.250-3000 Savage
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The .250-3000 Savage (also known as the .250 Savage) is a rifle cartridge created by Charles Newton in 1915. It was designed to be used in the Savage Model 99 hammerless lever action rifle. The name comes from its original manufacturer, Savage Arms, and the fact that the original load achieved a 3,000 ft/s (910 m/s) velocity with an 87 grain (5.6 g) bullet.[2]
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Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||||||
Designer | Charles Newton | |||||||||||||||||||
Designed | 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | Savage Arms Company | |||||||||||||||||||
Variants | .250 Ackley | |||||||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parent case | .30-06 Springfield | |||||||||||||||||||
Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .257 in (6.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Neck diameter | .286 in (7.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .414 in (10.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .469 in (11.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .473 in (12.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Case length | 1.912 in (48.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Overall length | 2.515 in (63.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Case capacity | 42.7 gr H2O (2.77 cm3) | |||||||||||||||||||
Rifling twist | Originally 14 in, later 10 in | |||||||||||||||||||
Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||||||||||||||
Maximum CUP | 45,000 CUP | |||||||||||||||||||
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Test barrel length: 24" Source(s): Accurate Powder [1] |
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