.30 Remington

For the 2008-vintage cartridge designed to fit in the Remington R-15, see .30 Remington AR.

.30 Remington

.30 Remington (center) with .223 Rem (left) and .308 Win (right).

Type

Rifle

Place of origin

United States

Production history

Designer

Remington Arms

Designed

1906

Manufacturer

Remington Arms

Produced

1906-1980s

Specifications

Case type

Rimless

Bullet diameter

.308 in (7.8 mm)

Base diameter

.421 in (10.7 mm)

Rim diameter

.422 in (10.7 mm)

Rim thickness

.045 in (1.1 mm)

Case length

2.06 in (52 mm)

Overall length

2.525 in (64.1 mm)

Maximum CUP

38000 CUP

Ballistic performance

Bullet weight/type	Velocity	Energy
150 gr (10 g) Core-Lokt Round Nose	2,123 ft/s (647 m/s)	1,500 ft·lbf (2,000 J)
150 gr (10 g) Core-Lokt Round Nose	2,364 ft/s (721 m/s)	1,859 ft·lbf (2,520 J)
170 gr (11 g) Core-Lokt HP RN	1,893 ft/s (577 m/s)	1,350 ft·lbf (1,830 J)
170 gr (11 g) Core-Lokt HP RN	2,114 ft/s (644 m/s)	1,682 ft·lbf (2,280 J)

Test barrel length: 22"
Source(s): http://www.chuckhawks.com/30_Rem.htm

The .30 Remington cartridge was created in 1906 by Remington Arms. It was Remington's rimless answer to the popular .30-30 Winchester cartridge. Factory ammunition was produced up until the late 1980s, but now it is a prospect for handloaders. Load data for the .30-30 Winchester can be used safely for the .30 Remington.

Background

Although the cartridge has dwindled into obscurity it lives on by being the parent case of the 10mm Auto^[1]^[2] and the 6.8mm Remington SPC cartridge. Unlike the .30-30, the .30 Remington can utilize standard pointed bullets rather than round nosed ones when used in rifles with box magazines (Remington Model 8) and ones with special tubular magazines (Remington Model 14). This gives it a possible advantage over the .30-30 cartridge which is most often chambered in lever-action rifles with standard tubular magazines (in which a conventional pointed bullet could lead to cartridges being ignited in the magazine tube by recoiling into a primer).

While the .30 Remington is ballistically equivalent to the .30-30 Winchester cartridge, the cartridges are dimensionally different and are not interchangeable. However, .30 Remington cases can be made from .30-30 cases by turning off the rim, cutting an extractor groove, and fire-forming the shoulder.

References

↑ Donnelly, John J. (1987). The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions. Stoeger Publishing. p. 941. ISBN 978-0-88317-269-8.
↑ Howell, Ken (1995). Designing and Forming Custom Cartridges. Precision Shooting. p. 546. ISBN 0-9643623-0-9.

Remington Firearms and Cartridges

Rifles

Bolt-action	JuniorTarget 521TL Remington-Keene rifle M1903 Springfield rifle Model 5 Model 6 Model 7 Model 30 Model 34 M40 Model 241 Model 341 Model 504 Model 511 Model 512 Model 513 Model 521 Model 580 Model 581 Model 582 Model 600 Model 660 Model 673 Model 700 Model 710 Model 720 Model 721 Model 722 Model 725 Model 770 Model 788 Model 798 Model 799 M24 Sniper Weapon System M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle Modular Sniper Rifle R5 Remington Gas System

Pump-action	Model Six Model 14 Model 121 Model 141 Model 572 Model 572 Fieldmaster Model 760 Model 7600 Model 7615

Semi-automatic	Nylon 66 Model Four Model 8 Model 24 Model 522 Model 552 Model 597 Model 740 Model 742 Model 7400 Model 750 Model R-15 Model R-25 RSASS

Automatic	Adaptive Combat Rifle

Single shot	Rolling Block

Shotguns

Pump-action	Model 10 Model 17 Model 29 Model 31 Model 870 Model 887

Semi-automatic	Model 11 Model 11-48 Model 58 Model 878 Model 1100 Model 11-87 Model SP-10 SPR 453

Break-action	SPR 100 SPR 310

Handguns

Semi-automatic	1911 R1 Model 51 R51

Revolver	Model 1858 Model 1875 Model 1890

Derringer	Model 95 Rider Single Shot Pistol Zig-Zag Derringer

Other	XP-100

Cartridges

Cartridges derived from the .30 Remington and its derivatives

First generation derivatives	10mm Auto 6.8 mm Remington SPC

Second generation derivatives (based on 10mm Auto)	.40 S&W 9×25mm Dillon 9×25mm Super Auto G .224 Boz

Third generation derivatives (based on .40 S&W)	.357 SIG

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.30 Remington

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