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If you can't kill a deer with a 250/3000, it ain't the cartridge but it's the user. Very much akin to making the wife happy, apparently ....

jwall, I never felt the need to load my 243's to max or uber-max loads when I hunted with it and 95gr Partitions. Deer died even with lower loads. I never load my 250's to max either, and on the antelope hunt the critters died with that.

If you REALLY want to compare, it looks like the 243 will push a 100gr about 100fps faster than a 250-3000 will. If you're the type who is convinced that 100fps is the difference between a dead critter and wounded critter, then stick with the 243.

Older 99's won't shoot the 100gr bullets well, so then you're at the 87gr bullet. And you know what, deer will die just fine with those. The bolt actions will shoot 100gr or heavier just fine, and the deer die fine with them.

I wonder why you use the 243 since you're hung up on power and sd and velocity? Seems you'd go at least with a 7mm08, or maybe even a 35 Whelen?

I got to quit reading this or I'm going end up wanting to keep
The .250 Classic. Tough to find ammo or even brass around here though. It's definitely a cartridge with character!

I'd keep it, its a great rifle and cartridge...

Calhoun - I would be glad to DISCUSS the 243 hand loads and pressures as well as NOT so much as power AS trajectory,& terminal performance.

I am NOT interested in arguing, fussing, name calling etc.

If you'd like to discuss these things I would start another thread on that subject.

This one is about the 250/3000. Let me know.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

So now I got an itch to get a Model 7 SS in .250S to match the wife's 99.....


.... but since that will be out for a while, the 99 will go on my sheep hunt this fall.

I have a Remington 7 parts gun in 250-3000, using a 700 Classic barrel. I also have the twin to it in 300 Savage, also using a 700 Classic barrel.

JEff

Another vote for keeping it. Mine is a shooter for sure, effective on groundhogs to whitetails with a nice pronghorn thrown in. I've loaded for the .243 in a couple friends' rifles, and it's just another .308 case. The Savage has style all its own.

I took mine out on the weekend looking for a deer but scored a red fox instead.

The 250 Savage is powerful enough for deer and other game (within range limitations) and is less noisy than the belted magnums. Recoil is very manageable for kids and small folks. It deserves to be a darling.

I have two small ring 98 Mexican Mausers with very nice wood. One will be built for my grandson, the other for me. I was perfectly content with sticking to the 7X57, but now you all have me thinking of a re-barrel to 250-3000 or possibly 257 Roberts. Which do you think would be best for my grandson, or even for my wife until the grandson comes of age? I will leave mine original.

7x57!!

Deer rifles start and stop with 25 calibers

I will probably turn one of them into a featherweight, so I was thinking the recoil would be less with the 250. He will start hunting with me when he is 6, and my wife is not crazy about too much recoil. The 250 will likely have a bit less recoil than the Bob, I assume, though a bit less range as well. Ranges for them will be within 299 yards or so.

You will love a lightweight 250 Savage. If you go that route you will have an excellent varmint walk-about rifle, also. I bet you will find that the 250 Sav. gets shot about four times as much as the bigger rifle. Have fun.

What twist? 1 in 10"? Would that not work for the 100-1120 gr range of bullets as well as the 87's?

Definitely do 1 in 10" twist.

I would go 1-9 if available from your favorite barrel maker. Not all of them make 1-9s.

Thanks. I know the lighter bullets will probably work for the grandson when he first starts out...recoil wise...and for practice, but the heavier bullets would be for the actual hunt. Recoil does not exist when a big buck comes ambling through.

Thanks.

1-9" twist all the way, forget the 1-10" twist, that's for old men.