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[edit] Free recoil Table
- The following free recoil energy table dose not take into consideration: recoil suppression devices or loss of energy due to auto loading mechanism.
- English units of measure are enclosed in parenthesis. Some of the units of measure are from the cgs system, which is customarily used in place of the larger SI units of measure.
[edit] Rifles
Firearm mass |
Cartridge and Projectile mass |
Velocity-m/s (ft/s) |
Powder Charge mass |
Free recoil |
J |
(ft • lbf) |
Shilo Sharps 1874/5.4kg (12lb) |
Government .45-70/25.9g (400gr) |
543 (1783) |
3.8g (58gr) |
37 |
27 |
Marlin Model 1894/2.9kg (6.5lb) |
.30-30 Winchester/11g (170gr) |
617 (2025) |
2.0g (31gr) |
17 |
12.5 |
Marlin Model 1894/2.9kg (6.5lb) |
.32 H7R Magnum/11g (95gr) |
274 (900) |
2.0g (8.2gr) |
1.12 |
0.84 |
Mauser/4.1kg (9lb) |
8 x 68mm S/14.3g (220gr) |
847 (2780) |
4.5g (70gr) |
46 |
34 |
Weatherby Mark V/4.6kg (10lb) |
.460 Weatherby Magnum/32.4g (500gr) |
762 (2500) |
8.1g (125gr) |
156 |
115 |
A-Square Hannibal/5.4kg (12lb) |
.500 A-Square/38.9g (600gr) |
762 (2500) |
7.3g (113gr) |
156 |
115 |
Barrett M107/14kg (31lb) |
.50BMG/41.9g (647gr) |
902 (2960) |
15.2g (235gr) |
127 |
94 |
A-Square Hannibal/6.8kg (15lb) |
.577 Tyannosaur/48.6g (750gr) |
753 (2470) |
10.4g (160gr) |
206 |
152 |
[edit] Black Powder
Firearm mass |
Cartridge and Projectile mass |
Velocity-m/s (ft/s) |
Powder Charge mass |
Free recoil |
J |
(ft • lbf) |
Shilo Sharps 1874/5.4kg (12lb) |
Government .45-70/27.2g PP (420gr PP) |
428 (1403) |
4.9g (75gr) |
17.9 |
13.2 |
[edit] Working
.378 Weatherby Magnum |
Type |
Centerfire/Rifle |
Place of origin |
South Gate, California |
Production history |
Designer |
Roy Weatherby |
Designed |
ca1950 |
Manufacturer |
Weatherby |
Produced |
1953 |
Specifications |
Parent case |
none |
Case type |
Belted |
Bullet diameter |
.375 in (9.5 mm) |
Neck diameter |
.399 in (10.1 mm) |
Shoulder diameter |
.560 in (14.2 mm) |
Base diameter |
.582 in (14.8 mm) |
Rim diameter |
.603 in (15.3 mm) |
Rim thickness |
.059 in (1.5 mm) |
Case length |
2.913 in (74.0 mm) |
Overall length |
3.65 in (93 mm) |
Rifling twist |
1 in 12 |
Primer type |
Magnum Rifle |
Ballistic performance |
Bullet weight/type |
Velocity |
Energy |
300 gr (19 g) Full Metal Jacket |
2,925 ft/s (892 m/s) |
5,699 ft·lbf (7,727 J) |
300 gr (19 g) Round nose |
2,925 ft/s (892 m/s) |
5,699 ft·lbf (7,727 J) |
270 gr (17 g) Truncated solid |
3,060 ft/s (930 m/s) |
5,615 ft·lbf (7,613 J) |
270 gr (17 g) Pointed soft point |
3,180 ft/s (970 m/s) |
6,062 ft·lbf (8,219 J) |
260 gr (17 g) Partitiion Type |
3,140 ft/s (960 m/s) |
5,743 ft·lbf (7,786 J) |
Test barrel length: 26 in (66 cm)
Source: Weatherby Nosler |
[edit] Working Original
.338 Remington Ultra Magnum |
Type |
Rifle |
Place of origin |
USA |
Production history |
Designer |
Remington |
Designed |
2002 |
Specifications |
Parent case |
.300 Remington Ultra Magnum |
Case type |
Beltless, rebated, bottleneck |
Bullet diameter |
.338 in (8.6 mm) |
Neck diameter |
.371 in (9.4 mm) |
Shoulder diameter |
.5250 in (13.34 mm) |
Base diameter |
.5500 in (13.97 mm) |
Rim diameter |
.532 in (13.5 mm) |
Case length |
2.850 in (72.4 mm) |
Overall length |
3.600 in (91.4 mm) |
Rifling twist |
1-10" |
Primer type |
Large rifle magnum |
Ballistic performance |
Bullet weight/type |
Velocity |
Energy |
250 gr (16 g) PSP Bonded |
2,860 ft/s (870 m/s) |
4,540 ft·lbf (6,160 J) |
250 gr (16 g) PSP A-Frame |
2,860 ft/s (870 m/s) |
4,540 ft·lbf (6,160 J) |
Test barrel length: 26"
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The .338 Remington Ultra Magnum is a .338 caliber rifle cartridge introduced by Remington Arms in 2002. It is a beltless, rebated rim cartridge created by necking up the .300 Remington Ultra Magnum case to .338 caliber with no other changes. The .338 Remington Ultra Magnum is second only to the .338-378 Weatherby Magnum in cartridge-case capacity.
[edit] Muzzle energy
Firearm mass |
Cartridge and Projectile mass |
Velocity-m/s (ft/s) |
Powder Charge mass |
Free recoil |
J |
(ft • lbf) |
Shilo Sharps 1874/5.4kg (12lb) |
Government .45-70/25.9g (400gr) |
543 (1783) |
3.8g (58gr) |
37 |
27 |