The .338 Remington Ultra Magnum is a .338 caliber
rifle
A rifle is a long gun, long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting and higher stopping power, with a gun barrel, barrel that has a helical or spiralling pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus o ...
cartridge introduced by
Remington Arms
Remington Arms Company, LLC, was an American firearms manufacturer, manufacturer of firearms and ammunition. It was formerly owned by the Remington Outdoor Company, which went bankrupt in 2020 with its lines of business sold to several purchase ...
in 2002.
Design
It is a beltless, rebated rim cartridge based on the
.300 Remington Ultra Magnum case shortened .090" and necked-up to accept a 0.338-inch (.338 caliber) bullet. The .338 Remington Ultra Magnum has a similar case capacity as the
.338 Lapua Magnum and somewhat lower than that of the
.338-378 Weatherby Magnum. It is one of the most powerful .338-caliber rounds in production.
See also
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List of rifle cartridges
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, Caliber, calibre and name.
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Table of handgun and rifle cartridges
This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for the cartridge, and might not occur in the same load (e.g. the highest muzzle energy might not be in the same ...
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.338 Edge
References
External links
.338 Remington Ultra Magnum reloading data at accuratepowder.com BROKEN.338 Remington Ultra Magnum case diagram
Pistol and rifle cartridges
Magnum rifle cartridges
Remington Ultra Magnum rifle cartridges
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