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.300 Savage

Bullet diameter
7.82 mm
Case length
47.52 mm
Max pressure
365 MPa
Introduced
1920

Specification

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

Cartridge type
Rimless
Introduced
1920
Designer
Savage Arms / Charles Newton
Also known as
.300 Sav, 7.62x47mm

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

Bullet diameter
7.82 mm
Neck diameter
8.61 mm
Shoulder diameter
11.33 mm
Base diameter
11.96 mm
Rim diameter
12.01 mm
Case length
47.52 mm
Overall length
66.04 mm

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

Max pressure
365 MPa
Max pressure, psi
52,939
Typical bullet weight
9.72 g
Typical muzzle velocity
762 m/s
Typical muzzle energy
2823 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
Spitzer
Mouth closure
Bullet
Specification standard
cip

Provenance

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Confidence in this record

95%

API

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

curl --request GET \  --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/calibers/300-savage' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'