.340 Weatherby Magnum

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name=.340 Weatherby Magnum


caption=A .340 Weatherby Magnum cartridge in between a .308 Winchester cartridge and a 9x19mm cartridge.
origin=United States
type=Rifle
service=
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designer=Roy Weatherby
design_date=1962
manufacturer=Weatherby
production_date=1963 to present
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parent=.300 H&H Magnum, full length
case_type=Rimless, Bottlenecked with venturi shoulder
bullet=.338
neck=.366
shoulder=.495
base=.513
rim_dia=.530
rim_thick=.048
case_length=2.82
length=3.6
case_capacity=
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primer=large rifle magnum
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is_SI_ballistics=
bw1=200
btype1=SP
vel1=3221
en1=4607
bw2=225
btype2=SP
vel2=3066
en2=4696
bw3=250
btype3=SP
vel3=2963
en3=4873
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balsrc=Weatherby [http://weatherby.com/products/ammo.asp?prd_id=7 Weatherby Inc. .340 Weatherby Magnum information page] ] The .340 Weatherby Magnum rifle cartridge created by Roy Weatherby in response to the .338 Winchester Magnum. The .340 Weatherby Magnum uses the same .338 in. diameter bullets as the .338 Winchester Magnum but it does so at greater velocity than its Winchester competition. Reloaders may have trouble matching the published Weatherby velocities as Weatherby factory ammunition is loaded to maximum specifications [http://www.chuckhawks.com/340Wby.htm "The .340 Weatherby Mag" by Chuck Hawks] ] .

This cartridge is powerful enough for even the largest North American game and is suitable for most African game as wellcite 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 = 78
isbn = 0-89689-297-2] .

ee also

* Weatherby
* .338 Winchester Magnum
* List of rifle cartridges

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