.303 Savage

The .303 Savage is a rimmed, .30 caliber rifle cartridge developed by the Savage Arms Company in 1894, which was designed as a short action cartridge for their Savage Model 99 hammerless lever-action rifle. The cartridge was designed for smokeless powder at a time when black-powder cartridges were still popular. The .303 Savage using heavier 190 grain bullets had a reputation of being better on heavy game than the .30-30 Win, but it was considered a marginal difference. Although with modern loads, the .303 Savage is considered on par with the .30-30 Winchester in performance, with only slightly less muzzle velocity, for example when using a Remington 150 grain JSP the .303 has a muzzle velocity of 2,155 ft/s, while the .30-30 with the same bullet is 2,390 ft/s. The .303 Savage remained popular through the 1930s. Savage produced a half dozen loads for it. With its 190-grain loading, it was used on such animals as deer and moose.

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