.338 Ruger Compact Magnum
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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.[2] Like the .338 caliber cartridges which predated it, the round is designed for hunting medium to large sized North American game.
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Type | Rifle | |||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||
Designer | Sturm Ruger | |||||||||||
Manufacturer | Hornady | |||||||||||
Produced | 2008 | |||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||
Parent case | .375 Ruger | |||||||||||
Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .338 in (8.6 mm) | |||||||||||
Neck diameter | .370 in (9.4 mm) | |||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .515 in (13.1 mm) | |||||||||||
Base diameter | .532 in (13.5 mm) | |||||||||||
Rim diameter | .532 in (13.5 mm) | |||||||||||
Rim thickness | .050 in (1.3 mm) | |||||||||||
Case length | 2.015 in (51.2 mm) | |||||||||||
Overall length | 2.840 in (72.1 mm) | |||||||||||
Case capacity | 72 gr H2O (4.7 cm3) | |||||||||||
Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||||||
Maximum pressure (CIP) | 62,366 psi (430.00 MPa) | |||||||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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Source(s): Hornady [1] |