Reforming 300 Savage from 30-06 ... no idea it would be so involved

[FancyFred]

I'm in the early stages of building a 300Savage on a Stevens 200 using a barrel with 1:13.5" twist, will be reforming some 308Win, but even at the local price of $55 per 50 here in Australia, I'm buying x100 genuine Hornady 300Savage cases.
Cheers...
Con

I am curious how this build goes for you. Did you shorten and then recut the chamber of the original barrel? Did you start with a 308 or other?

The 300 Savage is a really wonderful round and under rated by many shooters. It tends to be better with slightly lighter weights (under 160gr) but is still a very solid round under 200yds.

My 30-30 has since been retired.

[HIGHRPM]

Extremely well laid out, thanks ! I personally love converting brass, it's my quality time for myself !
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CQBNIp9jbRU/UdEKh8THvcI/AAAAAAAAAAc/95fdpv9jWxQ/w800-h338-no/300_savage_from_30-06.jpg

1) Original 30-06 Remington case
2) Heat treated/annealed case, full length resized, de-capped, and small-base sized with an RCBS die
3) Trimmed with Dremel cut off wheel
4) first stage in neck sizing
5) Final stage of neck sizing
6) I used a magic marker and trimmed to an intermediate length, then cleaned up the neck with a 308 pin
7) After final trimming, case is neck turned, chamfered/deburred, and polished with a fine Scotch pad with Flitz
8) After fire forming, full length sized, trimmed, and polished ... its all set for an actual load!!!

I do these in batches of 20-25 and now have 100+ for shooting lead bullets. A very easy day at the range with open sights and I don't cry if I lose a case to the brass-rats of the range.

My 99 is not tapped for a scope, so I enjoy shooting it as it is with the Lyman tang sight. (although I switch to Marbles)