250 Savage quickload

[dsnook]

Hi folks, I picked up a 1950 vintage Savage 99 for my left handed wife. It has a 1 in 14 twist barrel and the only bullets I can find are 67 grain Hammer hollow point. I am at a loss for powder type and charge. Can anyone wi quick charge help me out?

thanks
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[dsnook]

Er…I should have said Quick load I believe!

 

[just_jon]

I would, but the sweet tea I spilled into my laptop's keyboard yesterday has kind of jammed things up. I would suggest a powder Iin IMR 8208 XBR/Hodgdon BL-C(2)/H4895 range. Hodgdon's web site has some data for these powders with a 75 grain bullet which may help in choosing a starting load. Given the classic nature of your rifle, you may want to back off just a bit more to start.

 

[Seabeeken]

Hi folks, I picked up a 1950 vintage Savage 99 for my left handed wife. It has a 1 in 14 twist barrel and the only bullets I can find are 67 grain Hammer hollow point. I am at a loss for powder type and charge. Can anyone wi quick charge help me out?

thanks
D

What powders do you have available?

 

[dsnook]

What powders do you have available?

RL15, 748, 4064, BL-C2, 4320, Varget, H414, 4198, StaBall 6.5, H380, and, H4895. I also have 4350, 760, NV550, RL 19, RL22,

Thanks,
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[dsnook]

Thanks, it occurred to me that I can use H4895 and do the reduced load (60%) thing and start around 25 to 27 grains or so.

 

[ART W]

The Speer 87 Grain Grain Hotcor is great bullet for medium game including deer. It wont come apart on whitetail size game and has a good track record. Try IMR 3031 and Win 748 are easy to load with 87 grain projectiles. Both H4895 and IMR 4895 are also excellent.
I have read where the 100 gr Remington Cor Lokt bullet can be stabilized in 1/14, as it is not too long but I have never tried it.
I have two model 99's, which are both later models with the 1/10 twist. I have used the 100 gr Sierra pro hunter in a Model 99 with with a 20 inch barrel and it worked fine on whitetails with an MV of approx 2840 fps. I used IMR 4320 with that load and found it accurate.