.300 Winchester Short Magnum Ballistics

Ballistics and Drop for the .300 Winchester Short Magnum

Cartridge Type: Rifle
Height: 2.1"
Width: 0.533"
Average FPS: 3078
Average Energy: 3576
Average Gr: 170
Recoil: 2.36
Power Rank: 5.23 of 20

The .300 Winchester Short Magnum (.300 WSM) was designed in 2001 by Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The design has no parent case and is based off a .308 bullet with a 1:10 twist and large rifle magnum primer. The ballistic performances based off four grain types for velocity are 3,313 ft/s (150 gr), 3,223 ft/s (165 gr), 3,095 ft/s (180 gr), and 2,822 ft/s (200 gr).

The .300 WSM was designed to be a chambered in a lighter weight rifle to use for carrying while backpacking. The shortened barrel length along with reduced powder charge makes the .300 WSM less accurate than other .30 caliber in its class. Depending on the cartridge and grain size the .300 WSM can be used on a variety of game ranging from light to heavy at distances between 250 yards and over 1000 yards outward.

Factory loaded ammunition can be found from Olin (Winchester) starting at 150 grain on up to 180 grain. Hand loading brass ranges from 130 grain at 3,500 ft/s up to 220 grain at 2,600 ft/s depending on the type of powder load. The .300 WSM is better suited for shooters who can read variables such as wind/distance to help ensure well-placed shots on targets.

*Casing image above is an artist rendering and not a real photo of .300 Winchester Short Magnum Ballistics cartridge. While we have went to great lengths to make sure that it's as accurate as possible this rendering should not be used to generate specs for casings.

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Known Rounds

.300 Winchester Short Magnum-Winchester Ballistic Silvertip, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Black Hills Sierra MatchKing, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Nosler AccuBond, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Winchester Power-Point, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Black Hills Nosler AccuBond, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Winchester Power-Point, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Winchester Ballistic Silvertip, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Federal Barnes Triple-Shock X-Bullet, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Federal Nosler AccuBond, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Federal Nosler Partition, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Federal Nosler Ballistic Tip, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Federal Barnes Tipped Triple-Shock, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Federal Nosler Partition, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Federal Barnes Triple Shock X-Bullet, .300 Winchester Short Magnum-Federal Soft Point,

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Other Cartridges with Similar Widths (cartridges not bullets)

.416 Weatherby Magnum, .325 Winchester Short Magnum, 10.57mm (.416) Lazzeroni Meteor, .300 Remington Ultra Magnum, 10mm Auto, .460 Smith & Wesson, .458 Winchester Magnum, .30-378 Weatherby, 8mm Remington Magnum, .270 Weatherby Magnum, .454 Casull, .495 A-Square, .404 Dakota, .500 Nitro Express 3-Inch, .475 Nitro Express Number 2,

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Other Cartridges with Similar Length

.270 Winchester Short Magnum, .480 Ruger, 7mm STW (Shooting Times Westerner), .495 A-Square, .30-378 Weatherby, 8.59mm (.338) Lazzeroni Titan, 7.21mm (.284) Lazzeroni Firebird, .458 Lott, .450 Dakota, 6.5x54 MS (6.5 Mannlicher-Schoenauer), .375 A-Square, 6.5x57 Mauser, .257 Weatherby Magnum, 6mm Remington, .30 M1 Carbine,

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Power Rank

The PowerRank is an estimation of the cartridge power. The first number is the value of this cartridge, and the last number is the value of the most powerful round in our bullet database.

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