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 A side-by-side size comparison between the .308 Winchester (left) and the .300 Savage (right) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Rifle cartridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designer | Savage Arms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Savage Arms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Produced | 1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent case | .250 Savage [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | .308 in (7.8 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neck diameter | .339 in (8.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoulder diameter | .446 in (11.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Base diameter | .471 in (12.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rim diameter | .473 in (12.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Case length | 1.871 in (47.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall length | 2.60 in (66 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rifling twist | 1-10" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum pressure (C.I.P.) | 63,091 psi (435.00 MPa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test barrel length: 24 Source(s): Midway USA (factory loads)[2] Accurate Powder (hand loads)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 99 hammerless lever-action rifle.[4] Despite having a short case and a rather stumpy neck, the cartridge is capable of propelling a 150-grain (9.7 g) bullet at over 2,600 ft/s (790 m/s) with an effective range of over 300 yd (270 m).[5]
History
The original intent of its designers was to offer a cartridge that could approach the ballistics of the original version of the .30-06 Springfield, while at the same time using a smaller case that could be cycled through a short-action lever rifle. Although it fell somewhat short of its ballistic goals (by about 70 ft/s), its performance out-classed other contemporary .30 caliber lever-action cartridges including the .30-30 Winchester and .30 Remington. It soon became a popular deer and medium-sized game cartridge among North American hunters, and by mid-century nearly every major US firearms maker offered a .300 Savage chambering in at least one of its rifle models.[6]
The .300 Savage distinguished itself further by serving as a peer to the .308 Winchester (7.62×51mm NATO) cartridge, a round that was developed for the United States Armed Forces in the 1950s and which is still in use today.[7]
Despite its decline as a sporting round, the .300 Savage remains quite popular with handloaders who are able to use newer smokeless powders and more aerodynamic bullets to obtain optimum performance from it.[8]
Performance
Pressure level for the .300 Savage is set by SAAMI at 46,000 CUP.[9]
See also
References
- ^ David Royal (2016). A Collector's Guide to the Savage 99 Rifle and its Predecessors, the Models 1895 and 1899. Charlotte Royal. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-7643-5026-9.
- ^ "300 Savage". MidwayUSA. n.d. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ ".300 Savage" (PDF). Accurate Powders. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.
- ^ The Savage Model 99 by Jon Y Wolfe at Chuck Hawks
- ^ Barnes, Glen (May 2004). "Classic combo: Remington's .300 Savage M700 classic". Guns Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ Farewell to the Savage 1899 by Holt Bodinson in Guns Magazine Jan 2000
- ^ The .300 Savage by Chuck Hawks
- ^ The .300 Savage by Chuck Hawks (subscription required)
- ^ Reloading data at Accurate Powder Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine