Mauser Has 300 SAV on Barrel

[dgreenup]

I inherited a couple rifles and am attempting to verify what round it shoots. I assume its a savage 300 round? I am a newbie to rifles but the research on Mausers has been fascinating.

The Barrel says 300 sav on one side then on the other side it says Cole. Cole if my research is correct was the company that made the barrel


Has: Fabrica Nacional de armas Mexico 1933 on the top.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts. I would love to shoot it but sure want to make sure it is the correct round

Maybe the only way to be sure is to take to a gunsmith but thought I would at least see if anyone hear might have a similar Mauser.

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[Maple_Leaf_Eh]

The 300 Savage is similar to the .308 Win - not exactly alike, but quite close. First off, is the barrel .30 cal? Test with dropping a known .30 cal cartridge in the muzzle.

The only other way to know to is to have a gunsmith (or yourself if you feel up to it) cast the chamber with Cerrosafe. It is a low temperature metal that flows at a ridiculously low temperature, flows smoothly and then shrinks ever so slightly.

[OLDER THEN DIRT]

If it say s 300 SAV. Then that`s what it is. If you are still shy about it, then buy a box of ammo & slip one in the chamber. If it goes in & stops were it should, bingo. By the way you did google Cole & found out they made the barrel. Is the rifle in Mil. dress or is it Sporterize? How about some pics of it?

[Patrick Chadwick]

If it say s 300 SAV. Then that`s what it is.

Rather be cautious - .300 Savage is what it ought to be. I would still check it before letting anything go bang.

[jmoore]

Rather be cautious - .300 Savage is what it ought to be. I would still check it before letting anything go bang.

Wouldn't be the first time I saw a ".300 Savage" that had been reamed out to .308 Winchester with no caliber change indicated. After all, the fellow that did it knew the correct caliber, and he wasn't ever going to sell it...

Then there's the occasional .308 Norma Magnum conversion. Usually in an unmarked military barrel. But the enlarged bolt face is an easy tell-tale.

[Aragorn243]

Wouldn't be the first time I saw a ".300 Savage" that had been reamed out to .308 Winchester with no caliber change indicated. After all, the fellow that did it knew the correct caliber, and he wasn't ever going to sell it...

A 308 cartridge will not fit in a 300 Savage chamber. The opposite however probably will.

I got a little curious about this having owned one for over 30 years and discovered to my surprise that the 308 is a direct descendent of the 300 Savage. The casings were used to develop the round.

My first rifle was a 300 Savage in a model 99. Paid my dad $50 for it which is what he paid for it from his brother. And technically, although I haven't seen mention of it on these forums, the 99 Savage does qualify as a milsurp type rifle with the muskets provided to the Canadians. I carried the rifle regularly for 7 or 8 years until I replaced it with a 243 in a model 99. I shot several deer with it over the years and still take it out occasionally. As for power. I once shot a large doe head on in the chest at approximately 60 yards and the bullet traveled 3 feet through that deer and exited by the left rear hip.

[Aragorn243]

I have several 300 Savages, great caliber. It is as mentioned just under the 308 in performance and the 308 is why it is now semi-obsolete. Ammo is semi-pricy but available as there are many thousands of these rifles still in service in the deer woods.

I believe I read that at least one company was manufacturing rifles in this caliber again at least for a short run but I do not know which although Savage would make the most sense. It may have had something to do with the anniversary of either the 99 or the caliber, I don't recall.

[dgreenup]

thanks for the great answers

Its a sporter not military. Will post some pictures later. Fantastic condition. Thanks again

[dgreenup]

did not realize those would be so small - here is link should big larger

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[OLDER THEN DIRT]

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...537c3b_m-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...b12a99_m-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...9e2d5c_m-1.jpg

did not realize those would be so small - here is link should big larger

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That`s a very fine looking rifle.