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Pistol cartridge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The .475 Wildey Magnum is a large semiautomatic pistol cartridge designed for big game hunting in the Wildey pistol.
.475 Wildey Magnum | ||||||||||||
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.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 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]
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.
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 |
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.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) |
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