300 H H Magnum Vs 30 06
The 200 fps velocity gain in the 300 winchester and the 300 h h 300 wsm and 300 ruger compact magnum could be thrown in as well translates to a 3 to 4 inch trajectory advantage at 400 yards depending on the bullet.
300 h h magnum vs 30 06. The 300 h h magnum cartridge was introduced by the british company holland holland as the super thirty in june 1925. More modern magnums continue this practice but headspacing on. The 300 h h magnum. It was originally introduced in 1906 and was originally used in the united states army.
Exactly why winchester didn t immediately introduce a fast 30 in those years is a mystery but the company finally introduced its 300 win. With a 200 yard zero the 300 winchester will drop 19 inches and the 30 06 will drop 23 inches. The round is popular for both big game hunting and long range shooting 30 06 is an extremely old round. These cartridges used 300 h h 375 h h case shortened to about 2 5 inches in order to fit into a 30 06 length action.
This is known as the recoil. The case was belted like the 375 h h magnum and is based on the same case as also is the 244 h h magnum the belt is for headspace as the cases shoulders have a narrow slope rather than an actual shoulder. It was found that when comparing a 30 30 vs 30 06 cartridge the former one had more recoil than the. At the time 30 06 factory ammo loaded with a 180 grain bullet was rated at 2 690 fps from a 24 inch barrel.
Both are celebrated by hunters worldwide but which one of these classic 30 caliber cartridges will come out on top. The ballistic experts compare recoil of different cartridges. The 300 win magnum has a higher recoil than that of the 30 06 which makes the 30 06 ideal for semi automatic and automatic guns at a closer range. The 300 winchester magnum.
The parent cartridge of 300 win mag is 375 h h magnum.