Old school cool

[fps plus]

I have been fortunate to come across a Savage 1899 250-3000 take down built in 1915. Unaltered original condition and in very good shape . The 250-3000 must have seemed astonishing at the time when 44-40 ,38-55 and 30-30 were the flavour of the day

It is cool to see the workmanship involved from that time period. The rear sight would probably take at least a hour , probably 2 to make . Kudos to to the craftsman of the time . Look forward to shooting it. I have some 87 gr Speer hot corn to try. My next quest will be to find a peep sight for it

[Dean2]

Originally Posted by fps plus

I have been fortunate to come across a Savage 1899 250-3000 take down built in 1915. Unaltered original condition and in very good shape . The 250-3000 must have seemed astonishing at the time when 44-40 ,38-55 and 30-30 were the flavour of the day

It is cool to see the workmanship involved from that time period. The rear sight would probably take at least a hour , probably 2 to make . Kudos to to the craftsman of the time . Look forward to shooting it. I have some 87 gr Speer hot corn to try. My next quest will be to find a peep sight for it

Cool find. They truly are lovely old rifles. Even by today's standards the 250-3000 is a great cartridge. It is actually a perfect option for new shooters wanting to shoot big game. Savage when they were a premium built firearm.

You know of course that you can't use those bullets on game. That would be considered baiting.

[fps plus]

The 250 savage is a cool cartridge .

I plan on putting some hot butter on top and I’m good to go

[fps plus]

Woohoo I found a tang sight for the 99 . I was showing this rifle to a friend whom I knew would want to see it and low and behold he says “ I have a tang sight if you are interested .”

Now need to wind a receiver sight .