| .30 Remington | |
| Origin: | United States |
| Type: | Rifle |
| Designer: | Remington Arms |
| Design Date: | 1906 |
| Manufacturer: | Remington Arms |
| Production Date: | 1906–1980s |
| Case Type: | Rimless |
| Bullet: | .308 |
| Base: | .421 |
| Rim Dia: | .422 |
| Rim Thick: | .045 |
| Case Length: | 2.06 |
| Length: | 2.525 |
| Max Cup: | 38,000 |
| Bw1: | 150 |
| Btype1: | Core-Lokt Round Nose |
| Vel1: | 2123 |
| En1: | 1500 |
| Bw2: | 150 |
| Btype2: | Core-Lokt Round Nose |
| Vel2: | 2364 |
| En2: | 1859 |
| Bw3: | 170 |
| Btype3: | Core-Lokt HP RN |
| Vel3: | 1893 |
| En3: | 1350 |
| Bw4: | 170 |
| Btype4: | Core-Lokt HP RN |
| Vel4: | 2114 |
| En4: | 1682 |
| Test Barrel Length: | 22" |
| Balsrc: | 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 until the late 1980s, but now it is a prospect for handloaders. It is the parent case for the 6.8mm Remington SPC,[1] which is in turn the parent case for the .224 Valkyrie.
The .30 Remington, along with the 25 Remington, .32 Remington. and .35 Remington were created for use in the Remington Model 8 rifle, to compete against the .25-35 Winchester, .30-30 Winchester and .32 Winchester Special. The Remington Model 14 was also chambered for the four new Remington cartridges.[2]
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).[3] [4]