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Just committed to buy the Remington 722, in 300 Savage, that dodge268 was offering in the classifieds. This will be my first 300 Savage that isn't in a 99 Savage and first bolt gun in it. 300 Savage is one of my favorite cartridges, killed a bunch of WI whitetail with it over the years so really looking forward to this rifle. Just wish I still had all the 300 Savage stuff I used to have back when! Lol! But I'll start picking stuff up here and there when and where I find it. There's usually some 300 Savage stuff at the gunshows I hit in WI.
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I have a Remington 700 Classic in 300 Savage. It allows me to load the little 300 in ways a 99 wouldn't. Long seated Berger VLD or Hornady AMax bullets for examples.
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Nice!
I have an abundant supply of .308" Barnes 130gr TTSX, so really hoping those shoot well.
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When I was still-hunting for whitetails with a Remington 760 in 300 SAV, I loaded the 170 grain Remington RNCL 30-30 bullet. Only hunted with that rifle and load for 2 years, but punched 2 tags, including my biggest New England buck.
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Nice!
I have an abundant supply of .308" Barnes 130gr TTSX, so really hoping those shoot well. They shoot really well in my 99’s Dean. I kinda wouldn’t mind a Classic in 300 Savage.
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Anyone tried the Hornady 150SST made especially for the 300Savage? They shoot very well in my 99, anxious to see how they work on bambi....and/or a piggy.
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ST they shoot great in my M99. No deer yet but I can’t see them doing anything but folding them.
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I have a 700 .300 Savage I put together for eastern whitetails. Fairly heavy Douglas barrel, but 21 " long. Shoots fine. But I no longer travel east so it hasn't done much lately. But it is a handy little rifle. Was going to bring it on this whitetail hunt, but didn't do it. I love it. Had some 99s but I am a bolt action guy so they left for this replacement. I really like it but at my age, it is not likely to see a ton of use. Get it and enjoy.
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I have a 700 .300 Savage I put together for eastern whitetails. Fairly heavy Douglas barrel, but 21 " long. Shoots fine. But I no longer travel east so it hasn't done much lately. But it is a handy little rifle. Was going to bring it on this whitetail hunt, but didn't do it. I love it. Had some 99s but I am a bolt action guy so they left for this replacement. I really like it but at my age, it is not likely to see a ton of use. Get it and enjoy. WCH, sounds like a cool rifle. That little Savage case was well ahead of its time.
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There's a really nice 700 Classic listed in GB now, but ouch, they're very proud of it! The money, for me, is right with this 722 as I too am getting longer in the tooth and it's main job will be NE WI whitetails. Which this rifle/cartridge combination will do without any problems.
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Anyone tried the Hornady 150SST made especially for the 300Savage? They shoot very well in my 99, anxious to see how they work on bambi....and/or a piggy. Use with confidence. I've killed about 20 pigs with them now and they perform like the standard 150 interlocks on game.
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The 125 grain NBT or AB does a great job of killing deer at 3K fps from my daughter's 700 Classic.
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There's a really nice 700 Classic listed in GB now, but ouch, they're very proud of it! The money, for me, is right with this 722 as I too am getting longer in the tooth and it's main job will be NE WI whitetails. Which this rifle/cartridge combination will do without any problems. I remember when wholesalers couldn't give 700 Classics in 300 SAV or 8x57 away, so they sold them at a deep discount and people bought them for donor actions. I bought a couple of the take-off barrels, used one of them in 300 SAV to put together one-half of a pair of Remington 7s that were intended to emulate the Savage 1920s, the other with a 700 Classic 250-3000 barrel.
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Only classic I ever purchased was a 35 Whelen. That cartridge sure puts the smack on deer and black bear!
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Only classic I ever purchased was a 35 Whelen. That cartridge sure puts the smack on deer and black bear! Wouldn’t mind a 35 Whelen classic either
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When I was still-hunting for whitetails with a Remington 760 in 300 SAV, I loaded the 170 grain Remington RNCL 30-30 bullet. Only hunted with that rifle and load for 2 years, but punched 2 tags, including my biggest New England buck. I use the 170 gr Hornady RN with LVR. Works very well also.
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i have had many 300s in 99 savages. the last one i had was an R heavy i picked up at a pawn shop. it was a tack driver with varget and some old Remington 150gr. CL bullets i had, being the wise man that i am i sold it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I have never harvested a animal but I have killed quite a few,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Lol! OLSKOOL, right there with you!
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I remember when wholesalers couldn't give 700 Classics in 300 SAV or 8x57 away, so they sold them at a deep discount and people bought them for donor actions.
I bought a couple of the take-off barrels, used one of them in 300 SAV to put together one-half of a pair of Remington 7s that were intended to emulate the Savage 1920s, the other with a 700 Classic 250-3000 barrel. When my son stopped using his M7 in 7mm08 (because he stole my Brno 22F from me), I decided to recaliber it. I found one of those Classic barrels online and, since I had beaucoup 300 Sav stuff left over from my M99 I got rid of, I jumped at it. I planned to lop the 24' barrel off but it shot so well I have yet to do it. A M7 with a 24" barrel looks funky but the dang thing stacks TTSXs on top of each other and I don't want mess with a good thing....yet, anyway!
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