.30 Remington

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title: ".30 Remington" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["pistol-and-rifle-cartridges", "remington-arms-cartridges"] description: "American rifle cartridge" topic_path: "general/pistol-and-rifle-cartridges" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.30_Remington" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American rifle cartridge ::

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Field	Value
name	.30 Remington
image	.30 Remington with .223 Rem and .308 Win.JPG
caption	.30 Remington (center) with .223 Rem (left) and .308 Win (right).
origin	United States
type	Rifle
designer	Remington Arms
design_date	1906
manufacturer	Remington Arms
production_date	1906–1980s
case_type	Rimless
bullet	.308
base	.421
rim_dia	.422
rim_thick	.045
case_length	2.06
length	2.525
max_cup	38,000
bw1	150
btype1	Core-Lokt Round Nose
vel1	2123
en1	1500
bw2	150
btype2	Core-Lokt Round Nose
vel2	2364
en2	1859
bw3	170
btype3	Core-Lokt HP RN
vel3	1893
en3	1350
bw4	170
btype4	Core-Lokt HP RN
vel4	2114
en4	1682
test_barrel_length	22"
balsrc	http://www.chuckhawks.com/30_Rem.htm
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| name = .30 Remington | image = .30 Remington with .223 Rem and .308 Win.JPG | image_size = 300px | caption = .30 Remington (center) with .223 Rem (left) and .308 Win (right). | origin = United States | type = Rifle | service = | used_by = | wars = | designer = Remington Arms | design_date = 1906 | manufacturer = Remington Arms | production_date = 1906–1980s | number = | variants = | is_SI_specs = | parent = | case_type = Rimless | bullet = .308 | neck = | shoulder = | base = .421 | rim_dia = .422 | rim_thick = .045 | case_length = 2.06 | length = 2.525 | case_capacity = | rifling = | primer = | max_pressure = | max_cup = 38,000 | filling = | filling_weight = | detonation = | yield = | is_SI_ballistics = | bw1 = 150 | btype1 = Core-Lokt Round Nose | vel1 = 2123 | en1 = 1500 | bw2 = 150 | btype2 = Core-Lokt Round Nose | vel2 = 2364 | en2 = 1859 | bw3 = 170 | btype3 = Core-Lokt HP RN | vel3 = 1893 | en3 = 1350 | bw4 = 170 | btype4 = Core-Lokt HP RN | vel4 = 2114 | en4 = 1682 | test_barrel_length = 22" | balsrc = http://www.chuckhawks.com/30_Rem.htm

The .30 Remington / 7.8x52mm cartridge was created in 1906 by Remington Arms. It was Remington's rimless answer to the popular .30-30 Winchester cartridge. Factory ammunition was produced until the late 1980s, but now it is a prospect for handloaders. It is the parent case for the 6.8mm Remington SPC, which is in turn the parent case for the .224 Valkyrie and the .22 PDK.

The .30 Remington, along with the 25 Remington, .32 Remington. and .35 Remington were created for use in the Remington Model 8 rifle, to compete against the .25-35 Winchester, .30-30 Winchester and .32 Winchester Special. The Remington Model 14 was also chambered for the four new Remington cartridges.

Unlike the .30-30, the .30 Remington can utilize standard pointed bullets rather than round nosed ones when used in rifles with box magazines (Remington Model 8) and ones with special tubular magazines (Remington Model 14). This gives it a possible advantage over the .30-30 cartridge which is most often chambered in lever-action rifles with standard tubular magazines (in which a conventional pointed bullet could lead to cartridges being ignited in the magazine tube by recoiling into a primer).

References

References

1. ".30 Rem.".
2. "An Official Journal Of The NRA | Lost to Time: A Brief History of 4 Capable Remington Cartridges".
3. Donnelly, John J.. (1987). "The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions". Stoeger Publishing.
4. Howell, Ken. (1995). "Designing and Forming Custom Cartridges". Precision Shooting.

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