Hinterland #: 88702; MFG #: MDX01N460WR8B; Notify when available. Life is tough. Note: A complete article about the .460 Weatherby Magnum can be found on the Rifle Cartridge Page. .460 Weatherby isn't bad. I wish someone would explain this to me. This cookie is set by Hubspot whenever it changes the session cookie. A-Square, as nearly as I can tell, no longer exists, but when it did, they chambered the T-Rex in a 13-pound bolt action with three mercury recoil reducers in the stock. Modern loads will drive the same 400-grainer to 2,350 fps, putting this cartridge in the same realm as the 416s; my own favorite handloads run at a muzzle velocity of 2,280 fps, and in my Heym Express bolt-action rifle, it's one of my favorite rifle/cartridge combinations ever. Matte-finished metalwork and stock. Like the Rigby, the Remington uses that 400-grain bulletwith a sectional density of 0.330to give the excellent penetration that the .416s are famous for; many African PHs will tell you . It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). While Robert Ruark made the .416 Rigby famous in the hands of Harry Selby in his "Horn of the Hunter," it was the .404 Jeffery that did the lion's share of the work in the hands of numerous Game Departments across Africa. Unprepared wannabe hunters should stay home and watch football on television. GLOCK does not warrant or represent that this product is compatible with GLOCK pistols. The .600 is big and slow, and while it delivers a tremendous blow, I'm not impressed by its penetration, an impression consistent with most references. I shot both rifles on the range on the same day, so let me say this about that: The best way to learn how to shoot a .600 is to shoot a .700 first. I have loved the rifle. Only Jones' ability to get on the second trigger fast prevented a problem. The .460 Weatherby Magnum is a rifle cartridge, developed by Roy Weatherby in 1958. The new factory ammo is only loaded to about 2550 fps (in my rifle) now. When I hunted with him, his stock was held together by Land Rover door bolts and epoxy. You are using an out of date browser. It is simply the .378 Weatherby Magnum necked up to accept the .458 inches (11.6 mm) bullet. While we offer a variety of cartridges to choose from, 9mm bulk ammo is the most popular caliber used in the United States. 1 has been offered in .405 as well. Besides, the "too fast" argument doesn't hold up if it doesn't also apply to the 375s and 416s. I hope this is of some help. A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. I haven`t flinched YET! It fires a 900-grain bullet, and there were originally three loadings of different powers. The .375 Weatherby is essentially a .375 Improved, but with the trademark Weatherby double radius shoulder. Two .577 Tyrannosaurs dward a .308 cartridge. Page 1 of 1. Weatherby offers a couple cartridges in this bore diameter, and both are faster than the H&H velocity. Weatherby Mk V Deluxe .460 Magnum Description: Weatherby Custom Shop Mk V Deluxe .460 Weatherby Magnum, bolt action, 26" heavy barrel w/ported muzzle brake, factory drilled and tapped for safari sights, select checkered Monte Carlo pistol grip stock /rosewood forehand and grip cap, Maplewood spacers, adjustable Montana leather sling, NIGHTFORCE 3-10X42MM scope, 30MM tube and rings, factory box . The bull went down in a heap right there, and took just a brief moment to finish dying. The __hssrc cookie set to 1 indicates that the user has restarted the browser, and if the cookie does not exist, it is assumed to be a new session. Without the accubrake on the 460, the recoil is about double to that of a 300. Jack O'Connor first showed Roy Weatherby a .416 Rigby case that he had reloaded for his .416 Rigby rifle. Uh, no. Never use a gun that makes you think about the recoil! Guns and Shooting Online has compiled an extensive table comparing the recoil of many rifle cartridges and bullet weights in rifles of various weights . It was at the top of the heap, until insurrections in both India and Sudan resulted in the English ban of all .45 caliber ammunition, resulting in the development of many replacement cartridges, but more about that in a minute. . Life is tough. I agree that, thanks to its high velocity, the .460 Weatherby Magnum produces more energy than the .577 or .600. He makes sure that his ammo is up to full spec, 2,050 fps. Ships in 5-7 days from an outside warehouse This one is a particular favorite of mine, as it blends classic Africana with a slick-feeding, hard hitting cartridge. Some might argue today that it still holds that distinction, but it remains the general perception to the majority. Available in 12 and 20ga. Total:8,009 (members:1,019, guests:6,990). Thank you, John M. Browning. World's most popular community & resource for hunting in Africa since 2007. Wyoming. I have seen elephant take both barrels from a .577 straight into the head and do nothing more than turn to run. I know I don't. You are using an out of date browser. The .416 Rigby wallops shooters with 58 ft-lbs. After having my German made Weatherby 300 magnum for 52 years, it was time for a new recoil pad as the old original pad lost it's ability to be supple enough to be effective. of energy delivered by the .700. I have a .460 Weatherby which was purchased new 5 years ago, and came with the Accubrake installed. The weatherby weighs 10.5 lbs. This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. I saw only one, which had been stocked by Griffin & Howe, who had considerable experience building heavy rifles. This is a continuing theme with all the ultra-large bores. Initially, the velocities didn't make that figure, and many hunters complained of a lack in terminal performance. 257 Weatherby Magnum on left isn't as popular as 270 Weatherby and 300 Weatherby beside it, but more intriguing. Google Analytics sets this cookie, to determine new sessions/visits. Heralded by famous hunters like John 'Pondoro' Taylor and Col. Jim Corbett, its reputation is well-founded. stunned, but the latter effect seems irregular. My rifle was hand picked by Roy Weatherby over 30 years ago. It worked so well it became the standard for large game, including both African and Asian elephants, buffalo, tigers, lions, and rhinoceros. Lighter bullets were made available for hunting smaller game, and they certainly work fine for deer, impala, kudu, elk and the like. JENNINGS BRYCO 59 9MM. and the M2 heavy machine gun that fires it are one of the most successful military weapons in modern history. I know three people personally who have fired the .700, all of them are highly experienced with heavy rifles, and all assure me that the gun is uncontrollable; you fire a shot and find the butt down by your hip and the muzzles pointing at the sky. It's tougher if you're stupid. Enjoy:.460 Weatherby Magnum Page 1. of energy. If youre going to shoot big guns, it aint pleasant no matter how you slice it. Their Dangerous Game Rifle offers a sub-MOA accuracy guarantee, the Weatherby LXX trigger, a short 54-degree bolt lift, and the famous Weatherby Magnum 9-lug action. Kali Parmley of Gun Dog Magazine talks to George Thompson from Benelli USA about the new features from the Benelli line in 2023. Bullets from 235 grains to 350 grains are readily available, and the cartridge is extremely versatile. Beth Shimanski of Savage introduces their all new straight-pull rifle. The shot was taken at 250m due to the mist AND rain. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. Introducing the Veracity PH from Burris, the perfect combination of reliability, quality, and technology delivering a simple aiming solutiona tool for the hunter that just works. Among commercial sporting cartridges, only the .460 Weatherby Magnum offers a superior performance over the .450 Rigby. is itself based on a belted version of the .416 Rigby case. Obviously it hits very hard. Item : GLK39310. I do agree Ryan, I have fired may be around 20 odd rounds at the targets, the shoulder does takes the beating, but I believe its a matter of practice, agree with you the .470 has a smoother recoil may be due to the breech loading, but this cannon of a rifle .460 does hits hard both ways and its a beauty in belted magnums. .240 Weatherby Magnum.243 Winchester.243 Winchester Super Short Magnum.25 ACP.25 Winchester Super Short Magnum.25-06 Remington.250-3000 Savage.257 Roberts.257 Roberts +P.257 Weatherby Magnum.260 Remington.264 Winchester Magnum.270 Winchester.270 Winchester Short Magnum.280 Remington.280 Remington Ackley Improved.30 Carbine.30 TC.30-06 Springfield Jack Lott's experiences with the .458 Winchester Magnum in Mozambique in 1959 left him wanting more, as a Cape buffalo roughed him up a bit. Available in 12ga., 3" chambering. I find the .378 with an Accubrake to be about equal with the .340 without an Accubrake. With the very first pull of the trigger, the dreadful recoil split the stock as neatly as an axe. Griptonite synthetic stock. In actual testing using three decibel-measuring instruments located at increasing distances, we confirmed that rifles with muzzle brakes are appreciably louder to the shooter, but are not necessarily louder in all circumstances. Quote from: badsection on November 24, 2014, 03:02:12 PM. A powerful rifle can't make up the differential gap between totally unprepared and fully capable. . Boxes, International Addresses, AK, CA, HI, MA, CT, IL, NJ, NY nor DC residents. So, I got 140 foot-pounds in my left shoulder. Housed in their Ruger Hawkeye African rifle, the .416 Ruger makes a good choice for the budget-minded hunter who wants the excellent performance of the 400-grain .416 bullets in a handy rifle. (500 at 2600 . Nearly four tons of smashing power makes the 460 the only choice for Africa's most dangerous game. Shooting a 500 grain bullet it produces 99 1/2 foot pounds of recoil coming at you at about 23 feet per second. .338 Winchester Magnum, .300 Remington Ultra Magnum, 6.71mm (.264) Lazzeroni Phantom, 7.82mm (.308) Lazzeroni Patriot, .45 Smith & Wesson Schofield, 6.5x54 MS (6.5 Mannlicher-Schoenauer), .32 H&R Magnum, .32 Auto (7.65mm Browning), 8mm Remington Magnum, 7.21mm (.284) Lazzeroni Firebird, .25 Winchester Super Short Magnum (WSSM), .44-40 Winchester, .375 Winchester, .444 Marlin, .325 Winchester Short Magnum. of energy. Clearly, though, it doesn't come close in bullet weight or caliber. Available in 12 and 20ga., 26 and 28" barrels. On game, with adrenaline pumping, effects of recoil are greatly reduced. The .460 Weatherby Magnum was designed as an African dangerous game rifle cartridge for the hunting of heavy . The .577 and .600 Nitro Express cartridges are well over a century old. Too powerful. In a 15-pound rifle, which is about what this Jeffrey weighed, the .577 produces 70 foot-pounds of recoil, or about twice the kick of a 375 H&H. I am not a big guy so definately not my choice of gun, but seen it sit very well with an Italian PH who is high on the scale in both height and weight. It was a .378 Weatherby necked up to fire .458 bullets, and it sent 500-grain slugs down the barrel at 2,700 fps, producing 8,100 foot-pounds of energy along the way. It wasn't a huge success, but the design is sound. I would like to purchase these. We--Boddington, Carter, Jones--have now seen multiple elephant not only fail to go down but fail to show any reaction whatsoever upon receiving fair in the skull the 1,000-grain bullet and 9,000 ft.-lbs. Mag. Looking at the ballistic performance of the .375 H&H, you'll find a trajectory highly reminiscent of the .30-06 Springfield, especially with some of the modern bullet developments. A great hunting gun for large game. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. Since then a few more have been made, but only a handful of modern firms will make a .600. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Messrs. Atkinson & Marquart necked up the Weatherby from .45 to .47, which allowed it to take 600-grain bullets and fire them at 2,500 fps with 8,040 foot-pounds of energy. .577 Nitro ExpressUnlike the other two, which started life in the smokeless era, the .577 Nitro Express 3-inch was a smokeless adaptation of a blackpowder cartridge. Because of less velocity and (usually) more gun weight, I am convinced most .600s will have less felt recoil than most .577s with full-power loads. The Creedmoor is the hottest cartridge on the planet. rdog wrote on Bob Nelson 35Whelen's profile. My 460 has regular Weatherby recoil factory fitted pad & it does quite a good job. To show viewers how to succeed at long range, J. Guthrie gears up for a challenging shot while chasing Colorado pronghorn at long range with DPMS' Panther 6.5 Creedmoor. But if you had more velocity the recoil would be off the page. Elastomer stock. The successful outcome didn't make the PH any happier. I owned a .458 Winchester for many years and that was said to have 65 foot pounds of recoil, about double that of a 3 12 gauge in a 9 pound gun. The belted case takes up less room in the magazine, and is a bit more affordable than the Rigby variant, but no game animal would ever know the difference between the two. Unfortunately, as we know, as velocity goes up recoil goes up exponentially. WTHBY MDX01N460WR8B MKV DLX 460WBY . Average Energy: 7380. These rifles were far from handsome and never reached the market. For a hunter looking to expand his or her rifle collection, wanting a cartridge that will mate up well with a .300 Magnum, .30-06 or 7mm, I'd highly recommend the .375 H&H as the bigger version of the "all-around" cartridge. But, I do own and shoot .416, ,378, .375, .340, 30-378 ad .300 Weatherbys. I stood directly behind a prone shooter with a braked 300 Weatherby as he fired when I didn't think he was going to shoot. Necking up the .378 Weatherby to hold .458-inch bullets, Weatherby surpassed the energy figures of the largest cartridges, to create the most powerful cartridge of all. The .700 in full recoil is quite an experience. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. The .416 with an Accubrake is noticeably more than the .378 with an Accubrake, but manageable. It does not store any personal data. Product Features. At distances of 50 to 100 feet, depending on the rifle, the intensity of the report had moderated to about the same level as the rifle without the brake in place. Sort by. Even more, the 460 is a very accurate cartridge. The .375 Holland & Holland Belted Magnum was released in 1912, and though it wasn't the first .375 to hit the market, it did set the bar for the caliber. Why bother with all that . I also suspect that there have been at least a few amateur hunters who have gone to Africa with one, only to flame out when they needed to perform. The original .378 Weatherby Magnum case was based on a belted version of the .416 Rigby. Try that with any $50,000 double rifle. It's the Hybrid 46M, and it's rated for all centerfire pistol and rifle calibers. If looking to acquire an automated powder-charge dispensing unit to speed up precision reloading, don't judge the RCBS ChargeMaster Lite powder scale and dispenser by its name; the Little Green machine packs a heavy-weight punch with speed and accuracy. Good luck. .700 Nitro ExpressAs mentioned, this cartridge is just 20 years old. Set Descending Direction. A short clip made at a giggle shoot with a 460 Weatherby Magnum after it had broken it's mounts and bent the scope tube due to recoil. The .416 Remington Magnum is fully capable of handling any and all game, including the heavyweights like elephant, hippo, buffalo and coastal brown bears. The .375 Ruger uses the same case head diameter as the .375 H&H, looses the belt, and uses a wider body to keep the case capacity in the same ballpark as the H&H design. . The .500 Jeffery drives that 570-grain bullet to 2,300 fps, and it was until the advent of the .460 Weatherby the most powerful shoulder-fired rifle cartridge. . How difficult is all of this to understand? A Heym Model 89B in .470 Nitro Express, on safari. Cookie set by GDPR cookie Consent plugin a superior performance over the.450 Rigby Hubspot whenever changes. Nor DC residents there were originally three loadings of different powers an axe Weatherby which was purchased new years! 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