[Ricochet]

Does anyone have any info on this round. I'm thinking about a rebarrel job for a Savage I have. Don't know why I like this round, must be the name.

[ACP230]

I load the .250, and have to make some more for deer season in the next week or two. I used one of my left over reloads on a doe in an early antlerless season last month and it worked fine, as usual.

I use Remington Core-Lokt 100 grain bullets which I got on sale from Midway USA several years ago. This is the same bullet used in the Remington factory loads I started out shooting. They were very accurate loads, and my reloads haven't matched them yet.

I have used H4895 powder and Remington or Winchester primers. The Loadbook for the .250-3000 (Savage) is available from Midway and other suppliers. It lists loads from as selection of the major loading manuals.

You can find Winchester and Remington brass at some of the suppliers who advertise in Shotgun News. It is only produced occasionally these days, so if you decide to make the jump buy a bunch. I got some nickel- plated Remington brass from Midsouth Shooter's Supply a few years ago.

The .250 is a good killer on deer, it is accurate and light recoiling. Too bad it isn't chambered more often these days.

[Paul "Fitz" Jones]

I hav a mess of the ammo in my lifetime collection and wonder what is the procedure for shipping ammo nowadays. I heard there is supposed to be an ORM-D sticker on the package but can get no response from UPS about it and is there a hazard fee now.

I am an old timer

Fitz

[Lloyd Smale]

ive got a ruger a winchester and a savage in .250 its my favorite whitetail (rifle hunting) round. Ive come to like the 117 sierra flat base spitzer and the old 120 nos sb bullets in the ruger. The savageand win do best with under 100 grain bullets due to the 1 in 14 twist. Nothing and I mean NOTHING has killed dear any quicker then the .250 for me.

[Mike Irwin]

One of the truly great cartridges, and not nearly popular enough in my opinion.

It gives so much, and yet seems to ask for so little powder in return. Recoil is light, ballistics are excellent, accuracy in a good rifle is absolutely fantastic...

What's more to want?

[griz]

I sure like mine. Like ACP230, 4895 is my powder of choice. There are quite a few others that will probably work well too. I have stuck with the 100 grain bullets, just never had a reason to try 117/120. The deer here are not huge, and the only time the bullet didn't exit was a quartering shot that penetrated almost from one corner of the deer to the other. The 250 is not in the same class as the latest expensive magnums, but it is perfectly scaled to my needs.

[Johnny Guest]

My personal experience with the .250-3000 is limited but I have a couple of friends who swear by it.

There's just something special about those old quarter bore cartridges - - They kill game all out of proportion to their sound and fury. Moderate velocities, gentle recoil, chambered in nifty old-type rifles. My personal favorite is the .257 Roberts, but there's truly small difference between the two.

Never having handloaded the .250 Sav, I have no opinion of a proper powder. I can state with modest authority, though, that IMR 4350 and the Sierra 100 gr Pro Hunter, a flat base, pointed spitzer, are a wonderful combination. I quit adding powder, just out of consideration for the longevity of my barrel, but it seemed the more powder I used, the tighter the groups got. I am not a bench rest shooter, though, and I can hide three shot groups with a quarter coin, when I do my part . . . .

I use an older Ruger 77S.

Best,
Johnny

[Mannlicher]

if you like the .259/3000 Savage, then you will LOVE the Ackley Improved version. Trust me.

[RON in PA]

A great round as others have already said. Just make sure that if you rebarrel you get a 1 in 10" twist, not the original 1 in 14". The 1 in 10" will enable you to use a variety of bullet brands with varying bullet lengths in the 100 grain weight. The 1 in 14" twist will limit you to a short bullet(Speer), longer bullets will not stabilize and groups open dramatically. Winchester 760 works well.