What is the .308 Winchester?

The .308 Winchester is a factory rifle cartridge in the Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges family, introduced in 1952.

What bullet diameter does the .308 Winchester use?

The .308 Winchester uses a bullet diameter of 0.308 inches.

What is the case type of the .308 Winchester?

The .308 Winchester has a Rimless, Bottlenecked case type.

What primer does the .308 Winchester use?

The .308 Winchester uses a Large Rifle (.210") primer.

What cartridges are in the Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges family?

The Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges family includes the .308 Winchester and other related cartridges. Browse the full family on OpenCartridge.

.308 Winchester

Rifle Factory

Family	Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges
Year	1952
Case Type	Rimless, Bottlenecked
Primer	Large Rifle (.210")

Dimensions (inches)

Bullet Ø	0.308
Case Length	2.02
Neck Ø	0.344
Shoulder Ø	0.454
Base Ø	0.47
Rim Ø	0.47
Total Length	2.75

SAAMI Pressure

MAP (PSI)	62,000
MAP (CUP)	52,000

Muzzle Velocity across 42 loads: Avg 2790 fps Min 2277 fps Max 3420 fps

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180.00gr Speer Soft Point (SP) — 45.00gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2614 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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175.00gr Match — 45.60gr

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2708 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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168.00gr Sierra Matchking Match — 47.50gr Varget

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2781 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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165.00gr Speer Soft Point (SP) — 47.20gr

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2739 fps

2.7850 OAL"

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150.00gr Speer Soft Point (SP) — 51.00gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2938 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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147.00gr Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) — 50.50gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2959 fps

2.7500 OAL"

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180.00gr Sierra Boat Tail (BT) — 41.00gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2624 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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168.00gr Sierra Boat Tail Hollow Point (BTHP) — 43.00gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2724 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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147.00gr Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) — 46.70gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

3017 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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130.00gr Speer Hollow Point (HP) — 48.90gr

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3198 fps

2.6880 OAL"

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125.00gr Sierra Hollow Point (HP) — 48.90gr

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3241 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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110.00gr Speer Soft Point (SP) — 51.10gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

3420 fps

2.6840 OAL"

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220.00gr Sierra Match — 39.60gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2319 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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185.00gr Lapua Match — 42.40gr

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2559 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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175.00gr Sierra Boat Tail Hollow Point (BTHP) — 42.50gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2596 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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168.00gr Hornady Round Nose (RN) — 44.70gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2696 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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168.00gr Sierra Boat Tail Hollow Point (BTHP) — 45.00gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2695 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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165.00gr Nosler Boat Tail (BT) — 45.50gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2730 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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155.00gr Sierra Match — 47.00gr

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2870 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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150.00gr Hornady Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) — 47.50gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2906 fps

2.7500 OAL"

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150.00gr Sierra Boat Tail (BT) — 47.40gr

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2908 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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150.00gr Hornady Soft Point (SP) — 46.30gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2888 fps

2.7800 OAL"

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135.00gr Sierra Hollow Point (HP) — 47.00gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2872 fps

2.7000 OAL"

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175.00gr Sierra Boat Tail Hollow Point (BTHP) — 44.80gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2722 fps

2.8100 OAL"

Lapua Case

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168.00gr Sierra Boat Tail Hollow Point (BTHP) — 46.00gr

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2830 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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168.00gr Nosler Boat Tail (BT) — 45.70gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2798 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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150.00gr Speer Boat Tail Soft Point (BTSP) — 48.70gr

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2982 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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150.00gr Hornady Soft Point (SP) — 48.30gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2996 fps

2.7800 OAL"

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147.00gr Other — 48.90gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

3060 fps

2.7500 OAL"

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220.00gr Sierra Match — 42.90gr

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2306 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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168.00gr Sierra Match — 31.50gr

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2277 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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150.00gr Hornady Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) — 32.40gr

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2407 fps

2.7250 OAL"

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110.00gr Speer Soft Point (SP) — 36.00gr

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2798 fps

2.6750 OAL"

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180.00gr Speer Boat Tail Soft Point (BTSP) — 39.00gr

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2616 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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175.00gr Sierra Match — 39.50gr

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2658 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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168.00gr Sierra Match — 40.00gr

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2694 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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168.00gr Hornady Round Nose (RN) — 41.20gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2751 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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150.00gr Hornady Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) — 42.70gr

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2924 fps

2.7500 OAL"

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150.00gr Sierra Boat Tail (BT) — 43.30gr

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2955 fps

2.8100 OAL"

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175.00gr Barnes Boat Tail Soft Point (BTSP) — 43.90gr Varget

by jensenjudkins · Apr 18, 2026

2615 fps

24.00" Barrel

Winchester Case

210 Primer

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176.00gr Hornady Match — 41.50gr Varget

by jensenjudkins · Apr 13, 2026

2602 fps

24.00" Barrel

Winchester Case

CCI 200 Primer

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110.00gr Nosler Other — 48.00gr H335

by jensenjudkins · Apr 6, 2026

3184 fps

24.00" Barrel

WLR Primer

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