This is the ultimate cartridge for long-range, big game hunting. Get the best deals on Weatherby when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. Reloading Handbook, 43rd Edition. Above this level recoil becomes increasingly intrusive. The brake was removed and installed while the rifle was repeatedly fired and the meters moved to new locations. Shoulder and back yield to the blow. Art Alphins A-Square manual suggests using 5,200 fps as an average gas velocity. And cold-weather clothes mitigate recoil that can bruise you through a flannel shirt on the bench in September. from a 9 lb rifle. And, yes, you will feel it in the "equal and opposite" reaction of recoil. Not counting wildcats and proprietary cartridges, we have: .376 Steyr, .375 Flanged, .375 H&H, .375 Ruger, .375 Weatherby Magnum, .375 Remington Ultra Magnum and .378 Weatherby Magnum. It is a capable cartridge that propels a 270-grain bullet at 2,560 fps, but I saw no need for its existence. Burnt bronze Cerakote. Obviously, speed comes at a price: recoil. [4] Imagine shooting 270-grain bullets at 3100 fps, and 300s at 2900 fps. Apart from the deer/black bear-capable .375 Winchester, which I'm not going to discuss here, the slow .375s include the .376 Steyr and .375 Flanged. intend to shoot. Roy never did legitimize the .30-378, but his son Ed did in 1996. Right hand only. Available in 12 calibers. Alright ballistics experts. This spine-snapping number was created in 1993 by the A Square Company, allegedly in response to two PHs who needed more power (what the hell were they hunting?) The most enthusiastic of these gives its monster bullet a velocity of 2,050 fps and a muzzle energy of 8,400 foot-pounds. If you need more than a .270 to kill an elk, youre hunting animals much bigger and tougher than any Ive encountered in 35 years on the hill. His grandfather, Roy Weatherby, was the creative wildcatter who invented the Weatherby mystique. But Im like my Canadian friendsjust wish the ammo was more available! Match-Grade Rifle Primers: Are They Better and Worth the Extra Expense? 378 Weatherby Magnum Rated out of 5 based on 10 customer ratings $ 169.00 Designed to replace the 375 Weatherby Magnum, deep penetration and bone smashing power are the calling cards of the 378. Unfortunately, 40-caliber rifles and larger are required for hunting some species of dangerous game in various countries in Africa. These Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. I have shot both the .500 S&W and the .460 S&W with no particular trauma, but from where the sun now stands, I will shoot no more Casulls forever. advertising copy. The spring quickly returns them to their original positions. Join F&S+ to read exclusive stories by your favorite writers. 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. How do we make that happen? this day. All recoil values have been rounded off to Left and right hand options. 5-10. Kimber's Hunter Pro Desolve Blak takes the firm's more affordable mountain rifle to new heights. The .30-378 Weatherby Magnum is based off the .378 Weatherby Magnum case that was designed in 1959 for ballistic testing in the U.S. Army to develop better armor for soldiers and vehicles. Also grabbing the eye is the 3DHEX recoil pad the first production 3D printed pad the firearms world has seen. $20.00 shipping. Available in 12 and 20ga., 3" chambering. Some of these devices contain mercury to hike inertia. In an 8-pound rifle the light 180-grain load will hit you with 56 foot-pounds of energy. Introduced by Weatherby in 1958, the .460 was, for 29 years, the most powerful commercial cartridge you could buy. for (var i=0; i