OT 300 Savage load sought

[Seamus]

Howdy,
I just picked up a 1950's vintage Savage 99 in .300 Savage caliber.  It is a Featherweight model with a 22 inch barrel.  I also got the RCBS 2 Die set & a box of ammo for brass.  The only smokeless powder I have on hand is Trailboss; I usually only load black powder for CAS.
So I am seeking input on what I might do with the Trailboss, which does not list this caliber in their charts, or what other powder anyone can recommend.  Given the difficulty of finding powder recently what would be a good choice of powder for this caliber likely to be readily available?  I expect to use 150g .308 bullets.
Has anyone experience with loading for this type of rifle-caliber-barrel length?
Any input is welcome.
Seamus

[PJ Hardtack]

There are any number of recommended loads and powders for the .300 Savage in all the loading manuals and on the loading data sites on the net.

Let you fingers do the walking .....

[Seamus]

Thanks, yes lots of loads on line.  I am hoping to get feedback from someone with experience with is load in a 99 and particularly looking for help selecting a powder that is likely to be commonly available at a retail gun shop & avoid the hazmat shipping fees.

Seamus

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

If you are looking for a smokeless jacketed bullet load, many powders in the medium range can be employed;

My SIERRA manual from the 70's shows good loads from 3031, RE11, BLC2, 4895, 4064, 4320 and H380.  I sure there are other choices.  Do your own research, but at least one suitable powder should be available in your locality.

http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp

I have no experience with Trailboss, so I'll leave that to others, but I think the possibilities would be more on the short to mid range loads.

[Delmonico]

Haven't loaded with the 300, but done a lot with 99's.  Rule of thumb, use the powder that gives the lowest pressure with the ballistics you want.  Also set the dies to not full size but to size the neck and touch the shoulder, do not just neck size though.  It locks in the rear and over sizing a case will cause stretching and case failure that many think is a headspace problem.  It is most likely not, this shows up worse in the 243's like mine, but can show up in any caliber.

These are a very strong action with less extraction power than a bolt gun and can sometimes be a problem if you are not careful.  Use only brass fired in your gun and you will do fine.

[pony express]

If you want a plinking load, use about 9-10 grains of Trailboss with a cast bullet of about 150 grains or so. If you want something more like factory loads, Trailboss won't get you there.

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

Ponyexpress,  on another thread, reminded me of this article which I had already bookmarked.  Maybe I should have a bookmark for my bookmarks?

http://www.surplusrifle.com/articles2008/trailbosskiss/index.asp