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Last was the .44 Wildey Magnum (also known as the 11mm Wildey Magnum) which used a .44 Magnum bullet. [6] All calibers were eventually discontinued. The .45 Wildey Magnum was introduced by Wildey F.A., Inc. in 1997, which is also a necked-down version of the .475 Wildey Magnum using a .45 ACP bullet. It was discontinued in 2011 when overall ...
The Wildey employs a unique short-stroke gas operation which allows the pistol to be adapted to fire several high-pressure cartridges ranging from the 9mm Winchester Magnum to the .475 Wildey Magnum. Moore described the Wildey patented gas system as an "air-hydraulic piston powered by the firing gases through six small holes in the barrel.
A magnum cartridge is a firearm cartridge with a larger case size than, or derived from, a similar cartridge of the same projectile caliber and case shoulder shape. [ clarification needed ] The term derives from the .357 Magnum , the original revolver cartridge with this designation.
The .475 A&M Magnum is a rifle cartridge developed in the United States. At the time of its development it was considered the most powerful sporting rifle cartridge ever developed. [ 1 ] However, as the .475 A&M Magnum was a wildcat cartridge, the .460 Weatherby Magnum continued to be the most powerful commercial sporting cartridge available.
The case head and rim dimensions exactly match the .44-Magnum pistol case, and all dimensions from the lower part of the case matches the 50-Action Express (50 AE), which can be described as a .44-Magnum cartridge that has had the body of the case expanded to 50-caliber while leaving the head intact.
In fact, the pistol was originally designed around the .45 Winchester Magnum and 9mm Winchester Magnum cartridges. The fact that the pistol was designed for a double stack magazine for the latter cartridge allowed the pistol to accomodate the single stack magazine of the larger .475 Wildey Magnum. --D.E. Watters 11:49, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
.357 Magnum Australia: 2022 Wildey: Wildey F.A. Incorporated.357 Wildey Magnum.44 Auto Mag.45 Winchester Magnum.41 Wildey Magnum.44 Wildey Magnum.45 Wildey Magnum.475 Wildey Magnum United States: 1973 WIST-94: PREXER Ltd. 9×19mm Parabellum Poland: 1994 York Arms Sten: York Arms Company, Utah 9x19mm Parabellum United States: Zafar: MDI-TİSAŞ ...
Wildcats are not governed by C.I.P. or SAAMI rules so wildcatters can capitalize on achievable high operating pressures. With the .284 Winchester as the parent case wildcatters have created 6mm-284, 6.5mm-284, .284 Shehane, .30-284, .338-284, .35-284, .450 Bushmaster and the .375-284 variants and the .475 Wildey Magnum pistol cartridge.