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.30 Army

Bullet diameter
7.82 mm
Case length
58.78 mm
Max pressure
325 MPa
Introduced
1892

Specification

Everything measured

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IdentityWhat it is, who designed it and what else it is called.

Cartridge type
Rimmed
Introduced
1892
Also known as
.30 U.S. Army, .30-40 Krag

DimensionsThe case and the bullet, to a hundredth of a millimetre.

Bullet diameter
7.82 mm
Neck diameter
8.59 mm
Shoulder diameter
10.74 mm
Base diameter
11.61 mm
Rim diameter
13.84 mm
Rim thickness
1.63 mm
Case length
58.78 mm
Overall length
78.46 mm

BallisticsWhat a typical load does, and the pressure it runs at.

Max pressure
325 MPa
Max pressure, psi
47,137
Typical bullet weight
14.30 g
Typical muzzle velocity
610 m/s
Typical muzzle energy
2661 J

ConstructionWhat the case, primer and projectile are made of and shaped like.

Case shape
Bottleneck
Case material
Brass
Primer
Large rifle
Projectile
Bullet
Bullet profile
Round nose
Mouth closure
Bullet
Specification standard
cip

Firearms

What is chambered in it

1 records in the catalogue use this cartridge.

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Provenance

Where these figures came from

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Confidence in this record

90%

API

The call that returns this record

The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.

curl --request GET \  --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/calibers/30-army' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'