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.300 Savage

Overview


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. 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


Ammunition TypeDamageBullet Velocity (m/s)Barrier PenetrationArmor Piercing
M2 Ball3576027
Lapua Mega 200gr45730215
Lapua Naturalis 170gr5081056
Norma Big Bear 240gr6068075
M14A1 API67006480
T99 Explosive Round5 +1 Explosive Damage40031
T100 HEIAP5 +1 Explosive Damage5203245
Accelerator32100033
Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.