338 MARLIN EXPRESS

The 338 Marlin Express was designed to copy the 30-06 Springfield’s ballistic performance out of a lever-action rifle. It was once available under Hornady’s LEVERevolution line of ammunition with a polymer tipped bullet, although production ceased after Ruger acquired Marlin from Remington in 2020. When loaded with a spitzer profile 200 grain projectile, the 338 Marlin Express achieves a ~2,565 fps muzzle velocity out of a 24” barrel and resultant 0.430 G1 ballistic coefficient.