Budget friendly 250 savage

458winshooter · August 18, 2019, 02:14 PM

Hey folks I am going to toss out an idea about a 250 Savage that might be silly but here goes. How cost effective would it be to get a budget rifle in 22-250 and have the barrel bored out to 250 Savage? Or would it be cheaper to just rebarrel to a 250? The only thing else that might be an issue of concern that I can see is if the extra .165 coal length of the 250 will cause a magazine problem. If anyone can enlighten me on this or other snags I may face I'd like to know. Thanks Russ.

wild willy · August 18, 2019, 05:03 PM

I would think the easiest why would be to buy a Savage and buy a drop in barrel .Shaw makes 250 barrels might be others.As far as feeding problems I don’t think you will have any the same detachable magazines for 22-250 work for 308 size cases

Scorch · August 19, 2019, 12:48 AM

Most makers use the same length action for the 22-250 and 308, so the 250-3000 will work fine. I have built two rifles in 250 Savage for customers using short actions (Rem 700SA and Rem Model 7), and they worked fine.

August 18, 2019, 02:14 PM	#1
458winshooter Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Transplanted to Ridgeland,SC Posts: 606	Budget friendly 250 savage Hey folks I am going to toss out an idea about a 250 Savage that might be silly but here goes. How cost effective would it be to get a budget rifle in 22-250 and have the barrel bored out to 250 Savage? Or would it be cheaper to just rebarrel to a 250? The only thing else that might be an issue of concern that I can see is if the extra .165 coal length of the 250 will cause a magazine problem. If anyone can enlighten me on this or other snags I may face I'd like to know. Thanks Russ.

August 19, 2019, 12:48 AM	#3
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Most makers use the same length action for the 22-250 and 308, so the 250-3000 will work fine. I have built two rifles in 250 Savage for customers using short actions (Rem 700SA and Rem Model 7), and they worked fine. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

August 18, 2019, 05:03 PM	#2
wild willy Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2006 Posts: 404	I would think the easiest why would be to buy a Savage and buy a drop in barrel .Shaw makes 250 barrels might be others.As far as feeding problems I don’t think you will have any the same detachable magazines for 22-250 work for 308 size cases