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I was recently going through some of my Dad's things and came across his 270 Remington 700 bolt action and his hand-me down to me a Model 99 300 Savage. spent all of my teenage years hunting with him and this 300 Savage while growing up in Michigan. I inherited both of these rifles when he passed away several years ago. Neither had been fired for a long time (I am guessing 12-15 years) and it had been 30 years since I had been deer hunting. I spent the last week disassembling and thoroughly cleaning. Today I took them to the range. I will never figure out why the 300 Savage is no longer in production. What a sweet shooting rifle. The targets for both the 300 Savage and the 270 are posted here. Not great, but not that bad for not shooting these firearms for 30 years. I shot three rounds at 25 yards for both just to start. Then shot an additional 9 rounds out of the 300 and and additional 6 rounds out of the 270. Unfortunately I was running out of light and decided to pack up. I will try to get back out next week to refine the shooting.
 

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300 savage was a great round, and I suspect if the 308 had never been invented, it would still be a very popular cartridge. But the 308 is virtually the same size and just slightly outperforms it.

The 99 is an awesome rifle in my opinion. I doubt you could profitably make one in the US for less than $1000.
 
Great rifle/cartridge and hard to beat even today for eastern hunting. Too expensive to manufacture now, like a good double barrel shotgun. Mine will be in the woods after Thanksgiving. Keep her shooting!
 
Enjoy your Savage, its an excellent rifle

I have a Savage 99c in 300 savage caliber and its a beautiful rifle. It has been handed down from my Grand father to my father and then on to me, it will be passed on to my son.
 
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I could shoot this 300 all day long. Although ammo for the 300 can be tough to find. I have been buying up a few boxes here and their when I see them. I try to build up enough brass to reload. I have not shot a 308 but I have been looking at the 308 and the 30-06 to add to my rifles. I am a little reluctant now on the 30-06 after shooting the 270. I forgot the recoil on that weapon,very different than the 300. I did shoot my grandfather's 30-06 when I was a kid but that was so long ago that I just don't remember how it felt. I can't hunt with rifles in the area of NW Indiana I live so probably not a big deal either way. I would like to hunt the Mountain West for mule deer or elk so I might use it in that hunt. I would also like hunt Alaska for anything, but not sure that is happening soon. Thank you for your comments. I will never sell the 300, I don't have any sons so maybe I will get a decent son in law i can trust or maybe I can get my daughter interested.
 
I have three .300 Savage rifles - a circa 1936 Model 99EG, an early 1960s Remington Model 722, and a 1940s vintage Remington Model 81.

I'm still looking for a Remington Model 760 and, one of the holy grails for Winchester collectors, a factory original Model 70 in .300 Savage.
 
Years ago I owned a Savage 99 in 300 Savage caliber, I took a lot of Missouri deer with that rifle.
Many of the deer were running shots and that old 99 just had a natural swing to it for me.
It was such a sleek and slender rifle, one of those rifles that feels so good to carry and shoot.

Then I decided I needed a 30-06 and at the time not having a lot of extra money to spend I traded the 99 for Remington BDL in 30-06.
In the back of my mind I always longed to have that old 99 back.

Well thanks to a kind and honest gentleman in Texas I'm now the proud owner of another Savage 99 in 300 savage caliber.
The minute I had the rifle in my hands it felt as though an old friend had come home and memories of days past flooded my mind.

As luck would have it I went to an auction the other day and picked up another Savage 99.
This one is a light weight take down model in 250-3000 caliber.
The 250 Savage is even more slender and sleeker then the 300.

Rest assure, this deer season a Savage 99 will be in my hands and I fully exspect another Missouri deer to fall to a Savage 99.

Best Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com
 
Hey Mike

How about a 99 Arisaka re-cut to .300 Savage to add to your collection? It really shoots good at 100 yards. Really ugly looking. I have seen others at shows and yard sales and it must have been a popular conversion at one time. 300 Savage is still a great round.
 
Well I test fired my two 99's today.

The 250 Savage is shooting 1.5 inch groups at 100 yards.
I figure that's not bad with 64 year old tired eyes and open sights.

The 300 Savage is going to need a front sight change, I don't believe the front sight on the gun is the original.
The front sight is way to tall and the bead is two large, it totally obliterates a 6 inch bull at 100 yards.
The best group I shot with it was 3 inches
I believe a smaller bead and the correct height in sight will help me shrink the groups.

The 300 Savage is drilled and tapped for scope mounts but I prefer to keep the gun with iron sights if possible.

Barracuda58
I would much rather shoot a 30-06 then a 270 any day.
To me the recoil of the 270 is more like a sharp punch and the 30-06 is more like a hard push.

Best Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com
 
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