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,[5] 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[6] 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).[7]
| .300 Savage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 A side-by-side size comparison between the .308 Winchester (left) and the .300 Savage (right) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designer | Savage Arms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Savage Arms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Produced | 1920–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Case capacity | 52.5 gr H2O (3.40 cm3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rifling twist | 1-10 in | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum pressure (C.I.P.) | 52,939 psi (365.00 MPa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum pressure (SAAMI[2]) | 47,000 psi (320 MPa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test barrel length: 24 Source(s): Midway USA (factory loads)[3] Accurate Powder (hand loads)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance
editPressure level for the .300 Savage is set by SAAMI at 46,000 CUP.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Max chamber pressure - saami specs. Return to the index to LASC. (n.d.). Retrieved May 1, 2023, from http://www.lasc.us/SAAMIMaxPressure.htm
- ^ "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
- ^ "Savage 1920 Rifle". 23 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Reloading data at Accurate Powder Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
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