.308 Marlin Express

Firearm cartridge .308 Marlin Express Marlin Expresses.jpg 150px .308 Winchester (left), with .308 Marlin Express (center), and .338 Marlin Express (right) USA Rifle Marlin / Hornady 2007 Hornady 2007–present .307 Winchester Semi-rimmed, bottleneck .308 .344 .454 .470 .508 .063 1.910 2.600 Large rifle 47500 SAAMI 140 MonoFlex Tip (Hornady Expanding) 2800 2437 160 FTX (Hornady Flex Tip Expanding) 2660 2513 24 inch 308 Marlin Express LEVERevolution at Hornady web site and C.I.P Data C.I.P. 308 Marlin Express (online-PDF 39,5 KB)) The .308 Marlin Express is a cartridge developed in 2007 by Marlin Firearms and Hornady. It is based on the .307 Winchester with a goal to duplicate .308 Winchester performance. The cartridge uses a slightly shorter, semi-rimmed case similar to that of the .220 Swift to function in lever-action rifles. As introduced in Hornady's LEVERevolution line of cartridges, it is the highest velocity production cartridge designed for lever action rifles with tubular magazines. It is chambered in Marlin's Model 308MX and 308MXLR rifles using the Marlin Model 336 action.http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/308MarlinExpress/default.aspx 308 Marlin Express at Marlin web site 2007-08-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20061224092925/http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/308MarlinExpress/default.aspx 2006-12-24 dead Notes from the lab: .308 Marlin Express - Load Data. (n.d.). https://loaddata.com/articles/PDF/308%20Marlin%20Express.pdf Comparison The .308 Marlin Express was designed to produce performance similar to the .308 Winchester. This would give lever-action hunters improved performance over their .30-30 Winchester rounds. The table below shows how the rounds compare. Note that reloading data for 160 gr on bullets for some of the cartridges is not available. This round was designed with an elastomer tip, so that the .308 designed would be safe for the tubular magazine of lever action rifles. This softer tip eliminates the hazards of stacking pointed rounds end to end in a tubular magazine. +.308 Marlin Express comparison Cartridge Mass Muzzle velocity Muzzle energy .308 Marlin Express 160 gr g 2660 ft/s m/s on 2513 ft.lbf N.m on http://www.hornady.com/story.php?s=481 308 Marlin Express LEVERevolution at Hornady web site 2007-08-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20070812222543/http://hornady.com/story.php?s=481 2007-08-12 dead .30-30 Winchester 160 gr g 2300 ft/s m/s on 1880 ft.lbf N.m on the .30-30 Winchester by Chuck Hawks .307 Winchester 150 gr g 2693 ft/s m/s on 2416 ft.lbf N.m on http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/Standarddata(Rifle)/308Cal(7.82mm)/307%20Winchester%20page%20259.pdf# .307 Winchester reload data by Accurate Powder 2018-11-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928014626/http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/Standarddata(Rifle)/308Cal(7.82mm)/307%20Winchester%20page%20259.pdf# 2007-09-28 dead .307 Winchester 160 gr g 2675 ft/s m/s on 2540 ft.lbf N.m on Accuload III Reloading Software - .307 Winchester with 160 gr on bullet, 44.4 gr Varget, 20 in mm on barrel - AEM Enterprises .307 Winchester 170 gr g 2570 ft/s m/s on 2494 ft.lbf N.m on .308 Winchester 150 gr g 2809 ft/s m/s on 2629 ft.lbf N.m on http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/Standarddata(Rifle)/308Cal(7.82mm)/308%20Winchester%20Pages%20260%20to%20262.pdf# .308 Winchester reload data by Accurate 2018-11-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011950/http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/Standarddata(Rifle)/308Cal(7.82mm)/308%20Winchester%20Pages%20260%20to%20262.pdf# 2007-09-28 dead .308 Winchester 160 gr g 2770 ft/s m/s on 2720 ft.lbf N.m on Accuload III Reloading Software - .308 Winchester with 160 gr on bullet, 45.9 gr Reloder 15, 20 in mm on barrel - AEM Enterprises .308 Winchester 168 gr g 2712 ft/s m/s on 2744 ft.lbf N.m on .300 Savage 150 gr g 2765 ft/s m/s on 2547 ft.lbf N.m on http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/Standarddata(Rifle)/308Cal(7.82mm)/300%20%20Savage%20pages%20257%20to%20258.pdf .300 Savage reload data by Accurate Powder 2007-08-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184908/http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/Standarddata%28Rifle%29/308Cal%287.82mm%29/300%20%20Savage%20pages%20257%20to%20258.pdf 2007-09-30 dead .300 Savage 160 gr g 2505 ft/s m/s on 2230 ft.lbf N.m on Accuload III Reloading Software - .300 Savage with 160 gr on bullet, 39.1 gr Varget, 20 in mm on barrel - AEM Enterprises .300 Savage 170 gr g 2676 ft/s m/s on 2624 ft.lbf N.m on Ammunition availability As of 2010, Hornady and Remington remain the only two manufacturers of loaded ammunition in .308 Marlin Express. See also .308 Winchester .307 Winchester .300 Savage .30-30 Winchester .338 Marlin Express Table of handgun and rifle cartridges References Sources The Marlin Express by Rick Hacker in Guns&Ammo https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011442/http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ammunition/marline_122106/ 2007-09-27 .308 Marlin Express by Chuck Hawks (subscription required) 308 Marlin Express Reload Data by Hornady External links Chuck Hawk's review of the .308 Marlin Express Ideal Deer Cartridges by Chuck Hawks Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges