Thread: Oldie but goodie

Originally Posted by Gur1

Yes that's right the Aussies laws after the war was what brought around these 303 wildcats , about 6-8 different one but the 303/25 was by far the most popular, love my one , 1-12 twist makes loading a bit limited but having fun .

John Barsness (of Rifle/Handloader fame) measured the twist rate of his rather old Model 99 in .250 Savage because it seemed a bit slow. He found that it was closer to 1-15" than the official 1-14". I gather that this was not an uncommon problem prior to the mid 1930s. Given that fact, I would imagine that any jacketed bullet specifically designed for the .250 Savage, such as a flat-base round-nose bullet up to 100-gr or a flat-base spitzer up to 87-gr should work perfectly.

Thanks for showing us the rifle.