7mm Weatherby Magnum
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The 7mm Weatherby Magnum is a powerful 7mm rifle cartridge offered by the Weatherby firearms company in their Mark V rifles. The cartridge was one of the first cartridges offered by the Weatherby company.[1]
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Type | Game Cartridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designer | Roy Weatherby | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Designed | Circa 1940 (1940) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case type | Belted, Bottleneck | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .284 in (7.2 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Neck diameter | .312 in (7.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .490 in (12.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .511 in (13.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .530 in (13.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rim thickness | .048 in (1.2 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Case length | 2.55 in (65 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall length | 3.25 in (83 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rifling twist | 1:10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Primer type | Large Rifle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum pressure | 65,000 psi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test barrel length: 26 Source(s): Midwayusa.com |
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