These are the SAAMI Maximum Pressures for various centerfire rifle cartridges. There are a lot of "holes", which I plan to fill in the very near future.
| Cartridge | Copper Units of Pressure | |
| .17 Rem | ||
| .218 Bee | 40,000 | |
| .219 Wasp | ||
| .219 Zipper | ||
| .22 Hornet | 43,000 | |
| .22 PPC | 55,000 | |
| .220 Swift | 54,000 | |
| .221 Fireball | ||
| .222 Rem | 46,000 | |
| .222 Rem Mag | 50,000 | |
| .223 Rem | 52,000 | |
| .224 Wby Mag | ||
| .225 Win | 50,000 | |
| .22-250 | 53,000 | |
| 6 x 47mm | ||
| 6mm Rem 244 Rem | 52,000 | |
| 6mm BR Mag | ||
| 6mm PPC | n/e | |
| .240 Wby Mag | 55,100 | |
| .243 Win | 52,000 | |
| .244 Rem | 52,000 | |
| .25-20 WCF | 28,000 | |
| .25-35 Win | ||
| .250 Savage | 45,000 | |
| .256 Win Mag | ||
| .257 Roberts | 45,000 (1) | |
| .257 Roberts +P | 50,000 | |
| .25-06 Rem | 53,000 | |
| .257 Wby Mag | 55,000 | |
| 6.5 x 54mm M.S. | ||
| 6.5mm Jap | ||
| 6.5 x 55mm | 45,000 | |
| 6.5mm Rem Mag | 53,000 | |
| .264 Win Mag | 53,000 | |
| .270 Win | 52,000 | |
| .270 Wby Mag | 55,100 | |
| 7-30 Waters | 40,000 | |
| 7 x 57mm Mauser | 46,000 (2) | |
| 7mm-08 Rem | 52,000 | |
| 7 x 61mm S&H | ||
| 7mm Wby Mag | 55,100 | |
| 7mm Rem Mag | 52,000 | |
| .280 Rem (7mm Remington Express) | 50,000 | |
| .284 Win | 54,000 | |
| .30 Carbine | 40,000 | |
| 7.62 x 39mm | 50,000 | |
| .30 Herrett | ||
| .30 Rem | ||
| .30-30 | 38,000 | |
| .30-40 Krag | 40,000 | |
| .300 Savage | 46,000 | |
| 7.62mm NATO (Mil) | ||
| .30-06 Spgfld | 50,000 | |
| .300 H&H Mag | 54,000 | |
| .300 Win Mag | 54,000 | |
| .300 Wby Mag | 65,000 | |
| .307 Win | 52,000 | |
| .308 Win | 52,000 | |
| .308 Norma Mag (30-338) | 55,100 | |
| 7.65mm Mauser | ||
| .303 British | 45,000 | |
| .303 Savage | ||
| 7.7mm Jap | ||
| .32-20 Win | 16,000 | |
| .32-40 | ||
| .32 Win Special | 38,000 | |
| .32 Rem (32 Win Special) | 38,000 | |
| 8 x 57mm Mauser | 37,000 | |
| 8 x 57mm JS | 50,000 | |
| 8mm-06 | 50,000 | |
| 8mm Rem Mag | 54,000 | |
| .338-06 | 52,000 | |
| .338 Win Mag | 54,000 | |
| .340 Wby Mag | 55,100 | |
| .348 Win | ||
| .38 Special | ||
| .357 Mag (Rifle) | 35,000 psi | |
| .357 Herrett | ||
| .35 Rem | 35,000 | |
| .351 Win S.L. | ||
| .356 Win | 52,000 | |
| .358 Win | 52,000 | |
| .35 Whelen | 52,000 | |
| .350 Rem Mag | 53,000 | |
| .358 Norma Mag | 53,400 | |
| 9.3 x 62mm | n/e | |
| 9.3 x 74R | n/e | |
| .375 Win | 52,000 | |
| .375 H&H Mag | 53,000 | |
| .378 Wby Mag | ||
| .38-40 WCF | ||
| .38-55 Win & Ballard | ||
| .416 Rem Mag | 54,000 | |
| .416 Wby | ||
| .44 Rem Mag (Rifle) | 36,000 psi | |
| .44-40 WCF | 12,500 | |
| .444 Marlin | 44,000 | |
| .45-70 | 28,000 (3) | |
| .45-70 | 35,000 (4) | |
| .458 Win Mag | 53,000 | |
| .460 Wby Mag |
(1) Speer uses 48,000 for modern firearms
(2) 50,000 for modern bolt action firearms
(3) in trapdoor and lever action rifles
(4) in modern bolt action and single-shot firearms
n/e none exist (usually due to wildcat status)
Last updated : 02 February 2000