.416 Taylor

Rifle cartridge January 2013 .416 Taylor Centerfire/Rifle Robert Chatfield-Taylor 1972 A-Square .458 Winchester Magnum Belted, bottleneck .416 .447 .491 .512 .532 .050 2.5 3.34 1 in 14 in Magnum Rifle The .416 Taylor is a rifle cartridge. According to Ken Waters in Pet Loads, it was created by Robert Chatfield-Taylor in the early 1970s, with the first rifle in this caliber being a factory barreled Winchester Model 70.Waters Ken Pet Loads the Complete Volume 9th Edition 2008 Wolfe Pub Co 978-1-879356-64-1 1166 The case is based on the .458 Winchester Magnum necked down to accept .416 caliber bullets. Usage The .416 Taylor uses a .416 in on bullet diameter.Branch Jon C. .416 Taylor https://revivaler.com/416-taylor/ Revivaler 23 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525031354/https://revivaler.com/416-taylor/ 25 May 2022 27 March 2018 The .416 Taylor is simply the .458 Winchester Magnum case necked down to accept .416 bullets. With maximum loads, the cartridge is capable of propelling a 400 gr on bullet at an average of 2350 ft/s on from a 24 in cm on barrel Alphin, Arthur B. ed Alphin, Arthur B. Alphin An Shot You Want (Bedford, KY: On Target Press, 1996), p.513 yielding a muzzle energy of 4903 ftlbf J on. The work on this caliber (performed by Waters) was done with an experimental factory Ruger Model 77. He reported that an absolute maximum load of certain listed powders would push a 400 gr on bullet to 2400 ft/s on, thereby equaling (and perhaps exceeding) the performance of the .416 Rigby (presuming moderate temperatures and barometric pressures). Waters also reported that 400 gr on bullets could exceed 2600 ft/s on when propelled by certain listed powders. Under normal hunting conditions, the Taylor cartridge is therefore capable of taking any of the largest and most dangerous game animals in the world. Gunsmiths are re-barreling Browning BAR .338 Winchester Magnum rifles with .416 Taylor barrels thereby creating semi-automatic hunting rifles in a dangerous game caliber.Branch Jon C. Browning BAR in .416 Taylor or .458 Winchester Magnum https://revivaler.com/browning-bar-in-416-taylor-or-458-winchester-magnum/ Revivaler 23 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221123161548/https://revivaler.com/browning-bar-in-416-taylor-or-458-winchester-magnum/ 23 November 2022 28 March 2018 Origin The cartridge was created to replace the magnum length .416 Rigby which at that time was nearly obsolete, with a cartridge that would fit into a standard length bolt-action rifle. The shorter action rifles are not only easier to carry in heavy cover, but also make it more convenient to carry more ammunition.Boddington Craig The .416 Taylor Revisited http://www.gunsandammo.com/content/the-416-taylor-revisited https://web.archive.org/web/20120324181841/http://archives.gunsandammo.com/content/the-416-taylor-revisited dead 2012-03-24 Guns&Ammo 18 September 2010 Craig Boddington March 2007 the rifle was a great deal more compact than any large-actioned Rigby... Finally, the ammunition is a great deal more compact. The advantages to cartridges in .416 inch bullet diameter are that they generally present the shooter with less recoil and flatter trajectory than the larger .458 caliber dangerous game rifles (like the .458 Winchester Magnum). They also have more striking power and penetration than medium bores like the .375 H&H Magnum. The 416 Taylor is a SAAMI standardized cartridge,Alphin, Arthur B. ed Alphin, Arthur B. Alphin An Shot You Want (Bedford, KY: On Target Press, 1996), p.511 and was offered as a standard production item by A-Square until it closed in 2011. It is currently loaded by Norma of Sweden. See also List of rifle cartridges 10 mm caliber References 416 Taylor Category:Wildcat cartridges