.425 Westley Richards

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .425 Westley Richards


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origin= England
type= Rifle
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designer= Westley Richards
design_date=1909
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variants= .425 Westley Richards Semi-rimmed Magnum
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case_type=Rebated, bottleneck
bullet=.435
neck=.456
shoulder=.540
base=.543
rim_dia=.467
rim_thick=
case_length=2.64
length=3.30
rifling=
primer=
is_SI_ballistics=
bw1=410
btype1=SP
vel1=2350
en1=5010
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balsrc= "Cartridges of the World" cite book | last = Barnes | first = Frank C. | editor = Skinner, Stan | title = Cartridges of the World | edition = 11th Edition | origyear = 1965 | year = 2006 | publisher = Gun Digest Books | location = Iola, WI, USA | pages = 396,408,411 | isbn = 0-89689-297-2] The .425 Westley-Richards or .425 Westley Richards Magnum is one of the classic African big-game rounds. It is a cartridge invented by the Westley Richards 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.

ee also

* List of rifle cartridges
* 11 mm caliber

References

External links

* [http://www.westleyrichards.com/img/wr_gr03/ammo_metal_17.gifA picture of a cartridge]