Bringing an obsolete caliber back to commercial production
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SPEMack618
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A Savage Model 99 in .250-3000 was the preferred weapon of Colonel Charlie Askins when he was a forest ranger.
That right there is enough for me to want one.
That right there is enough for me to want one.
Mike Irwin
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.35 Remington brass is available.
And how the heck could I have left my all time favorite off my list...
The .300 Savage.
And how the heck could I have left my all time favorite off my list...
The .300 Savage.
I would like to see more manufacturers offer affordable rifles in .260 Remington and 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser. Savage is almost alone in offering the .260 Remington, at least in an affordable sufficiently long barreled rifle. I don't think any US manufacturers chamber the swede.
A 2nd vote for the .256 Win Mag
I always thought a 1892 Lever-action clone in .256 Win Mag would be just about perfect conbination for small game size hunting. The .256 is a better round than the
.25/20 cartridge and the 25/20 was considered a great small game round. A 256 Win Mag in a 1892 Clone seems a great idea.
J. Budd
I always thought a 1892 Lever-action clone in .256 Win Mag would be just about perfect conbination for small game size hunting. The .256 is a better round than the
.25/20 cartridge and the 25/20 was considered a great small game round. A 256 Win Mag in a 1892 Clone seems a great idea.
J. Budd
SPEMack618
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Mike Irwin said:
D'OH! Meant to say .32 Remington, had a window open looking at .35 Remington brass.
The local pawn shop has a Model 8 in .32 Remington.
I mean everybody else is buying high capacity, semi-atuomatic rifles.
Mike Irwin
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I think you can still get .30 Remington, and that is an easy step to the .32.
Rainbow Demon
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I haven't fired more than a dozen rounds through my savage 23B simply because I had a very difficult time finding one over priced 50 round box shortly after getting the rifle. Had to make a near 150 mile round trip to get that one box.
There may be more .25-20 ammo out there now, but I haven't been looking lately.
Great rifle, and mines in about 90+% condition. Bluing is excellent, a previous owner had painted the metal parts, when the last scraps of paint were removed the bluing on the upper metal was still in perfect condition. Trigger guard amd magazine showed a sprinking of surface rust but cleaned up nicely.
There may be more .25-20 ammo out there now, but I haven't been looking lately.
Great rifle, and mines in about 90+% condition. Bluing is excellent, a previous owner had painted the metal parts, when the last scraps of paint were removed the bluing on the upper metal was still in perfect condition. Trigger guard amd magazine showed a sprinking of surface rust but cleaned up nicely.
steveNChunter
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I like the votes for .256 Win Mag, I forgot about that one. I'd like to see someone chamber a lever rifle for it. Would be a decent short range round for game up to deer size with almost zero recoil. But I understand why its obsolete. Its a little large and slow for varmint hunters, and a little small and slow for most deer hunters. The current hunting rifle market is so focused on velocity that they think the faster the bullet travels, the better it kills.
With the right bullet, the animal will be just as dead when a bullet hits at 2000 fps as it is at 3000 fps.
Zombies on the other hand, must be shot in the head by a bullet traveling no less than 3200 fps. That explains the market trend.
With the right bullet, the animal will be just as dead when a bullet hits at 2000 fps as it is at 3000 fps.
Zombies on the other hand, must be shot in the head by a bullet traveling no less than 3200 fps. That explains the market trend.
Mike Irwin
Staff
I also have a savage 23 b. I have not fired it in quite a few years, though.
I sort of wish it were in .32-20, though,, as I have two revolvers in that round.
I sort of wish it were in .32-20, though,, as I have two revolvers in that round.
How to bring back an obsolete caliber or get ammo makers to make your favorite wildcat?
It's a three step process.
1. Decide which caliber you want to see available.
2. Persuade a gun maker to make guns in that caliber.
3. Persuade 20 million people to buy the guns.
The ammo makers will be right along with the ammo.
Jim
It's a three step process.
1. Decide which caliber you want to see available.
2. Persuade a gun maker to make guns in that caliber.
3. Persuade 20 million people to buy the guns.
The ammo makers will be right along with the ammo.
Jim
t4terrific
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.223 Remington
Ruger used to make its #1 in .303 British not too long ago. That has now, sadly, changed. A shame. I would also like to see a 215gn factory load resurrected in this cartridge that DOESN'T have to be shipped in from the UK. If you're going to fire a blunt-nosed bullet out of that cartridge, only the heaviest will do...
kilimanjaro
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.310 Cadet for me.
The Ruger No. 1 in .303 British was a one-off, 250 made in total, and I hear all but about 50 went to Canada and Australia, so it's a real scarce rifle here.
The Ruger No. 1 in .303 British was a one-off, 250 made in total, and I hear all but about 50 went to Canada and Australia, so it's a real scarce rifle here.