250 Savage bullets
Question:
Looking for a bit of advice from anyone who’s ever knocked an animal down with this cartridge. I’ve set my son up with a model 99 in this calibre, and we’ve had some fun working up loads, but all with the standard 100 gr. bullets. Flipping through an old glossy paged gun mag I came across an article on deer cartridges that suggested the .250 would be a better killer if loaded with heavier (120 gr.) bullets. There was no further info other than an apparently unsubstantiated opinion. Anyone have some helpful experience they are willing to share with me? K. "To me a mountain with grizzlies on it is ten times as interesting as one without." - Jack O’Connor Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
Response:
>Looking for a bit of advice from anyone who’s ever knocked an animal down >with this cartridge. >I’ve set my son up with a model 99 in this calibre, and we’ve had some fun >working up loads, but all with the standard 100 gr. bullets. >Flipping through an old glossy paged gun mag I came across an article on >deer cartridges that suggested the .250 would be a better killer if loaded >with heavier (120 gr.) bullets. There was no further info other than an >apparently unsubstantiated opinion. >Anyone have some helpful experience they are willing to share with me?
The problem with shooting 120 gr bullets in the .250 is that many older savage 99’s with 1:14 twist will not stabilize these bullets. Later 99’s with the 1:10 twist will stabilize the 120’s just fine. However, if you have a older ‘99, just use the 100 gr Nosler partitions and you will find that the 100 load will kill deer very dead, very fast. Ken Karcich >K. >"To me a mountain with grizzlies on it is ten times as interesting as one >without." - Jack O’Connor >Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: > http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ >To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
Response:
>Looking for a bit of advice from anyone who’s ever knocked an animal down >with this cartridge. >I’ve set my son up with a model 99 in this calibre, and we’ve had some fun >working up loads, but all with the standard 100 gr. bullets. >Flipping through an old glossy paged gun mag I came across an article on >deer cartridges that suggested the .250 would be a better killer if loaded >with heavier (120 gr.) bullets. There was no further info other than an >apparently unsubstantiated opinion. >Anyone have some helpful experience they are willing to share with me?
Kyle, you didn’t say what it is that you are hunting for, but you may have problems with the 120 grainers. I tried loading them in my circa 1950 model 99 a few years ago, and promptly learned that the twist is not correct. At 25yds the bullets were keyholing badly. I have since learned that this is a very common problem with these guns. If you are concerned with bullet performance, I would suggest that you go to one of the premium bullets, such as the Nosler Partitions. These shoot well in my rifle, and the construction will help to make up for any lack of weight between it and an average 120 grainer Good luck Dan Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
