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.300 Savage

Rimless, .30 caliber rifle cartridge

.300 Savage

Rimless, .30 caliber rifle cartridge

FieldValue
name.300 Savage
image.300savagepic.JPGimage_size = 200px
captionA side-by-side size comparison between the [.308 Winchester](308-winchester) (left) and the .300 Savage (right)
originUnited States
typeRifle
designerSavage Arms
manufacturerSavage Arms
production_date1920–present
parent[.250 Savage ](250-savage)
case_typeRimless, bottleneck
bullet.308
neck.339
shoulder.446
base.471
rim_dia.473
case_length1.871
length2.60
rifling1-10 in
primerLarge rifle
case_capacity52.5
max_pressure52939
pressure_methodC.I.P.
max_pressure247000
pressure_method2SAAMI
max_cup46,000
bw1150
btype1Remington Core-Lokt soft point factory load
vel12630
en12303
bw2150
btype2Hornady Superperformance SST factory load
vel22740
en22500
bw3180
btype3Federal soft point factory load
vel32350
en32207
bw4150
btype4FMJ hand load
vel42765
en42547
bw5165
btype5PSPCL hand load
vel52676
en52624
test_barrel_length24
balsrcMidway USA (factory loads)
Accurate Powder (hand loads)

Accurate Powder (hand loads)

The .300 Savage cartridge is a rimless, .30 caliber rifle cartridge developed by Savage Arms in 1920. It was designed to replace the less powerful .303 Savage in their popular Savage Model 1899 hammerless lever-action rifle, which they started to produce again as Model 99, as well as the new Savage Model 1920 bolt-action rifle. Despite having a short case in order to fit the original Model 99 magazine and a rather stumpy neck, the cartridge is capable of propelling a 150 gr bullet at over 2600 ft/s with an effective range of over 300 yards.

Performance

Pressure level for the .300 Savage is set by SAAMI at 46,000 CUP.

Official [[SAAMI]] .300 Savage dimensional line drawing

SAAMI dimensional drawing of .300 Savage Cartridge

References

References

  1. David Royal. (2016). "A Collector's Guide to the Savage 99 Rifle and its Predecessors, the Models 1895 and 1899". Schiffer Publishing, Ltd..
  2. Max chamber pressure - saami specs. Return to the index to LASC. (n.d.). Retrieved May 1, 2023, from http://www.lasc.us/SAAMIMaxPressure.htm
  3. (n.d.). "300 Savage".
  4. (n.d.). ".300 Savage".
  5. [http://www.chuckhawks.com/savage_99.htm The Savage Model 99 by Jon Y Wolfe at Chuck Hawks]
  6. (23 May 2022). "Savage 1920 Rifle".
  7. Barnes, Glen. (May 2004). "Classic combo: Remington's .300 Savage M700 classic". [[Guns (magazine).
  8. [http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/Standarddata(Rifle)/308Cal(7.82mm)/300%20%20Savage%20pages%20257%20to%20258.pdf Reloading data at Accurate Powder] {{webarchive. link. (2007-09-30)
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