Savage 99
10-07-2012, 06:45 AM
#11
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 115
A co-worker has a Savage 99 in .300 Savage for sale. I have not seen the gun yet nor do I know what year it was built or even what he wants for it. All I know is that it belonged to his late father. Call me crazy but even knowing as little as I do about this particular gun I told him I would buy it. I have always wanted a classic lever action centerfire but never had any interest in calibers like the 30-30.
Has anyone tried the new 150 gr Hornady Superformance load for the .300 Savage? I would expect this new load to put the .300 in the same class as a "stock" .308.
Has anyone tried the new 150 gr Hornady Superformance load for the .300 Savage? I would expect this new load to put the .300 in the same class as a "stock" .308.
10-07-2012, 09:18 AM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 115
From what I have read and based on my experiences with other Superformance loads (.223 Rem, .280 Rem) I do not believe they increase chamber pressures and they are advertised as such.
http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/...technology.pdf
http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/...technology.pdf
10-12-2012, 04:45 PM
#13
+1...I have a 99CD in 308 and use a heavy load in it to success, but I would not use a heavy load in the older 99's for the reason RR mentions.
10-12-2012, 04:46 PM
#14
10-15-2012, 05:50 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Sackets Harbor, New York
Posts: 2,509
I started deer hunting with a model 99 in .300. My dad has the .250 and the .300. .250 is his primary deer gun so i used his .300 until i got my own 30-06. He'll still grab the .300 with iron sights for hunting thick brush, but man that .250 will put a deer down in its tracks! Definitely a reliable gun and classic lever style that can't be beat.
