.30 Remington
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| .30 Remington | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Rifle | |
| Place of origin | USA | |
| Production history | ||
| Designer | Remington Arms | |
| Designed | 1906 | |
| Manufacturer | Remington Arms | |
| Produced | 1906-1980s | |
| Specifications | ||
| Case type | Rimless | |
| Bullet diameter | .308 in (7.8 mm) | |
| Rim diameter | .421 in (10.7 mm) | |
| Rim thickness | .045 in (1.1 mm) | |
| Overall length | 2.525 in (64.1 mm) | |
| Maximum CUP | 38000 CUP | |
| Ballistic performance | ||
| Bullet weight/type | Velocity | Energy |
| 150 gr (9.7 g) Core-Lokt Round Nose | 2,123 ft/s (647 m/s) | ft·lbf (Expression error: Unexpected * operator J) |
| 150 gr (9.7 g) Core-Lokt Round Nose | 2,364 ft/s (721 m/s) | ft·lbf (Expression error: Unexpected * operator J) |
| 170 gr (11 g) Core-Lokt HP RN | 1,893 ft/s (577 m/s) | ft·lbf (Expression error: Unexpected * operator J) |
| 170 gr (11 g) Core-Lokt HP RN | 2,114 ft/s (644 m/s) | ft·lbf (Expression error: Unexpected * operator J) |
| Test barrel length: 22" Source: http://www.chuckhawks.com/30_Rem.htm |
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The .30 Remington 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 up until the late 1980s, but now it is a prospect for handloaders. Load data for the .30 -30 Winchester can be used safely for the .30 Remington.
Although the cartridge has dwindled into obscurity to hunters, it lives on by being the parent case of the 6.8 mm Remington SPC. A possible advantage of the .30 Remington over the .30-30 Winchester is that it has been chambered in rifles with box magazines. Unlike the .30-30, which is most usually chambered in lever-action rifles, the .30 Remington can utilize standard pointed bullets rather than round nosed ones.
NOTE While the .30 Remington is ballistically equivalent to the .30-30 Winchester cartridge, the cartridges are not the same and are not interchangeable. The dimensions of the brass are different.
