SAAMI pressures (original) (raw)
SAAMI Pressures
Data from the current SAAM specs (2004)
Please note that some are in psi and some cup
| SAAMI Rifle Pressure Specifications (Maximum Average pressure) All Piezo measurements unless specified) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartridge | Pressure (Max Avg) | Cartridge | Pressure (Max Avg) |
| 5 mm RFM | 37,000 | .30-30 Winchester | 42,000 |
| .17 Rem | 52,000 cup | .30-06 Springfield | 60,000 |
| .22RF Short | 21,000 | .30-30 Winchester (Saboted) | 38,000 |
| .22RF Long & LR | 24,000 | .300 Savage | 47,000 |
| .22WRF | 19,000 | .300 Weatherby Magnum | 65,000 |
| .22WRM | 24,000 | .300 H&H Mag | 54,000 cup |
| .22 Hornet | 43,000 cup | .300 Win Mag | 64,000 |
| .218 Bee | 40,000 cup | .303 British | 49,000 |
| .22-250 Remington | 65,000 | .307 Win | 52,000 cup |
| 220 Swift | 54,000cup | .308 Winchester | 62,000 |
| .222 Remington | 50,000 | .308 Winchester (Saboted) | 52,000 |
| .222 Rem Mag | 50,000 cup | .32 Win Special | 42,000 |
| .223 Remington | 55,000 | .32 Rem | 37,000 cup |
| .243 Winchester | 60,000 | .32-20 | 16,000 cup |
| .25-06 Remington | 63,000 | .32-40 | 30,000 cup |
| .250 Savage | 45,000 cup | 8mm Mauser | 35,000 |
| .256 Win | 43,000 cup | 8mm Rem Magnum | 65,000 |
| .257 Roberts | 54,000 | .338 Win Mag | 64,000 |
| .257 Roberts +P | 58,000 | .348 Win | 40,000 cup |
| .264 Win Mag | 64,000 | .35 Remington | 33,500 |
| .270 Winchester | 65,000 | .351 Win SL | 45,000 cup |
| .280 Remington | 60,000 | .35 Whelan | 52,000 cup |
| .284 Winchester | 56,000 | .350 Rem Mag | 56,200 cup |
| 6mm Remington | 65,000 | .356 Win | 52,000 cup |
| 6 mm BR-REM | 52,000 cup | .358 Win | 52,000 cup |
| 6.5x55 | 46,000 cup | .375 H&H | 62,000 |
| 6.5 Rem Mag | 56,200 cup | .375 Win | 52,000 cup |
| 7mm BR Rem | 52,000 cup | .38-40 Win | 14,000 cup |
| 7mm Mauser | 51,000 | .38-55 Win | 30,000 cup |
| 7mm Rem Mag | 61,000 | .416 Rem Mag | 65,000 |
| 7mm Weatherby Mag | 65,000 | .444 Marlin | 44,000 cup |
| 7mm-08 | 61,000 | .45-70 Government | 28,000 |
| 7-30 Waters | 45,000 | .458 Win Mag | 53,000 cup |
| 7.62x39 | 45,000 | .470 NE | 35,000 cup |
| .30 Carbine | 40,000 . | . | . |
| .30-40 Krag | 40,000 cup . | . | . |
| SAAMI Pistol Pressure Specifications (Maximum Average pressure) All Piezo measurements unless specified) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartridge | Pressure (Max Avg) | Cartridge | Pressure (Max Avg) |
| .221 Rem Fireball | 52,000 cup | .38 Colt | 12,000 cup |
| .22 Jet | 40,000 cup | .357 Magnum | 35,000 |
| .25 ACP | 25,000 cup | .357 Maximum | 40,000 |
| .30 Luger | 28,000 cup | .40 S&W | 35,000 |
| .32 ACP | 20,500 | 10 mm | 37,500 |
| .32 S&W Long | 15,000 | .41 AE | 35,000 |
| .32 H&R Mag | 21,000 cup | .41 Magnum | 36,000 |
| .380 ACP | 21,500 | .44 Special | 15,500 |
| 9 mm Luger | 35,000 | .44-40 | 13,000 cup |
| 9.mm Luger +P | 38,500 | .44 Magnum | 36,000 |
| 9 mm Win Mag | 45,000 cup | .45 Auto Rim | 15,000 cup |
| .38 Auto | 26,500 | .45 ACP | 21,000 |
| .38 S&W | 14,500 | .45 ACP +P | 23,000 |
| .38 Special | 17,000 | .45 Colt | 14,000 |
| .38 Special +P | 18,500 | .45 Colt (Ruger) | 25,000 cup |
| .38-40 | 14,000 cup | .45 Win Mag | 40,000 cup |
| .38 Super +P | 36,500 | .454 Casull | 50,000 cup |
| .38 S&W | 13,000 cup | .50 AE | 35,000 |
| SAAMI Shotgun Pressure Specifications (Maximum Average Pressure in PSI) All Piezo measurements unless specified) | |
|---|---|
| Cartridge | Maximum Average pressure |
| 10 gauge | 11,000 (all) |
| 12 gauge | 11,5000 (all but 3 1/2" mag) |
| 12 gauge 3 1/2" mag | 14,000 |
| 16 gauge | 11,500 (all) |
| 20 Gauge | 12,000 (all) |
| 28 gauge | 12,500 (all) |
| .410 Bore 2 1/2" | 12,500 |
| .410 Bore 3" | 13,500 |
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