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300 Remington Ultra Magnum

The .300 Remington Ultra Magnum, also known as the .300
.300 Remington Ultra Magnum
Ultra Mag, 7.62×72mm or .300 RUM is a 7.62 mm (.308 inch)
rifle cartridge introduced by Remington Arms in 1999. The .300
Remington Ultra Magnum is one of the largest commercially
available .30 caliber magnums currently being produced. It is a
.300 RUM cartridge
beltless, rebated rim cartridge, capable of handling all large North
American game, as well as long-range shooting. Among Type Rifle
commercially produced .30-caliber rifle chamberings, the .300 Place of origin Canada
Remington Ultra Magnum is second only to the .30-378 Weatherby
Magnum in cartridge-case capacity. Production history
Designer Remington
Designed 1999
Contents Manufacturer Remington
Arms
Origin & History
Company
Design & Specification
Produced 1999 -
Performance present
Sporting Usage Specifications
See also Parent case .404 Jeffery
References Case type Beltless,
rebated rim,
bottleneck
Origin & History
Bullet diameter .308 in
In the early 1980s Aubrey White and Noburo Uno of North (7.8 mm)
American Shooting Systems (NASS) based in British Columbia Neck diameter .344 in
Canada began experimenting with the full length .404 Jeffery by (8.7 mm)
reducing the taper and necking it down to various calibers such as
Shoulder diameter .525 in
7 mm, .308, 311, 338, 9.3 mm and .375. These cartridges were
known variously as the Canadian Magnum or the Imperial (13.3 mm)
Magnums. Rifles were built on Remington Model 700 Long Actions Base diameter .550 in
and used McMillan stocks. Cartridges were fire formed from .404 (14.0 mm)
Jeffery cases with the rim turned down, taper reduced and featured
Rim diameter .534 in
sharp shoulders.
(13.6 mm)
Both Remington and Dakota Arms purchased the formed brass Case length 2.850 in
designed by Noburo Uno for use in their own experimentation and (72.4 mm)
cartridge development. In 1999 Remington released the first of a
series of cartridges virtually identical to the Canadian Magnum Overall length 3.600 in
cartridges which featured a slightly wider body, increased taper, and (91.4 mm)
shallower shoulders and named it the .300 Remington Ultra Case capacity 110.2 gr H2O
Magnum. Dakota too released their own version of the cartridge but (7.14 cm3)
chose not to turn down the rim and shortened the case to work in a
standard length action. Remington would go on to design their own Rifling twist 1–10"
shortened versions of the Ultra Magnum cartridge which they were Primer type Large rifle
to call the Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum or RSAUM for
magnum
short.
Maximum 65,000 psi
pressure (450 MPa)
Design & Specification
Ballistic performance
The .300 Remington Ultra Magnum is a member of the Remington
Bullet Velocity Energy
Ultra Magnum cartridge family based on the .404 Jeffery via the
mass/type
Canadian Magnum cartridges. As these cartridges feature wider
bodies than the belted magnums based on the .375 H&H case, these 150 gr 3,456 ft/s 3,979 ft⋅lbf
cartridges have greater case capacities than their corresponding full (10 g) X (1,053 m/s) (5,395 J)
length belted Magnum cartridges such as the 7 mm Shooting Times 168 gr 3,295 ft/s 4,051 ft⋅lbf
Westerner, the .300 Weatherby Magnum, .340 Weatherby Magnum (11 g) BTHP (1,004 m/s) (5,492 J)
and the .375 Ackley Improved.
180 gr 3,229 ft/s 4,168 ft⋅lbf
The .300 RUM features a rebated rim much like the .300 Canadian (12 g) BTSP (984 m/s) (5,651 J)
Magnum so as to allow the cartridge to function in the Remington 200 gr 3,067 ft/s 4,178 ft⋅lbf
M700 action without having to increase the bolt and bolt face (13 g) SP (935 m/s) (5,665 J)
diameter of the action. Unlike the belted Magnum cases based on
220 gr 2,933 ft/s 4,203 ft⋅lbf
the .375 H&H Magnum cartridge, the .300 RUM does not have a
belt. All things being equal, a beltless cartridge would feed more (14 g) RN (894 m/s) (5,699 J)

reliably and more smoothly than a belted cartridge. Furthermore, as Test barrel length: 24" (610 mm)
this is a beltless cartridge headspacing is designed to take place on Source(s): Accurate Powder[1]
the shoulder, which is considered beneficial by some as it is thought
to promote accuracy and prolong case life of the cartridge. As
modern belted magnums such as 7mm Remington Magnum and .300 Winchester Magnum actually
headspace on the shoulder despite retaining the belt found on their parent cartridge, belted or unbelted
is basically irrelevant in discussions of modern cartridges, and particularly so in discussions of unbelted
cartridges.

SAAMI compliant .300 Remington Ultra Magnum cartridge schematic: All dimensions in
inches [millimeters].
SAAMI recommends that the barrel have a 6 groove contour with a twist rate of one revolution in 10 in
(250 mm). The barrel is to have a groove width of .115 in (2.9 mm). Bore is given as .300 in (7.6 mm) and
a groove is .308 in (7.8 mm). Maximum case overflow capacity is 122.5 gr. of water (7.30 cm3). SAAMI
recommended Maximum Average Pressure is set at 65,000 psi (4,500 bar).

Remington's ultra magnum cases were made wider than the .404 Jeffery case by .006 in (0.15 mm). The
brass was made thicker so as to withstand the higher pressure of the new cartridge as the Jeffery
cartridge had a maximum average pressure rating of 3,650 bar (52,900 psi).

Performance
Remington ammunition for the .300 RUM is available in three
Power Levels. Power Level I duplicates the .30-06 Springfield,
Power Level II that of the .300 Winchester Magnum and Power
Level III is the full power load. Remington offers the full power
(Power Level III) .300 Remington Ultra Magnum ammunition in
150 gr (9.7 g) at 3,450 ft/s (1,050 m/s), the 180 gr (12 g) at 3,250 ft/s
(990 m/s) and the 200 gr (13 g) at 3,032 ft/s (924 m/s). These are
among the highest velocities attained by a .30 caliber production
rifle cartridge.

left-to-right: .308 Winchester, .30-06

Springfield, .300 Weatherby
Magnum, .300 Remington Ultra
Magnum
 Performance Characteristics .300 Remington Ultra Magnum Power Level III Ammunition
100-yard 200-yard 300-yard 400-yard 500-yard
Cartridge Criteria Muzzle
(91 m) (180 m) (270 m) (370 m) (460 m)
3,450 ft/s 3,211 ft/s 2,985 ft/s 2,769 ft/s 2,564 ft/s 2,369 ft/s
Velocity
(1,050 m/s) (979 m/s) (910 m/s) (844 m/s) (782 m/s) (722 m/s)
Premier Scirocco
Bonded 150 grains 3,964 ft⋅lbf 3,434 ft⋅lbf 2,967 ft⋅lbf 2,554 ft⋅lbf 2,190 ft⋅lbf 1,869 ft⋅lbf
(9.7 g) Energy
(5,374 J) (4,656 J) (4,023 J) (3,463 J) (2,970 J) (2,534 J)
PR300UM5[2]
Bullet −1.5 in 2.6 in 3.2 in −7.8 in −20.9 in
0 in (0 cm)
Drop (−3.8 cm) (6.6 cm) (8.1 cm) (−20 cm) (−53 cm)
3,250 ft/s 3,051 ft/s 2,860 ft/s 2,677 ft/s 2,502 ft/s 2,334 ft/s
Velocity
(990 m/s) (930 m/s) (870 m/s) (816 m/s) (763 m/s) (711 m/s)
Premier Scirocco
4,221 ft⋅lbf 3,719 ft⋅lbf 3,268 ft⋅lbf 2,864 ft⋅lbf 2,501 ft⋅lbf 2,177 ft⋅lbf
Bonded 180 grains Energy
(5,723 J) (5,042 J) (4,431 J) (3,883 J) (3,391 J) (2,952 J)
(12 g) PR300UM3[2]
Bullet −1.5 in 2.9 in 3.6 in −8.5 in −22.5 in
0 in (0 cm)
Drop (−3.8 cm) (7.4 cm) (9.1 cm) (−22 cm) (−57 cm)
3,032 ft/s 2,793 ft/s 2,566 ft/s 2,352 ft/s 2,148 ft/s 1,954 ft/s
Velocity
(924 m/s) (851 m/s) (782 m/s) (717 m/s) (655 m/s) (596 m/s)
Premier A-Frame
4,082 ft⋅lbf 3,464 ft⋅lbf 2,924 ft⋅lbf 2,456 ft⋅lbf 2,049 ft⋅lbf 1,695 ft⋅lbf
200 grains (13 g) Energy
(5,534 J) (4,697 J) (3,964 J) (3,330 J) (2,778 J) (2,298 J)
RS300UM2[2]
Bullet −1.5 in 3.7 in 4.5 in −10.8 in −29.2 in
0 in (0 cm)
Drop (−3.8 cm) (9.4 cm) (11 cm) (−27 cm) (−74 cm)
Rifle sighted in 1.5 inch (2.5 cm) above bore axis. Altitude 1000 ft. Temperature 59 °F (15 °C). Values courtesy of Big Game Info Ballistic
Calculator

The .300 RUM is an excellent long range cartridge with the ability to deliver a useful level of energy
downrange especially with the power level III ammunition. Due to its high velocity it exhibits less bullet
drop than most other .30 caliber (7.62 mm) cartridges.

Compared to other production .30 caliber (7.62 mm) cartridges, only the .30-378 Weatherby Magnum
surpasses the .300 Remington Ultra Magnum. Factory loaded .30-378 Weatherby Magnum ammunition
has a 150–200 ft/s (46–61 m/s) velocity advantage over the .300 RUM cartridge with any given bullet
weight. However, the .30-378 Weatherby Magnum is considered the most overbore production sporting
cartridge available and is not considered as efficient as the .300 RUM cartridge. In part due to its
excessive freebore lengths the claimed velocities by Weatherby is a resultant factor of this freebore
length. If chambered to allow bullets to seat to the lands of the rifling the large Weatherby cartridges
would exhibit overpressure signs immediately. All things equal the .300 RUM and .30-378 Weatherby if
chambered with the same throat and freebore would be comparable. Known freebore lengths of older
Weatherby rifles have been in excess of 1 inch. The .30-378 is one of the most extreme cases of overbore
and has among the highest throat erosion levels of any rifles.

Sporting Usage
The .300 Remington Ultra Magnum cartridge was conceived as a long range hunting cartridge and in
this it excels most other cartridges. It is able to launch bullets of good weights and sectional densities at
high velocities and remaining energy to take game cleanly at longer ranges than lesser cartridges such as
the .30-06 Springfield and even the .300 Winchester Magnum.

See also
 List of rifle cartridges
Table of handgun and rifle cartridges
7 mm caliber

References
1. ".300 RUM data at Accurate Powder" (https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011731/http://www.accu
ratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/Standarddata(Rifle)/308Cal(7.82mm)/300%20RUM%2
0Remington%20Ultra%20Magnum%20pages%20272%20to%20275.pdf#) (PDF). Archived from the
original (http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/Standarddata(Rifle)/308Cal(7.
82mm)/300%20RUM%20Remington%20Ultra%20Magnum%20pages%20272%20to%20275.pdf#)
(PDF) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
2. "300 Remington Ultra Mag Power Level Ammunition" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110602072748/
http://www.remington.com/~/media/Files/Brochures/PowerLevelAmmunitionBrochure_replaced-Jan0
8.ashx). remington.com. Remington. January 8, 2011. Archived from the original (http://www.remingt
on.com/~/media/Files/Brochures/PowerLevelAmmunitionBrochure_replaced-Jan08.ashx) on June 2,
2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.

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