Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters 250 Savage the Darling of the Campfire?

I had my NULA in 250 Savage built in 2003, it sure is a fine rifle. Flat out deadly too...

Better?...no, some guys just need a whore to get it done.

Is tha NULA left handed? looks sweet! bet its a shooter too!

Just to enlighten readers of this thread. I have harvested nine deer with the 250 Sav. I currently own two rifles so chambered including a very accurate Ruger ultra light. Yes it is very accurate with right load combination, has very mild recoil and truly in the category of "enough". It is enough for deer and below, but not varmints and above. I have experienced issues with bullet expansion at the low impact velocities at longer ranges. Balistic tips have mostly solved the issues.

In my older age, experience (55 Years of hunting) tells me that I prefer to hunt with cartridges that are more than "enough".

So true AlabamaEd!!

I'm thinking seriously about selling my Darling.

AlabamaEd,

You know much more about the 250 Sav than most. Did you get your original question answered? Why so many like the cartridge? You apparently like it well enough to own two rifles so chambered.

In summary, it's a nostalgia thing. The "cool" factor. If somebody isn't into tradition, history and nostalgia, then they aren't going to get that part of it.

If someone wants "the latest thing", or the biggest and baddest cartridge, then they obviously should look elsewhere.

If one wants just one gun for everything, "varmints and above", they should look elsewhere.

If one doesn't handload, they should look elsewhere.

There isn't any special magic hidden in the 250 Sav. Facts are facts and physics is physics. But they are fun and sweet and honest and easy to load and shoot well with. The history is unique and very interesting. Whenever I take one of my 250 Savages out to the range or the field I know I am going to have a fun and rewarding day. That is what it's all about for me.

Best Wishes,

The best thing about a 250 savage are its step children the 22-250 ,6MM- 250 and 6.5 Creedmoor.

I like analogies.

Why would anyone want to own a late 1950's Ford Thunderbird? Very impractical. A dozen other vehicle choices would make so much more sense.

But "We'll have fun, fun, fun, 'til her daddy takes the T-bird away !"

Yes Sir shes a lefty, and a shooter...

saddlering - no it's not left handed; it is right handed except the bolt handle is on the LEFT side of the receiver. LOL

edited for spelling JW

Alabama Ed - "cartridges that are more than enough", them's my sentiments too.

Another 250-3000 fan here. My first introduction to the cartridge was my X's dads custom comercial mauser, Buhmiller barrel, set trigger and realy nice wood. Watched the man work magic in the MN woods with that rifle, and I got to spend alot of time with it working up loads for hime for predator hunting.

Found a rough old 1920 but since my cataract surgery I can't shoot open sights very well so it's sitting in the safe waiting for a decision.

Just sold my 99 TD , getting too heavy.

Built a Stevens 200 250-3000, 20" barrel, SSS trigger, Elite 4200 1.25x4x24mm just perfect for calling preds out here on the penninsula. 75gr X-bullets for the small stuff and 117gr RN for the bigger stuff.



I have a lot of faith in the ballistics of the 250 and when i was looking to build a little rifle for whitetails I built a 25-204 Ruger(257 Kimber clone) with 100gr bullets at 2800fps I wasn't disapointed it works just as well as the oldtimer.

Is that special for wolf hunting?

My 257 Roy certainly has the "cool Factor" and it is always "more than enough".

As I posted earlier,I shot my .250 Ruger RL this morning before the heat set in. I tried 4350 and 117 grs,under an inch and I would have a couple nice targets to show off,however as we were packing to leave,my bud walked down range and stopped at 10 feet and unloaded his new .45 all over,including my paper target!! Damn him,plus my 6.5 Creedmore targets !! We fussed all the way home!
but,I'm happy with the results I saw!

Alabama Ed - Yeah, that Roy is more than 'adequate'.

So is 25-06, 270, etc. Why "settle"?

Well.....

"Adequate" is adequate.. isn't it..?

When one has to gloat in numbers of rifle/cartridge combinations beyond "adequate" as some sort attempt to demean a different cartridge that IS adequate, then I have to wonder if it is because of their inability in the field that is lacking or if its driven by their attempt to stroke their own ego for reasons of other insecurities.

Sooooooooooooo..???

Once one gets beyond "adequate" does he have something that is "better" than adequate..?

If so, than "better" at what..?

-Better at raising the sound decibels and promoting hearing damage..? Yup.
-Better at causing more damage to the animal than necessary and wasting otherwise edible meat.? Yup.
-Better at...."(Go ahead, fill in the blank)"

The 250-300 is adequate and always will be, that makes it "Darling."

OK, I'll play. For deer hunting inside 250 yards, which for me covers most of it, the 250 is more than enough. Not that it wouldn't handle farther shots, because it will, I just like to use it for medium range deer hunting. Low recoil, low noise, dead animals. Whats not to like?

250 ain't even close to not being adequate. No settling with it, hell the 250AI is my BIG gun for the times I think a 223AI won't do it.

What bullet do you run most out of that rifle SH? And have you used the 75gr. stuff? What speeds did you get?


Thanks,
Travis