step son don’t hunt at all anymore. I loaned it too a buddy in 2012, his daughter drew a caribou permit. He was trying to get her to shoot his 06 one of those weatherby lightweights. It was beating her up, to the point she was not wanting to hunt. I said I have something you can use. Let her shoot it see what happens, I loaned him that little 250 savage. I guess talk about night and day she was a happy camper and shot her first caribou with it. Using 100gr Sierra pro hunters. For a long time their my friend always asked if I sell him that rifle lol.

What ya got for a 250 John?

I always keep my eyes open for a 99 250.. One of those I'd like to have I think.