Sumbuddy at Remington did a big goof!

[500grains]

The new Rem 30 AR cartridge, advertised to shoot at 125 grain bullet at 2800 fps making a nice deer rifle in the compact AR15 package rather than the larger AR10. Here is an article about the ballistics of the cartridge:

http://accurateshooter.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/remington-introduces-new-30-remington-ar-cartridge/

But on the REMINGTON WEBSITE, they are listing a 125 grain bullet at 2154 fps!!! Not even on par with a 7.62 x 39!

http://www.remington.com/products/ammunition/centerfire/30_remington_ar.asp

 

[jasonk]

Re: Sumbuddy at Remington did a big goof!

I wonder if they accidentally entered the energy numbers vs the speed.

 

[MontanaMarine]

Re: Sumbuddy at Remington did a big goof!

Oops, that's not going to sell a lot of rifles......grin

 

[ker2222]

Re: Sumbuddy at Remington did a big goof!

I like this line from the article:


"So, does the 30 Remington AR (aka “30 RAR”) have a future? It will certainly stimulate sales of AR-platform rifles to some extent. That’s important because AR sales have been lagging recently."


my, my......what a difference a few months and one election make

 

[Queequeg]

Re: Sumbuddy at Remington did a big goof!

I tried using the comparative ballistics tool Remington offers on their sight but could not find any data on this round to plug in! From what I could discern, it falls short of the 7.62 X 39 and the 30-30. And what will it take to find ammo for this critter?

Something like the Etron X?