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.300 Savage VS .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)

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.300 Savage

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Gun Specifications

Specifications

.300 Savage

.308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)

Height

1.87

2.02

Average FPS

2518

2683

Average Grain

162

163

Average Energy

2280

2617

Recoil

1.78

1.95

Ballistic Coefficient

310.40

409.93

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.308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)

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Gun Descriptions

300 Savage Ammo The 300 Savage Ammo is an impressive medium game cartridge that you can find in 150 or 180-grain weight projectiles. Its designer, Arthur William Savage, is the founder of the Savage Arms Company. He based his design on the .250-3000 Savage parent case designed by Charles Newton. The idea behind the 300 Savage Ammo is to provide a cartridge more powerful than the 303 Savage Ammo. The designer also wanted a cartridge that could outrank the ballistics of the .30-06 Springfield while still using a small case you could cycle through a short-action lever rifle. After production, the 300 Savage Ammo quickly became a famous deer and medium-sized game cartridge for North American hunters. By mid-century, most US firearm makers offered a .300 Savage chambering in their rifle models. The 300 Savage Ammo velocity isn’t high enough to cause hydrostatic shock, but it will ensure caliber wounding. The performance of the 300 Savage Ammo is based on three types of grain velocity. They include 2765 fps for a 150 grain, 2676 fps for a 165 grain, and 2503 fps for 180 grain. Loading it with a 150-grain bullet will cleanly kill light and medium games at 300 yards. However, the choice of bullets has a noticeable effect on the performance of the .300 Savage Ammo. We discovered that soft-jacketed bullets produce the fastest kills but on light games. When you use 180-grain projectiles, the .300 Savage Ammo will offer you the best performance at close range. Unfortunately, it loses the ability to render fast-killing woods at 150 yards. However, you can extend the range to 300 yards when you utilize soft frangible bullets and achieve a remarkable difference.

About In the year 1952, Winchester introduced the .308 Winchester Ammo based on the foundation of the late T65 series and the Winchester’s rifle were immediately chambered for the new cartridge. When it comes to short action and hunting big game, .308 Winchester Ammo has earned quite a strong reputation ever since its release. Hunters around the world know the .308 Winchester Ammo for its power and high accuracy. While the shot taken using a .308 Winchester Ammo will have an effective range up to 1,000 yards, but the best bet of hunting your game successfully is within the range of 300-500 yards. In this range and with this bullet, you can take down medium to big games with a single bullet. Manufacturer The Winchester family is the one responsible for manufacturing the .308 Winchester Ammo, the hunting gem that hunters around the world love shooting with and take down their game with a high success rate. Uses Whether it’s the season for deer or grizzly bears, the .308 Winchester Ammo will be the most suitable companion for your venture and will probably yield the most favorable results for your hunting session. Even though in North America, this cartridge is recommended to be used for whitetail deer, it’s common knowledge that this full-powered and accurate bullet can bring down medium to large sized dangerous game.

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