.338 Ruger Compact Magnum

Rifle cartridge .338 Ruger Compact Magnum United States Rifle Sturm Ruger Hornady 2008 .375 Ruger Rimless, bottleneck .338 .370 .515 .532 .532 .050 2.015 2.840 72 62366 CIP Large rifle 200 Hornady SST 2950 3864 225 Hornady Interbond 2750 3778 Hornady http://www.hornady.com/store/338-RCM-200-gr-SST-Superformance/# 338 RCM 200 gr SST Superformance 2018-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20161105111307/http://www.hornady.com/store/338-RCM-200-gr-SST-Superformance# 2016-11-05 dead The .338 Ruger Compact Magnum or .338 RCM is a rimless, short-length rifle cartridge based on the .375 Ruger case. Sturm Ruger and Hornady jointly developed the round, which was released in 2008 and chambered in various Ruger rifles. The goal of the project was to produce a .338 caliber cartridge with magnum level performance that would fit in a compact, short action rifle. The .338 RCM is conceptually similar to the WSM cartridge family, but is somewhat smaller dimensionally. This often allows for a higher magazine capacity than the WSM equivalent.http://www.hornady.com/in-the-news/latest-news/ruger-compact-magnum-cartridges-review# Hornady Ruger Compact Magnum Cartridge Review 2018-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160408020124/http://www.hornady.com/in-the-news/latest-news/ruger-compact-magnum-cartridges-review# 2016-04-08 dead Like the .338 caliber cartridges which predated it, the round is designed for hunting medium to large sized North American game. Design & Specifications The .338 Ruger Compact Magnum is based on the .375 Ruger cartridge, which originated through the cooperation of Hornady and Ruger. The case is of rimless design, having a base and rim diameter of .532 in mm on, the same diameter as the belt on the .300 H&H Magnum, the .375 H&H Magnum, and their derivatives. This design offers greater case capacity than a belted magnum case of comparable length, such as the 350 Remington Magnum. As Ruger intended the cartridge to be chambered in short bolt-action rifles,Anderson Petter 300 Ruger – en värdig arvtagare? Jakt & Jägare 23 January 2009 Swedish http://www.jaktojagare.se/300-ruger-en-vardig-arvtagare https://web.archive.org/web/20120404181425/http://www.jaktojagare.se/300-ruger-en-vardig-arvtagare 2012-04-04 2014-05-01 dead they trimmed the .375 Ruger parent case to 2.015 in mm on to ensure a comparable cartridge overall length to the .308 Winchester. Unlike the rebated Winchester Short Magnum cartridges, the Ruger Compact Magnums share the same diameter from case head to body. This allowed Ruger to chamber the cartridge without extensively redesigning their M77 rifle.February 2022 See also .338 Lapua Magnum .338 Marlin express .338 Federal .338 Remington Ultra Magnum .338 Winchester Magnum Table of handgun and rifle cartridges References C.I.P. TDCC (Tables of Dimensions of Cartridges and Chambers) .338 RCM External links Hornady Introduces .300 and .338 RCM (Ruger Compact Magnum) Hornady Press Release Short but Sweet RifleShooter Article 338 RCM: Big Power – Small Package Ruger's M77 Hawkeye Compact Magnum Part II: Handloading the .338 RCM Realguns.com Category:Sturm, Ruger & Co. Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges