how much faster will the cabelas ML be

[cumminscowboy]

I know the cabelas savage is supposed to only run BP but we all know this is really the same gun, infact the one I saw at cabelas even mentioned smokeless as a powder option on the hang tag, anyways this gun has a 2" longer barrel, how much extra speed will this gun make over the standard savage, I am wanted to run a 250 grn bullet at 2600 fps or so, will the extra barrel length be enough to get away with not using a duplex load??

[wilmsmeyer]

The standard Savage is capable of launching 250 class bullets at the speed you want with little trouble and no need for duplex.

H4198 at 72-75 grains. There is more speed then that available if that's not fast enough.....without those 2 extra inches of barrel.

[fowlplay]

IMO the fast burning powders will have about the same speed and the extra length won't matter.

The slower burning powder IMO will have more speed because of a more complete burn because of the extra length.
Steve

[sw]

I would rather have a 2" longer barrel if I were going to shoot a 50 cal Savage. Same pressure will get you 50-100'/sec faster. Ideally you would shoot a slower powder: 4198, VV-120 with 250 and 275g bullets. You seem to not want to shoot 300g bullets. A good look at the loading charts should be of some help in picking other powders in the speed range of these 2 powders.
Note: a stock 10-ML2, shooting 45-46g VV-110(with a WW) and your desired 250g bullet will get 2400-2450'/sec with a single powder load and almost no temp sensitivity with extreme accuracy. The exhaulted 14/61 duplex will get you around 2600+/- 50'/sec with extreme accuracy and some temp sensitivity. It is not likely you will significantly improve on these loads regardless of how much shooting you do. My prefered 10-ML2 load remains 58-60 VV-120/300SST. That is what our back-up 10-ML2 stays loaded with(for use if all 4 PacNor's die), or as a loaner when we take guests.

[smokeless77]

I was wondering why savage does not offer the m/l in a 45cal.