338 Marlin Express Ammo
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The .338 Marlin Express is a new cartridge developed by Marlin Firearms and Hornady. It is based on the .376 Steyr to duplicate the venerable .30-06 Springfield's performance in a cartridge compatible with lever-action firearms.
The .338 Marlin Express was designed to produce to performance similar to the .30-06 Springfield. This would give lever-action hunters improved performance over their .30-30 Winchester rounds.
About: .338 Marlin Express
- Type: Rifle
- Place of origin: USA
- Designer: Marlin / Hornady
- Manufacturer: Hornady
- Produced: 2009
Specifications
- Parent case: .376 Steyr
- Case type: Semi-rimmed, bottleneck
- Bullet diameter: .338 in (8.6 mm)
- Neck diameter: 9.45mm
- Shoulder diameter: 12.60mm
- Base diameter: 12.76mm
- Rim diameter: 13.92mm
- im thickness: 1.14mm
- ase length: 47.90mm
- Overall length: 65.62mm
- Rifling twist: 1:12"
- Primer type: WLR
Ballistic performance
| Bullet mass/type | Velocity | Energy |
|---|---|---|
| 200 gr (13 g) FTX | 2,565 ft/s (782 m/s) 2,922 | ft⋅lbf (3,962 J) |
| (Hornady Flex Tip Expanding) |
