savage 1899 .250 - 03/21/18
I bought an 1899 Savage .250 at a gun auction here in sw Georgia last year. It had a .250 barrel in it, but after trouble getting more than several cartriges to load into the rotary magazine I fired three shells (100 grain bullets) into a large 25 meter target. They were really spread out and erratic. I took the rifle to a gunsmith in Watkinsville Georgia that was recommended and here is what he found. The rifle originally was a .22 Highpower takedown model according to his research. Some Bubba put the .250 barrel on the rifle for some strange reason. I don't want a .22 Highpower, so my gunsmith says a plan is to put a 30-30 barrel in it since .22 Hipower was a necked down 30-30 brass anyway. He says it will make a deer gun that way. I want an octagon barrel for personal reasons. I would appreciate any expert opinions on this. No trolling please.