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The .458 Winchester Magnum is a belted, straight-taper cased, Big Five game rifle cartridge.It was introduced commercially in 1956 by Winchester and first chambered in the Winchester Model 70 African rifle. [3]
The .257 Weatherby Magnum is capable of firing a 115 gr (7.5 g) Nosler Ballistic Tip bullet at 3,400 ft/s (1,036 m/s) generating 2,952 ft⋅lbf (4,002 J) of energy [3] which is comparable to factory loadings of the .30-06 Springfield and the .35 Whelen in terms of energy.
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.
Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name.
The .458×2-inch American was designed as a medium-power big-bore cartridge by Frank Barnes for North American big game. Frank Barnes found that the .458 Winchester Magnum and the .460 Weatherby Magnum too powerful for North American big game and believed that a cartridge of lesser power would be ample for the task.
The .338 Lapua Magnum case by itself has been based on the .416 Rigby. The .460 Weatherby Magnum has a case head diameter (0.580"/ 14,73mm) unique to the large Weatherby belted magnum cases. Few other cartridges use this case head size (or something close, like the .416 Rigby).
.325 Winchester Short Magnum.338 WSM.338 Federal; 8.6 Blackout.358 Winchester.358 Winchester Short Magnum.375 Raptor.375 Winchester Short Magnum.416 Winchester Short Magnum.450 Marlin.45 Raptor.458 HAM'R [34].458 WSM; 45-70 Auto.458 Winchester Short Magnum; 475 Bishop Short Magnum.50 Krater.500 Auto Max.500 Phantom.510 Winchester Short Magnum
The .458 Lott is a .458 caliber rifle cartridge designed for the purpose of hunting large, thick-skinned dangerous game animals in Africa. It is based on the full length .375 H&H Magnum case blown out and shortened to 2.800 inches (71.1 mm).