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Old April 15, 2014, 10:17 PM   #1
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So I have a 1971 savage 99 in 300 savage I live in Ohio but hunt deer in WV and moose and bear in Newfoundland Canada what are some good loads for this (bullet powerd and amount)
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Old April 16, 2014, 12:00 PM   #2
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So I have a 1971 savage 99 in 300 savage I live in Ohio but hunt deer in WV and moose and bear in Newfoundland Canada what are some good loads for this (bullet powerd and amount)
Welcome to the Firing Line forum.

I have two Savage 99 rifles in 300 Savage caliber.
I'm loading Speer 150 gr Hot Core Soft Points bullet # 2023 using IMR 4064 for a velocity of 2650 FPS.

Both of the 99's shoot this load very well.

The largest game animal as of now that we can hunt in my part of the country is deer, for larger species you might want to work up a load with 180 grain bullets.

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Old April 17, 2014, 10:05 PM   #3
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Mine is a 99F "Deluxe". Favorite load is a good 'ole Remington Core Lokt 150 over 43.5 grains Re 15. Good for 2,630 and excellent accuracy. I haven't been able to find Re 15 for awhile, so I am working up some IMR-4320. Have not had a chance to test those yet.

My brother likes heavier bullets, so he gets Hornady SP 165's over 42.7 grains Re 15 for 2,540 or 40.4 grains IMR-4895 for 2,506 avg.
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Old April 18, 2014, 07:12 PM   #4
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For 180gr, I like a RNSP in front of 37gr of IMR-4064. For a load with a little extra Punch, try a 200gr Spitzer Soft Point in front of 34grs to 35grs IMR 4064. Very accurate and will mushroom nicely. Point of impact on these is close enough together on mine that I do not adjust the scope for 100yds. Both of these loads are for Speer bullets. They work well in mine, goodhunting
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Old April 18, 2014, 10:45 PM   #5
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Quite a few shooter have commented for deer size animals 150 gr Remington Core-Lokt work well. For the larger species of deer (moose) Rem's 180-gr is about the best choice for that job when it comes to the 300's capability. I also hunt occasionally with my 300 for deer. But prefer my hand loads verses what I could buy in a store. If you intend on hand loading for your 300 and have never done so in the past. The 300 cartridge can be a challenge to its home reloader.
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Old April 19, 2014, 01:47 PM   #6
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I started out loading for the 300 Savage years ago and had no problem loading for it. No need for premium bullets. Bullets such as the 180 grain Rem Corelock works just fine on deer and elk at that velocity. I did find that pointed bullets at starting loads did not always stabilize well. A factory duplication or near max load shot quite well. 150 grain bullets in that cartridge don't shoot enough flatter to matter much. They may stabilize better at lower velocities. I never tried.
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Old April 20, 2014, 07:52 AM   #7
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What I found with the 300 Savage is that I have best results using a flat base bullet.

If I was going after bear and moose I believe I would load the Speer 200 gr hot core bullet, with the right load you can push these at almost the velocity of the 180 gr bullets, 2300 plus FPS.

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Old April 20, 2014, 08:23 AM   #8
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One of the great attributes of the 300 Savage is you can get excellent results with many powders.
Many different responses prove my point.

For large game, I like 180gr bullets.
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Old April 20, 2014, 09:10 AM   #9
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Sierra Bullets learned in the early 1950's that the .300 Savage cartridge was one of the most accurate ones on the market. They got better accuracy with it testing 30 caliber match bullets than the .30-06 case produced.

Sierra also learned that with most factory sporter barrels, flat based bullets shot more accurate compared to boattailed ones.
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