Just got my 250-3000 and I am trying to determine date of manufacture most for twist rate and model number, I plugged in the serial number and it said made in 1951 or later, I was hoping to get a more accurate date than that. On the lever boss it looks like there is a number not a letter,it looks to me like 76 in a crescent, on the left side of the receiver is Savage Model 99 and below that is a P,and on the left side of the barrel is Model 99M.
It is in quite good shape with nicely figured Monte Carlo stock.
Thanks in advance for any help