ligonierbill
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This round came out in the Savage 99 in 1915, famously sending a 87 gr. bullet at 3,000 fps. Of course its developer, Charles Newton favored 100 gr at 2,800. He was right, but those old 99s had a twist rate reportedly too slow for the bigger bullets. I've not tested an old Savage. The many that continue on the rack at deer camp are all .300 Savage. I do have a Savage 20 that I have reported on. It will not shoot 100's accurately, but I finally got the old Lyman 54 dialed in for 87's. Put 5 rounds into the 6" bull of an NRA military target at 100 last Monday. It will probably do better for young eyes. Shooting Speer Hot Core and Sierra Varminter.
Back to the question. Do you, your grandfather, or others you know have real world experience shooting deer with the 87/3,000 load?
Back to the question. Do you, your grandfather, or others you know have real world experience shooting deer with the 87/3,000 load?