# .300 Savage

#### Overview

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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 99 hammerless lever-action rifle. <sup class="reference" id="bkmrk--0"></sup>Despite having a short case 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).

#### Stats

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<table border="1" class="align-center" id="bkmrk-ammunition-hit-typic"><tbody><tr><td>**Ammunition Type**</td><td>**Damage**</td><td>**Bullet Velocity (m/s)**</td><td>**Barrier Penetration**</td><td>**Armor Piercing**</td></tr><tr><td>M2 Ball</td><td>35</td><td>760</td><td>2</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Lapua Mega 200gr</td><td>45</td><td>730</td><td>2</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Lapua Naturalis 170gr</td><td>50</td><td>810</td><td>5</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Norma Big Bear 240gr</td><td>60</td><td>680</td><td>7</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>M14A1 API</td><td>6</td><td>700</td><td>6</td><td>480</td></tr><tr><td>T99 Explosive Round</td><td>5 +1 Explosive Damage</td><td>400</td><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>T100 HEIAP</td><td>5 +1 Explosive Damage</td><td>520</td><td>3</td><td>245</td></tr><tr><td>Accelerator</td><td>32</td><td>1000</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div id="bkmrk-note%3A-barrier-penetr"><div>Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.  
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