.425 Westley Richards
.425 Westley Richards | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle | |||||||
Place of origin | England | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designer | Westley Richards | |||||||
Designed | 1909 | |||||||
Variants | .425 Westley Richards Semi-rimmed Magnum | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Case type | Rebated, bottleneck | |||||||
Bullet diameter | .435 in (11.0 mm) | |||||||
Neck diameter | .456 in (11.6 mm) | |||||||
Shoulder diameter | .540 in (13.7 mm) | |||||||
Base diameter | .543 in (13.8 mm) | |||||||
Rim diameter | .467 in (11.9 mm) | |||||||
Case length | 2.64 in (67 mm) | |||||||
Overall length | 3.30 in (84 mm) | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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Source(s): "Cartridges of the World" [1] |
The .425 Westley Richards Magnum is one of the classic African big-game rounds. It is a cartridge invented by Leslie Taylor of Westley Richards, a gunmaking firm of Birmingham England in 1909 as a proprietary cartridge for their bolt action rifles. Often referred to as the "Poor Man's Magnum" the round has the unusual characteristic of having a rebated rim, one that is smaller in diameter than the case body. This allowed it to be used in converted Mauser 98 magazine rifles with a standard (.30-06 size) magazine length and bolt face.
See also
The rebated rim also allowed Government Game Officers to use stripper clips for rapid reloads when culling rogue animals.
References
- ↑ Barnes, Frank C. (2006) [1965]. Skinner, Stan, ed. Cartridges of the World (11th ed.). Iola, WI, USA: Gun Digest Books. pp. 396, 408, 411. ISBN 0-89689-297-2.
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