.475 Wildey Magnum
| .475 Wildey Magnum | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 .44 Auto Magnum Pistol, .45 Winchester Magnum, .45 Wildey Magnum, .475 Wildey Magnum. | ||||||||||||
| Type | Pistol | |||||||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||
| Designer | Winchester | |||||||||||
| Designed | 1977 | |||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Wildey | |||||||||||
| Produced | 1984–Present[1] | |||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||
| Parent case | .284 Winchester | |||||||||||
| Case type | Rebated, straight | |||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | .475 in (12.1 mm) | |||||||||||
| Neck diameter | .493 in (12.5 mm) | |||||||||||
| Base diameter | .501 in (12.7 mm) | |||||||||||
| Rim diameter | .473 in (12.0 mm) | |||||||||||
| Rim thickness | .040 in (1.0 mm) | |||||||||||
| Case length | 1.198 in (30.4 mm) | |||||||||||
| Overall length | 1.580 in (40.1 mm) | |||||||||||
| Case capacity | 38 gr H2O (2.5 cm3) | |||||||||||
| Primer type | Large magnum pistol | |||||||||||
| Maximum CUP | 50,000 CUP | |||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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The .475 Wildey Magnum is a large semiautomatic pistol cartridge designed for big game hunting in the Wildey pistol.
History
[edit]The .475 Wildey Magnum was designed to be a hunting round. Cases are formed from .284 Winchester brass with the neck cut down and widened to take a .475-inch bullet, and the length is the same as the .45 Winchester Magnum. Velocity at 100 yards is equivalent to the muzzle velocity of the .44 Magnum.[2][3][4]
Popular media
[edit]While not being very common, the .475 Wildey Magnum is most famous for its appearance in Death Wish 3, where the Wildey (chambered for this cartridge) was a signature weapon of Paul Kersey, a character portrayed by Charles Bronson (using his own personal Wildey firearm) in the Death Wish film series.
Additional Wildey calibers
[edit]In the late 1980s, Wildey, Inc. produced three additional calibers using necked-down versions of the .475 Wildey Magnum brass casing originally designed in 1983 to achieve higher velocities and muzzle energies.[5] First was the .357 Wildey Magnum (also known as the .357 Peterbuilt) which used a .357 Magnum bullet. Second was the .41 Wildey Magnum (also known as the 10mm Wildey Magnum) which used a .41 Magnum bullet. Last was the .44 Wildey Magnum (also known as the 11mm Wildey Magnum) which used a .44 Magnum bullet.[6] All calibers were eventually discontinued.
The .45 Wildey Magnum was introduced by Wildey F.A., Inc. in 1997, which is also a necked-down version of the .475 Wildey Magnum using a .45 ACP bullet. It was discontinued in 2011 when overall production ceased.[7]
Listed below are the ballistic performances of each produced cartridge as fired from a 10-inch (254mm) barrel. The information on the .45 Wildey Magnum is from a 12-inch (305mm) barrel. Bullet types were not provided.[6][8]
| Caliber | Bullet weight | Velocity | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|
| .357 Wildey Magnum | 125 gr (8.1 g) | 2,300 ft/s (701 m/s) | 1,468 ft·lbf (1,989 J) |
| .357 Wildey Magnum | 158 gr (10.2 g) | 2,060 ft/s (638 m/s) | 1,489 ft·lbf (2,018 J) |
| .41 Wildey Magnum | 200 gr (13 g) | 1,842 ft/s (561 m/s) | 1,507 ft·lbf (2,042 J) |
| .41 Wildey Magnum | 220 gr (14.25 g) | 1,733 ft/s (528 m/s) | 1,467 ft·lbf (1,988 J) |
| .44 Wildey Magnum | 200 gr (13 g) | 1,980 ft/s (603 m/s) | 1,741 ft·lbf (2,359 J) |
| .44 Wildey Magnum | 240 gr (15.5 g) | 1,747 ft/s (532 m/s) | 1,626 ft·lbf (2,203 J) |
| .45 Wildey Magnum | 230 gr (14.9 g) | 1,730 ft/s (527 m/s) | 1,485 ft·lbf (2,013 J) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Frank C. Barnes (2014). Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges (14 ed.). Krause Publications. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4402-4265-6.
- ^ Hartink, A.E. (2003). The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols and Revolvers. Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, Inc. pp. 375–376. ISBN 978-0-7858-1871-7.
- ^ "The Wildey Features". wildeyguns.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ ".475 Wildey Magnum Reloading Data". loaddata.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Guns America, Wildey Survivor .45 Winchester Magnum, Retrieved Jan. 14, 2016.
- ^ a b AMT Guns, The World's Most Powerful Rifles & Handguns by Robert Adam (1991), Retrieved Jan. 12, 2016.
- ^ The American Handgunner, Web Blast: The .44 Automag by John Taffin, February 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved Jan. 12, 2016.
- ^ Wildey Guns, Ballistics for the Wildey Pistols Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved Jan. 12, 2016.
External links
[edit]- https://www.usafirearmscorp.com/ homepage of the manufacturer