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I am looking at getting a Savage 99 in 243 or 308 for my daughter and rebarreling it to .260 -- any suggestions on gunsmiths or barrelmakers? It should just be a barrel swap, right?
The 308 I am looking at on Gunbroker has a horrible yellow stock but I see Cabela's sells Herter walnut replacement stocks -- any synthetic stock makers for the 99?
My doughter is left eye dominant so i am teaching her to shoot left-handed -- going hunting in January -- she is the only girl in her sorority at UT who hasn't shot a deer so she's feeling pressure.
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Present theory is that switching to another cartridge is by far easiest on a 99C - clip model.
The internals of a 99 with a rotary mag can be very difficult to get working with a different cartridge. It can be done and might be easy, but you might end up with a single shot due to loading or feeding problems.
The 99C's all have a tang safety, so your daughter will appreciate that.
PS: MPI makes synthetic stocks for 99's, I believe. But I think they run as much as a 99C does. Stocks from any other source will probably require significant final fitting.
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Can a .243 be bored out to .260? Would save a rebarrel.
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OK PacNor makes prefit barrels in .260. I've found a nice one on Gunbroker in .243 -- and a nice .250 Savage as well. So I have a decision - get the .250 for around $500 and go shoot, or get the .243 for $500 and then spend another $500 rebarreling it.
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Get the .250 and go shoot.
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Sounds like a no-brainer...
That .250 will put a hurt on any Texas deer. Check my avatar. Took that one on a ranch out near Del Rio.
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If you like the 260, then you almost surely reload. Get the 250, pick up a supply of 87gr Speer Hot Cores and go hunting.
If it's a post-1960 250, then you can expand the bullet selection to pretty much anything.
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Put the money into a good .300 EG. Load it down if you need to.
You could over pay for one and still be ahead on the dollars.
Just my $.02...
Savage...never say "never".
Rick...
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Put the money into a good .300 EG. Load it down if you need to.
You could over pay for one and still be ahead on the dollars.
Just my $.02... Well now there you go again - being all practical and such.  130s in the .300 make a good round for beginners alright.
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Dave Mazy; I haven't done one yet, but Dave has been very helpful in conversation and planning.
http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/Chino+Valley-AZ/Mazy%27s+Custom+Gunsmithing/199364
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Get the .250 and go shoot. plus 1 good caliber ,and she,ll get it done this year 
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Oops, missed that option...yea, .250 and shoot!
Savage...never say "never".
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Or get the 243 and go shoot. Completely fine for Texas deer. Ammo everywhere. Very light recoil.
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