7.62×65 mm (30-03)

NAME – 7.62×65 mm (30-03)

NAME (COMMON) – 30-03

TYPE – Rimless Bottleneck

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1903

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

CASE TYPE – Rimless bottleneck

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 84.8 mm (3.34 in)

CASING LENGTH – 65 mm (2.559 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 11.94 mm (0.470 in)

CASE RIM DIAMETER – 12.01 mm (0.473 in)

BULLET TYPE – Round-nosed full metal jacketed Ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 14.26 g (220 grains)

POWDER WEIGHT – 2.72 g (42 grains)

CASING WEIGHT – 12.18 g (188 grains)

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 29.16 g (450 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 671 m/s (2200 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 61 cm (24 in)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3206 j (2365 ft/lb)

WEIGHT OF 5-ROUND STRIPPER CLIP – 7.26 g (112 grains)