.250-3000 Savage

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .250-3000 Savage


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origin= USA
type= Rifle
service=
used_by=
wars=
designer= Charles Newton
design_date=1915
manufacturer=Savage Arms Company
production_date=
number=
variants= .250 Ackley
is_SI_specs=
parent=
case_type=Rimless, bottleneck
bullet=.258
neck=.286
shoulder=.414
base=.469
rim_dia=.473
rim_thick=
case_length=1.912
length=2.515
rifling=10"
primer=Large rifle
is_SI_ballistics=
bw1=75
btype1=HP
vel1=3170
en1=1674
bw2=90
btype2=HPBT
vel2=2997
en2=1795
bw3=100
btype3=SP
vel3=2864
en3=1822
bw4=117
btype4=SBT
vel4=2652
en4=1828
bw5=
btype5=
vel5=
en5=
test_barrel_length=24"
balsrc= Accurate Powder " [http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/Standarddata(Rifle)/257cal(6.55mm)/250%203000%20Savage%20pages%20213%20and%20214.pdf .250-3000 Savage] " data from Accurate Powder] The .250-3000 Savage is a rifle Cartridge (firearms) cartridge created by Charles Newton in 1915 and is also known as the .250 Savage. The name comes from its original manufacturer, Savage Arms and the fact that the original load achieved a 3000 ft/s (914.4 m/s) velocity with an 87 grain (5.64 g) bullet." [http://www.chuckhawks.com/subscribers/rifle_cartridge_page/25cal.htm The .250-3000 Savage] " by Chuck Hawks]

Background

The .250 Savage was the first American cartridge capable of achieving its 3000 ft/s (914.4 m/s) velocity, and was created for use in the popular Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle. Achieving that velocity may have been the reason for the choice of the light-for-caliber 87 grain (5.64 g) bullet.cite book
last = Barnes
first = Frank C.
editor = McPherson, M.L.
title = Cartridges of the World
edition = 8th Edition
origyear = 1965
year = 1997
publisher = DBI Books
pages = 34,91
isbn = 0-87349-178-5] The cartridge has a pressure limit of 45,000 CUP set by SAAMI.

It lacks the power of the bigger .25-06 Remington but provides less noise and less recoil. Performance is very close to the .257 Roberts. Arguably it is a better overall cartridge for hunting than the more popular .30-30, but in recent years has lost ground to the .257 Roberts and flatter-shooting 6mm cartridges like the .243 Winchester.

Currently there are very few new firearms being made in .250 Savage. It is an excellent cartridge with moderate recoil for hunting small game on up to deer-sized game.

Variants

Some varmint hunters use the improved version of this cartridge, known as the .250 Ackley or .250 Improved or .250 Ackley Improved as a dual-purpose intermediate-range cartridge. The .250 Ackley is the same basic cartridge with a steeper shoulder and with the sides blown-out or straightened to increase powder space." [http://www.chuckhawks.com/subscribers/wildcat_cartridge_page/250-3000_Imp.htm The .250-3000 Ackley Improved] " by Chuck Hawks] This provides a velocity improvement of more than 250 ft/s (76.2 m/s) over standard factory loads.

ee also

* List of rifle cartridges
* 6 mm caliber

References