Roy Weatherby designed the 460 Weatherby Magnum, a belted, bottlenecked rifle cartridge, in 1958. It's based on a.378 Weatherby Magnum that's been necked up to take a.458-inch (11.6 mm) bullet. The.460 Weatherby Magnum was developed as an African hazardous game rifle cartridge for hunting large, thick-skinned dangerous species in Africa. The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) published voluntary standards for the cartridge in January 1994, hence it is not considered a proprietary cartridge.
The 460 Weatherby Magnum case is made from a necked up.378 Weatherby Magnum case. Although the.378 Weatherby Magnum case was influenced by the.416 Rigby case, it is regarded as a one-of-a-kind case that has served as the parent cartridge for various high-performance cartridges. The.460 Weatherby Magnum requires a large propellant capacity in order to propel a 500 gr (32 g) bullet at 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s).
The.460 Weatherby Magnum is intended to have headspace on its belt. Because of their tight chamber tolerance, they headspace on the belt rather than the shoulder, as opposed to most current belted cartridges, which headspace on the shoulder regardless of the belt.
Although the 460 Weatherby Magnum is a powerful cartridge, it cannot compensate for inexperience or bad aim. Harvesting bison, elk, moose, and brown bear can be performed by lowering the cartridge's performance to meet the criteria. The.460 Weatherby Magnum cartridge may be loaded to perform similarly to the.45-70 Government and the.450 Rigby. The much-decreased recoil of such loadings is a benefit.
The 600 Nitro Express is a bullet that has been around for over a century and was formerly one of the world's largest and most powerful commercial hunting calibres. There is no possibility that this cartridge would not be discussed if you wish to start African hunting. Only the.700 Holland & Holland is more powerful than the.600 Nitro Express (also referred to as the .700 Nitro Express).
The 600 Nitro Express was created in 1903 by WJ Jeffery, an English gunmaker, primarily for elephant hunting. It was created with tight settings in mind. It became the primary instrument for ivory hunting during the heydays of 1900 to 1930 after extensive testing.
This cartridge is generally loaded in twin rifles. It gives the highest stopping force available in this instance, ultimately flooring everything within your range. While the 600 Nitro Express has been criticized for being overly powerful, it is mostly useless as day-to-day hunting equipment.
The ballistic performance of this calibre is what makes it exceptional and unforgettable. The 900 gr bullet, travelling at 1 950 fps, delivered 7 600 ft-lb of energy in factory-loaded ammo. It's exactly like the current Kynoch ammo.
Recoil is an issue with this ammunition, as it is with all big game ammunition. The muzzle energy of a.600 NE firing a 900-grain projectile is just under 8000 ft-lb. The only disadvantage of a rifle of this calibre is that it must be hefty; otherwise, the recoil would be nearly uncontrollable and might cause harm to the shooter.
The.600 produces a 900-grain Woodleigh FMJ at 1,866fps with 6,959ft/lb ME with contemporary components. This translates to recoil of 106ft/lb, which is a full 10ft/lb less than the larger load. Of course, it's an over gunner, but this cartridge might mean the difference between life and death in some situations.
