.250-3000 Savage

Rifle cartridge 250 Savage.JPG 270px United States Rifle Charles Newton 1915 Savage Arms Company .250 Ackley no .30-06 Springfield Rimless, bottleneck 6.553 7.254 10.251 11.857 12.01 1.24 48.56 58.93 - 63.88 42.7 Originally 14 in, later 10 in Large rifle 45,000 75 HP 3170 1674 90 HPBT 2997 1795 100 SP 2864 1822 117 SBT 2652 1828 24" Accurate Powder ".250-3000 Savage https://web.archive.org/web/20101105041754/http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/Standarddata%28Rifle%29/257cal%286.55mm%29/250%203000%20Savage%20pages%20213%20and%20214.pdf 2010-11-05 " data from Accurate Powder The .250-3000 Savage / 6.5x48mm (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."The .250-3000 Savage" by Chuck Hawks Background In 1915, Charles Newton designed the .250-3000 Savage case to fit the popular Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle, which unlike the previous lever actions had no problems with aerodynamic spitzer bullets thanks to its rotary magazine. To facilitate handloading, casing geometry was based on the .30-06 Springfield, albeit shortened in order to fit into the aforementioned magazine designed for the .303 Savage. Newton recommended loading 100 grain (6.5 g) bullets at 2,800 ft/s (850 m/s); but Savage Arms reduced bullet weight to obtain a velocity of 3,000 ft/s (910 m/s), making it the first American cartridge capable of that velocity. Achieving that velocity may have been the reason for the choice of the light-for-caliber 87-grain (5.6 g) bullet. Barnes Frank C. McPherson, M.L. Cartridges of the World https://archive.org/details/cartridgesworld00barn limited 8th 1965 1997 DBI Books 34, 91 0-87349-178-5 Newton questioned if the publicity over the advantages of velocity compensated for reduced penetration of the lighter bullet in larger game animals.Towsley, Bruce M. American Rifleman (July 2011) pp.54-57 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. It is arguably 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 such as 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 up to deer-sized game. Variants Some varmint hunters use the improved version of this cartridge, known as the .250 Ackley, .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."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. Official SAAMI Dimensional line Drawing 250 Savage center|430px|250 Savage Dimensions, designed by Charles Newton in 1915 See also .300 Savage .303 Savage .308 Winchester .257 Roberts .25-06 Remington List of rifle cartridges Table of handgun and rifle cartridges References External links https://www.rifleshootermag.com/editorial/250-300-savage-history/454661 https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-little-savage-250-3000 Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Savage Arms