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Ruger/Hornady announce new rifle cartridges!
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This was just made available on Hornady's website. There are a couple of ballistic charts and more photos there:
http://www.hornady.com/story.php?s=761
300 RCM & 338 RCM
Ruger Compact Magnums are purpose built for the toughest hunting in the world.
Hornady knows that hunting elk, bighorn, brown bear, musk ox and African game can land you in some fairly extreme environments. And until now, hunters have used gear that hasn't evolved much in the past 100 years.
The paradigm has shifted. Hornady's new Ruger Compact Magnum cartridges afford hunters a rifle/cartridge combination that will allow them to take their hunting to new levels of performance.
Based on the beltless 375 Ruger case, the 300 and 338 Ruger Compact Magnums match 300 and 338 Win Mag performance. The kicker is the RCMs do it in a well-balanced quick-handling rifle.
Anyone who has spent much time in the woods with a long barreled rifle knows they can be ungainly, heavy, and not too quick in the hand. But shorten the rifle a few inches and you immediately feel the difference. Plus, a shorter barrel is more rigid, making the gun stronger and more accurate.
To that end... Rugerr has made a number of modifications to the M77r Hawkeyer to create the perfect mate to the new RCM Cartidges. These new rifles are built around Ruger's rock solid short action and feature 20" barrels, crisp LC6 triggers and updated stock dimensions to improve handling. All in a compact, fast-handling package that tips the scale at just over 6.5 lbs.
Magnum performance in a package you don't need a gun bearer to carry!
Any veteran big game hunter will tell you the 30-06 and 300 Winchester Magnum are the standards by which other cartridges in the class are judged. And the 300 Win Mag is a great cartridge. But to be efficient, it requires a 24" barrel - a 26" barrel is better.
Hornady's new 300 Ruger Compact Magnum, available in 150, 165 and 180 grain offerings, deliver 300 Win Mag level performance, but do it in a much shorter package. The new 338 RCM, in 200 gr SST and 225 gr SST, provides a compact, quick-handling alternative to the 338 Win Mag.
The new Ruger Compact Magnums deliver this performance using 10-15% less propellant than other magnums. This means longer barrel life. The new RCMs also produce less recoil and muzzle blast due to smaller propellant payload, and best of all, the efficient case geometry delivers exceptional velocities from 20" barrels. Hornady's propellant technology allows for VERY little temperature sensitivity from -15?F to 140?F.
Magnum Performance is Redefined!
Best.
http://www.hornady.com/story.php?s=761
300 RCM & 338 RCM
Ruger Compact Magnums are purpose built for the toughest hunting in the world.
Hornady knows that hunting elk, bighorn, brown bear, musk ox and African game can land you in some fairly extreme environments. And until now, hunters have used gear that hasn't evolved much in the past 100 years.
The paradigm has shifted. Hornady's new Ruger Compact Magnum cartridges afford hunters a rifle/cartridge combination that will allow them to take their hunting to new levels of performance.
Based on the beltless 375 Ruger case, the 300 and 338 Ruger Compact Magnums match 300 and 338 Win Mag performance. The kicker is the RCMs do it in a well-balanced quick-handling rifle.
Anyone who has spent much time in the woods with a long barreled rifle knows they can be ungainly, heavy, and not too quick in the hand. But shorten the rifle a few inches and you immediately feel the difference. Plus, a shorter barrel is more rigid, making the gun stronger and more accurate.
To that end... Rugerr has made a number of modifications to the M77r Hawkeyer to create the perfect mate to the new RCM Cartidges. These new rifles are built around Ruger's rock solid short action and feature 20" barrels, crisp LC6 triggers and updated stock dimensions to improve handling. All in a compact, fast-handling package that tips the scale at just over 6.5 lbs.
Magnum performance in a package you don't need a gun bearer to carry!
Any veteran big game hunter will tell you the 30-06 and 300 Winchester Magnum are the standards by which other cartridges in the class are judged. And the 300 Win Mag is a great cartridge. But to be efficient, it requires a 24" barrel - a 26" barrel is better.
Hornady's new 300 Ruger Compact Magnum, available in 150, 165 and 180 grain offerings, deliver 300 Win Mag level performance, but do it in a much shorter package. The new 338 RCM, in 200 gr SST and 225 gr SST, provides a compact, quick-handling alternative to the 338 Win Mag.
The new Ruger Compact Magnums deliver this performance using 10-15% less propellant than other magnums. This means longer barrel life. The new RCMs also produce less recoil and muzzle blast due to smaller propellant payload, and best of all, the efficient case geometry delivers exceptional velocities from 20" barrels. Hornady's propellant technology allows for VERY little temperature sensitivity from -15?F to 140?F.
Magnum Performance is Redefined!
Best.
Comments
I've always recognized some rounds as 'particularly good' for reloading, before I was educated to say 'cartridge geometry'.
Now it seems that a place between the old-belts and short-fats is being filled with "particularly good" combinations. I guess it is time to move the long action guns to the rear making room for the new kids.
I'm getting all excited...what's that savings account FOR anyway !
EDITS AFTER THE FLURRY.
I still will not flock to covet the new rounds. It is, at least in part, to SELL NEW RIFLES.
There was a time when "all I need is my 308 (with it's very "dimensionally correct" case)"...
Well, with some imagination, quite a few very nice rounds sprung from that case.
So, even with the marketing stink on it, a few of the new kids may turn out to be great.
I'll say about these 2 rounds what I say about a lot of things- flash in the pan is all it is, a fad. In 100 years the 30-06 will STILL be going strong and the standard against which all rounds are measured, and these 2 new ones will be some footnote for reloaders to puzzle over.
If you want to step it up a notch, give me the .300 Win. mag or .375 H&H. Can't beat perfection!
I'll take my trusty, tried and true '06 anyday of the week. You can keep all of these new fandangled rounds. There's a reason the 30-06 has been around for over 100 years. IT WORKS!! [:D][:D]
Couldn't have said it better myself
quote:Originally posted by rock,roll,n,load
I'll take my trusty, tried and true '06 anyday of the week. You can keep all of these new fandangled rounds. There's a reason the 30-06 has been around for over 100 years. IT WORKS!! [:D][:D]
Couldn't have said it better myself
Guess I'm getting old and starting to lean that way also. But my Encore handgun addiction has me thinking these will make a pretty good caliber out of a 15" barrel - you can never have too many barrels and the more efficient cartridge makes it a natural.
Jon
Guess I'm getting old and starting to lean that way also. But my Encore handgun addiction has me thinking these will make a pretty good caliber out of a 15" barrel - you can never have too many barrels and the more efficient cartridge makes it a natural.
The only problem with these is that they are so fat that they push the envelope of safe in the Encore. Unlike a rifle action, you can't add more meat the to the Encore chamber area to make up for it. That is why the WSM cartridges haven't caught on with the Encore crowd. Also, I am not sure here, nononsense can help me out as I am at work and can't check because of their stupid web filters, but I think that the .375 Ruger has a rebated rim, which makes it really hard to load and extract reliably in the Encore.
The .375 Ruger is a standard .532" diameter on both the rim and the head of the cartridge case just like the belted magnums. No rebate.
The RUMs, RSAUMs, WSSMs and WSMs are all rebated due to the fact that they have .534(5)" rims and .550(5)" heads. The Dakotas have a .545" rim and head diameters.
As far as the rest of the discussion is concerned, it basically follows all of the rest of the discussions we've had when information regarding a new cartridge is posted. That's as it should be. The important fact is that we are aware of new developments and figure out how they might change things for each of us.
Best.