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Well, the first commercial rifle to shoot at 3000 fps. And to do it, Savage changed the bullet weight from the designer recommended 100 grain, to 80 grains.
Here is my recent acquisition, a Savage Model 99G (takedown) in .250-3000.
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This is one of those nostalgia purchases, I used to hunt woodchucks and deer with my Dad, using my Mom's Savage 99G in .250-3000. He hand-loaded low weight, fast bullet loads for woodchucking and heavier, slower bullet loads for the deer. Shot a few woodchucks but never shot at a deer with Mom's gun.
I asked Mom if I could borrow her old 99, since she wasn't shooting it anymore, but she wouldn't hear of it! So, what they heck, I bought my own.
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This one is very original which is nice, and hard to find. 24" barrel, with no holes drilled for scope mounts or peep sights, no rubber stock pads added and no infamous crack at the tang.
I was also pleasantly surprised how easy new ammo is to find, although some of it is from commercial reloaders like Ventura Munitions and Buffalo Arms. But Remington is still loading their versatile 100 grain Pointed Soft-Points!
And the 3480XX serial number indicates this rifle was manufactured in 1935. Not bad for 77 years old!!
I hope you enjoyed the pictures! I plan on shooting it after work tomorrow, and I'll let you all know how it goes.
- Thomas
Well, the first commercial rifle to shoot at 3000 fps. And to do it, Savage changed the bullet weight from the designer recommended 100 grain, to 80 grains.
Here is my recent acquisition, a Savage Model 99G (takedown) in .250-3000.
Click for Big Image
This is one of those nostalgia purchases, I used to hunt woodchucks and deer with my Dad, using my Mom's Savage 99G in .250-3000. He hand-loaded low weight, fast bullet loads for woodchucking and heavier, slower bullet loads for the deer. Shot a few woodchucks but never shot at a deer with Mom's gun.
I asked Mom if I could borrow her old 99, since she wasn't shooting it anymore, but she wouldn't hear of it! So, what they heck, I bought my own.
Click for Big Image
This one is very original which is nice, and hard to find. 24" barrel, with no holes drilled for scope mounts or peep sights, no rubber stock pads added and no infamous crack at the tang.
I was also pleasantly surprised how easy new ammo is to find, although some of it is from commercial reloaders like Ventura Munitions and Buffalo Arms. But Remington is still loading their versatile 100 grain Pointed Soft-Points!
And the 3480XX serial number indicates this rifle was manufactured in 1935. Not bad for 77 years old!!
I hope you enjoyed the pictures! I plan on shooting it after work tomorrow, and I'll let you all know how it goes.
- Thomas