Love the 300 savage, wish so bad it would get a re run. Sure deserves it!

One of the best bush deer cartridge out there

I picked up a 99 in 300 savage in a pawn shop on a whim. I did not know much about the 99. However, I have learned a lot. I also realized that I need the dies after paying $85 a box for ammo. Can't wait to head to the eastern woods with my 99.

Love my 99 in 300 savage, wish they would do a run of new 99's, especially in classic savage cartridges.

My father's deer rifle was a 1939 Model 99 in 300 Savage. He died in 1984 and the rifle went to my brother-in-law. After his death, I contacted my sister inquiring about the rifle's whereabouts. I learned my niece had possession of it. At my mother's funeral in 2018 the rifle was returned to me. It is still in excellent condition. I don't hunt, but do take it to the range a few times a year. I had collected enough brass prior to the 2020 madness that I should be able to hand-load this cartridge for years to come. It seems to like 125 grain projectiles with Win 748 toward the higher pressures, routinely sub MOA.

I have taken several game animals with a Remington 760 in 300 Savage. I love it, so cool.

To pick a nit, the 30.06 is actually the parent cartridge (which was based on the 8mm Mauser) of both the 250 & 300. Like and use both of the old Savage cartridges. I use Lake City .308/7.62 NATO to make 300 Savage cases. One trip through the 300 Sav FL die then trim the neck length down. All the best

I have owned and hunted with a model 99 in 300 Savage for over 40 years. While mainly used in the deer woods of Arkansas, it is totally capable of elk sized animals using a 165 grain partition or cup and core bullet at ranges under 250 yards. I have many rifles in different cartridges, but when hunting whitetail deer I find the Savage 99 a wonderful chice no matter the caliber!

I absolutely love my 300 savage for Missouri deer hunting! Remington 760 pump

Ya. Like many, my Grandpa wanted a bit more than an 1894 for the SD Prairie and bought a Savage 99 from the local Coast to Coast Hardware in 1956. He bought a Weaver 4 power and three boxes of ammo. He was not a target shooter. I have whats left of his ammo. I have his rifle. I smoked a big whitetail from the front, right through the brisket at 88 yards with a 70 year old Silvertip. The deer's chin hit the ground first. This is still a near perfect deer cartridge. Especially with modern powder and bullets.

The 300 Savage is the parent case of the 308 Winchester. When it was introduced in 1920 in the Savage model 1920 rifle, which was a modified short action 98 Mauser action, the 300 matched the 150 grain military loading of 2700 fps in the same length 24” barrel. Unfortunately for Savage, the model 99 lever gun chambered in 300 Savage far outsold the 1920. The model 1920 was the original lightweight mountain rifle available in 250-3000 with a 22” barrel and 300 Savage with a 24” barrel. It weighted just 5 lbs, 14 oz. The action was originally designed for 30-06 when Savage was competing for the U.S. military contract. It lost out to the 1917 Enfield. The action was shortened 1.25 inches for the sporting rifle with a slim walnut stock with a Schnabel style foreend. In 1926 the action was beefed up somewhat and a little heavier stock added but it was still a light weight rifle. It is often referred to as the 1920/26. The 300 Savage is plenty good for elk out to 300 yards. It was successfully taking elk in the west, especially with the model 99 long before the 308 Winchester was even thought of. Bullet design and shot placement are still the key. At ethical shooting distances, most hunters can’t consistently keep their shots in the kill zone under real world hunting conditions , which is not much over 300 yards, the 300 Savage gives up very little to the 308 Winchester. The best bullets are undoubtedly the 150 and 165 grain Nosler Partion and Accubond bullets. The 180’s are stretching it unless ranges are kept to not over 200 yards. The Hornady 150 grain Superformance load at 2740 fps out of a 24” barrel comes close to factory 308 load velocities but I think the SST bullet is best left for Whitetails and Mule Deer. The thing that hurts the 300 Savage the most is SAAMI’s artificially low MAP that is based on unfounded fears that the early Savage model 1899 steel was not strong steel. Ridiculous considering that the 1899 had steel just as strong and quality as the German steel used in the 1893 Mauser shooting the original 193 grain 7x57 with its pressure of 50,370 C.U.P. By the time the 300 Savage cartridge was introduced in 1920 the steel in now model 99 was the same quality as the 03 Springfield and all the P14 and P17 Enfield. The same model 99 action has been chambered in 308 Winchester since 1956! Today there are no rifles chambered in 300 Savage but it’s not hard to find a short action Remington Model 722 for not too much money for a quality rifle. The limited edition 125th anniversary model 110 or Remington 700 Classic from 2003 will set you back a little more.😊

I'm just cleaning my cases, and looking over my notes from this past week in the mountains tuning in. Thats a great one it's been a fantastic cartridge that I've loaded for my late grandfather for years with 150gr and 165gr Nosler Partition before we leave. I've never been able to beat his group to this day @200yds using with the same bullets outta my '06. I got alot of respect for the 300 Savage for what it's capable of and what he took with it.👍👍

I inherited a Remington Model 81 semiautomatic in .300 Savage from my grandfather, who purchased the gun new. Ammunition is difficult to find, but I have a couple of boxes of fairly new Remington rounds. A gorgeous gun. Will be fun to shoot soon.

I've got an old Remington 722 in .300 Savage. I hunt elk with it in Montana and no trouble cleanly taking them within reasonable ranges. It's an efficient little cartridge that, if used properly, will take anything in North America.

My dad has one. Model 99 and actually a pretty sweet rifle. It can shoot. My dad took his biggest mule deer at around 500 yds using open sights with one. This is his second model 99in 300sav. It's not an ideal rifle but it's definitely capable! We have 2 model 99s in the family. My brother has one in 308. I wish Savage would bring back the mobel 99. It was way ahead of its time!

I have a Remington 722, 2 Savage 99’s a 1927EG and a 52 R along with a Remington 700 form 2003 all in .300 Savage. I have been hunting and loading the .300 Savage since I was 11 years old with the 722 that was granddads along with the 52 99R I got later. The .300 Savage with the proper load from a 110gr bullet for Antelope to a 180gr Hotcor or Partition for Elk and Moose will work very well with in its limits. The longest shot I have taken was a 275 yard shot with a 180gr Partition that two shots took the heart and lungs out of and it went down where hit after 10-15 seconds. Long enough to get the two shots off and the beginning of a third when it folded. In my experience the .300 Savage is a highly capable cartridge that will and has taken everything in the world including a Whale in Alaska at one point. I have even taken a big Alaskan Grizzly bears with a 170gr Silver tip a couple of times. Black Bear also with the same load. Deer loads are a 150gr partition over 41.2 gr 3031. This has been one of the best loadings I have seen for the savage and now I also load a 135gr and 150gr TSX Barnes bulles that is extreamly accurate. The 300 savage may be an obsolete cartridge today but it is still very very capable of doing it was intended to do with the proper hands

The .300 Savage is still a very useful cartridge. Deer, Black Bear, and most game animals of this size. Keep range modest at say 200 yards, and place your bullets correctly 👌 and that's about all you need. It will take moose. But you had better know how to shoot and where to hit 'em.

Yes i got a few 300savage rifles. I need to use them again some day.

I had a .300 Savage in a Model 99 for a couple of years. I let it go last year, not because there was anything wrong with it, but because it really did nothing, obviously, that my .30-06 couldn't do better; plus, for my area it just doesn't have the range I'd like. That's not a knock on the cartridge, and I really liked the Savage Model 99 (BTW, it was made in 1952 and with my 150 gr. handloads shot consistently just under one MOA), but I could not justify keeping it around. Besides, it had become extremely difficult to find brass for, so I resorted to making .300 Savage brass from .308 Winchester brass, which worked well but I didn't want to continue to put that much effort into it any longer. And you are correct, the neck of the round is exceedingly short, almost to the point of absurdity. On a side note, under the steel butt plate I found a yellowed piece of paper with the words written in cursive, "Steve Paschal, Colorado Springs, Sept. 1952," which I though was pretty dang cool.

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I grew up with my dad hunting with a 300 savage in mod 99 open sights, he shot a buck every year he could shoot close or long didn’t matter. I foundly picked up a nice 99 about 15 years ago, as my dad said if you know how to hunt, there isn’t an animal in North America except for grizzlies and brown bear you can’t take with it, love mine

I have a 1951 Savage 99 EG in 300 Savage. It is just the right amount of power for deer, black bear, caribou and similar sized game.

I've fed my family a lot of venison with my 99 in .300 Savage. It's awesome because it doesn't damage much meat. It's a little picky reloading for sure. For whitetail it's very good on deer.

I reload for my 300 Savage. I load 150gr cx bullets @2700 fps. These shoot lights out of my 1946 M99. These shoot 1 moa out of my M99. Mule deer, moose, and black bear have all fallen to this load. Its a great cartridge. Thanks for doing this review

Great to know. I got a 300 savage. Made in 57

I bought a Remington model 700 Classic in 300 Savage it shoots the best groups of any 30 Ive owned . I reload for it according to the older books and a 165 grain moves at 2600 fps good for 250 yds. There have been a few newer rounds that are redundent.

My 300 Savage is from 1954. It was my Grandfathers rifle. I don't hunt with it these days but I enjoy reloading for it, using Trail Boss Powder and loading Cowboy Loads. Soft shooting and a lot of fun to reload and to shoot.

My Indian guide had been borrowing his Dad's rifle for years as they are very poor on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Im into Savage 99 rifles and had come across an old rancher's saddle gun at his auction. It had the stock shortened, drilled and tapped, screw in sling swivel, ranchers name engraved. Not a collectors item. I gave it to him, along with some good reloads, and he hammered a 150 class whitetail in the lungs a month ago. Totally destroyed the lungs. Not an ounce of meat hurt. He said, " Thats an Indian's gun." I said, " it is now."

I have two family members that shot a lot of deer with a 300 savage here in Maine. They swore by it. They both said it puts em down immediately. They said it works much better than a 30-06. I didn’t believe them. So l tried it myself. To my amazement they were spot on. I have never seen deer drop so fast. I was in disbelief to say the least. I used 150 grain core lokts. Doesn’t go through them. Always stuck in the hide on the off side. My cousin always used the 180 grain core lokt round nose. Those always went completely through but the results were the same.

I have a 300 Sav in model 99 and a 300 SAV remington in model 760. The model 99 groups 1 inch. I reload with 130 grains ttsx and leverevolution powder. Vélocité 2760 fps. In my opinion this combination is optimal. Recoil is so low that i can see billet impacts through the scope.

My Dad had a commercial Oberndorf Mauser in 300 Savage. Now I have a Remington 700 BDL in 300 Savage. People these days don't realize just how effective that little round is. I have no problem getting it within 100 fs of my 308 with the right powders.

I just this week took my 1954 300 Savage lever action to the 100 yard range for some bench action. I have a cheap Bushnell 4x . My best group was 1.7 inches. This was with a 180 gr. federal bullet. All groups were within 2.75. Now i did have 3 rounds of hollow points at 150 grain. They were handloaded nearly 45 years ago. They actual ended up 3 inches higher than the others.. but still under a three inch group. Now to find some ammo to replace what i had fun with..lol

There’s always something faster, and as you say better, but the fact is it all has to do with the distance that you’re going to be shooting for hunting or what have you, I don’t really like the word better, what’s appropriate for the distance that you’re going to be shooting is a better term For instance, if you’re shooting in the woods of Maine, you don’t need a 300 Winchester mag, if you’re shooting in open areas or going to be sitting on the powerline then that’s a different story ! PS. Seems like everything today falls in the term of hunting or shooting at distances up to 7 to 800 yards. Many animals suffer because of those decisions !

I have taken 3 bull moose in my life: the first with a 303 Savage that dropped where it stood, second with a 303 British and it ran about 20 yards, the third with a 308 Winchester and he ran about 30 yards. All were between 100 and 150 yards. The 303 British with 180 grain bullet is neck and neck with a 30-06 and we all know the capability of the 308. Out to 300 yards I would be as happy to have that 303 Savage or a 300 Savage as I would any other rifle for any critter in North America including grizzly’s: over 300 yards I don’t shoot. I quit sniping after I left the army

Excellent videos. Thanks I have a model 99 with a scope that groups 1 moa and a remington model 760 (pump action) with peep sighr that groups 2.5 moa. I love both . I reload my 300 savage cartrirges with Barnes 130 grains bullet and 44 grains of Leverevolution powder. Recoil in minimal. Velocity 2760 fps. It is optimal for me. Thanks

The .250 Savage was actually designed by Charles Newton. I have a 99 chambered in .300 Savage and if I was to bug out in a shtf situation I would take that 99 Savage…it’s a do all and fast to deploy.

I love my model 110 300 Savage. Bought it in the late 90's. Put in an aftermarket trigger. Shoots like a dream.

Later on the 99 Savage chambered in .243 and .308 with a clip. They are great guns but l still love the .300 Savage.

I have a 99 eg and use the vintage Winchester 150 grain silver tips every couple years to take my Maine deer. I love that rifle, but my 99 358 usually gets the nod.

Nice I have a matched set of G stamped 99s. One was my dads, the other i just picked up. I reload for these using annealed and trimmed 308 brass. They both shoot great cloverleafing holes at 100m, I have hit at 650m 711yds with both. I just uploaded a vid of a friend trying one out. BTW The cartridge led directly to the 7.62x51.

Correction. Second modern centre fire cartridge. The 250 is the granddaddy of them all!

I don't have but my son had savage 110 125 anniversary edition and shot his moose with it . Great gun and caliber I also had friends who have shot many deer with 99 savage in 300 .

I have a Remington 700 BDLin 300 Savage. 1 moa or better. Up to 200 yards ethically, no problem.

I love my 99 In 300 savage, I also make cases out of Lake City 308 brass. Just put in an order on a new scope base asthe one on it was bubba'd all to he!!

Just download the 308, for 300 Savage performance.

I love my 308 99👌👌👌👌👌

I recently picked up a Savage 99 manufactured in 1925 in 300 Savage. Working on some load development with 125 and 150 grain bullets. Hoping to find a load it likes and take it to the deer woods next deer season.

I inherited a model 99 in 300 savage with a scope from my dad. Ive never shot it

Still hunt with my Savage Model 99F featherweight. 150 grain speed is just a tad above 2700fps

200-250 fps isn't squat if you are a rifleman and know your weapon. The 300 Savage is plenty. It doesn't match an 06 but it does match the Krag and that's plenty for anything in N.A. if you can shoot. Always was, always will be. Supposed range advantages of the big powder wasters are really illusion for 95% of hunters anyway. Take your 99 or 81, learn it and be very happy.

My mom and dad had a Remington 722 in a 300 savage and I shot it some and was going to hunt with it some 50 years ago I was supposed to of inherited that gun but when my dad died my brother was greedy and kept all my folks firearms and everything else

Any cartridge designed or wildcatted in the last 100 years is redundant. .300 Savage, .250 Savage, 30-30, 30-06, 25-06, .375 h&h, etc are all anyone needs. New rounds are just vanity and marketing.

300savage walked so 308win could run

My dad has killed over 100 dear with his 300 savage also in a model 99 savage he has had the gun for over 40 yrs only knock is a really heavy trigger and the is no way to adjust it. It's basically a 308 just a little slower

I cant find bullets anywhere for the one i have. No wonder my cousin gave it to me