Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Loading for a savage 99 300 Savage

I have never had to use small base dies in probably a dozen 99's.

As others have mentioned, I have heard that the published load data for the 300 Savage is very mild in part by all of the model 99s floating around. So, nothing wrong with working up to published data.

I am certainly not an expert on loading for the model 99, but here is what worked in one I Ioaded for last year. Hornaday brass. Both loads shot right at 1.0" groups.

42.0g Varget, 150 SST, 2.600", 2,600 FPS
39.0g H4895, 165 BTPS, 2.610", 2,400 FPS (estimated)

bonepoint: is the 150SST the one that Hornady makes specifically for the 300 Savage? If so, have you tried it on bambi yet?

Yeah, it was the 300 Savage version of the 150 SST. No, I have not put any into flesh yet. From what I gathered, they are shorter and softer than the regular 150 SST, and seem to work well on deer sized game at 300 Savage speeds.

Not a 99 but,,,,my wife has taken a pile of moose and brown bear with her 300 , Savage. it's a Rem 722 shooting a 165gr NP @ 2450fps,, about what a 99 would produce! I have a Crown Royal bag full of her bullets on the offside.