Reloading Weatherby 30.1K subscribers Subscribe 119 4.2K views 5 months ago In this video I compare the two king of. Available in 7 calibers. I hunted with an old-time PH named John Knowles who used a .460 as his backup rifle and he swore that it was the only firearm that would absolutely, positively stop anything dead under any conditions, all the time. Patriot brown and graphite black Cerakote. Low Recoil. advertising copy. Any unsupported offhand position, however, is singularly unforgiving of a flinch! At the final shot, the rings had bounced off the ledges violently enough to clear the bases. Monte Carlo ploymer stock with black webbing. comfortable with, particularly at the shooting range, where most Right hand only. I tried the fast .375s and decided they were too much gun for me. to develop a serous flinch, which is ruinous to bullet placement (the I have admittedly shown off with mine a bit, by punching holes through a 30-inch standing maple tree, etc. If its enough to trigger a flinch, it is too much! That includes 45 Auto, 10MM, .450 Bushmaster, .458 SOCOM, .45-70, .338 LM, and up to .460 Weatherby Magnum. $ 164.00 - $ 179.00. Right hand only. The unbraked 378 has substaintially more recoil obviously using much heavier bullets. The .338 Lapua can cover long distances like all other rifles in its class range while maintaining a low body weight ratio. MSRP is $3,749 - $3,849. Matte finished metalwork. Classic steel Weatherby Mark V action. HSM 338378WBY300OTM Trophy Gold 338-378 Weatherby Magnum 300Gr Rifle Ammo - 20 Rounds - Choose the gold standard of premium hunting cartridges-Trophy Gold featuring Berger Match Hunting Very Low Drag bullets. The cartridge was designed both as anti-personnel and anti-materiel, meaning that you could annihilate both a truck and its driver, or an airplane and its pilot, or a fortification and its cowering inhabitants. I does have plenty, but not as much as some of the exaggerators claim. One caveat: Not all barrels shoot to the same point of impact when you remove or install a brake. Now, as really big rifles go, 70 foot-pounds is not that horrific. Some shooters consider it a waste of potential to shoot bullets as light as 180 grains in the big .30-378. The following table provides rifle recoil energy, recoil velocity and recoil score of various rifle cartridges based on respective projectile weight, projectile velocity, powder charge and rifle weight. Published Dec 5, 2017 10:32 PM EST. So not all the thrust goes rearward. The .378 Weatherby may carry a bullet only half as heavy as a 570-grain solid in the .500 N.E. Match-Grade Rifle Primers: Are They Better and Worth the Extra Expense? Blaser offers these in its Safari R93s. 250 Grain Nosler Partition. The best Roy could do with powders of the day was slightly more than 5,000 fps. Available in 5 calibers. The 7000 denominators simply convert grains to pounds. Remember that any .375 is likely to be your only rifle on a hunt, or it might be the lighter of a two-rifle battery in Africa. And it keeps the end grain farther off snow and wet grass. A 165-grain at 3,500 fps bucks 40 foot-pounds in a 10-pound rig. Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. Peak44 Bastion carbon fiber stock. Available in 7 calibers. Mag. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction; that is one of the physical laws of our universe. This gives it a trajectory curve like the .270 Winchester but with energy ranging from 5,700 to more than 6,000 ft.-lbs. Roy Weatherby introduced this extremely powerful cartridge in 1953, and at that time paired it up with the 1917 Enfield and later the Brevex Magnum Mauser action. . Choose a rifle weight appropriate for the loads you In the shooting sports we call that reaction recoil or "kick." Out of Stock. Matte blued metalwork. Very good ammo in my Accumark. Full Details. I was invited by Bill Ward, who then ran Griffin & Howe, to test shoot a .577 Jeffrey double at G&Hs little range in the basement of the Abercrombie & Fitch store on Madison Avenue and 46th Street in New York City. Target shooters using 30-inch barrels for a more complete combustion of slow burning powders report gaining about 100 fps more. Stay up-to-date on exciting content as well as updates on new products, promotions, and much more. In an 8-pound rifle the light 180-grain load will hit you with 56 foot-pounds of energy. From Bear,Moose,Elk. Ron Spomer Its enormous case capacity helps explain why. In the early days, the .338 lapua sniper cartridge was made to ground itself on a .378 Weatherby case but was soon altered for more . $23.95. You went backward, and had no say in the matter. Functionally, it doesn't matter a whole heck of a lot, but . Elephant hunters with discretionary income would keep a .600 in camp and use it only in the direst of emergencies. Matte blued metalwork. How much you get and how you deal with it can make a difference on your hunt! Theres a video on YouTube of some yahoo shooting one of these rifles indoors, and being flung to the floor by the recoil. No wonder extreme range target shooters love it. This means that the momentum of a rifle's reaction will exactly equal the momentum of the bullet and powder gasses ejected from the barrel. Shoulder and back yield to the blow. Available in 17 calibers. Just $1 per month , Roy Weatherbys .30-378 became an intriguing option for long-range shooters and big-game hunters who wanted extreme speedand weren't scared of heavy recoil, By I have a Weatherby Accumark in .338-.378 with the factory muzzle brake. Based upon the 378 case, necked down to 338. Also grabbing the eye is the 3DHEX recoil pad the first production 3D printed pad the firearms world has seen. The lower your position, the less give it has during recoil. These are from 26-inch barrels. In my experience, steeply tapered rounds like the .300 Holland are more civil than cartridges with sharp shoulders. True, they have twice the barrel steel, and velocities and breech pressures are low. Increase the gun Art Alphins A-Square manual suggests using 5,200 fps as an average gas velocity. The .375 Flanged ("flanged" being the British word for "rimmed") was introduced along with the .375 H&H but as a slightly downloaded version for use in double rifles and single-shots. Monte Carlo polymer stock in First Lite Fusion camo pattern. This should tell you something.) But Im like my Canadian friendsjust wish the ammo was more available! But what happens as velocities drop at extended ranges? From my experience shooting the .30 cal mags: upgrade the factory recoil pad to a limbsaver, buy a quality scope that will hold up to the recoil, and have a gunsmith install a muzzle break. Lightweight titanium Weatherby Mark V action. To put that in perspective, a .308 Winchester in an 8-pound rifle shooting a 180-grain bullet kicks with just under 20 foot-pounds. David E. Petzal The challenge, then, is matching .30-378 Weatherby Magnum to the game, the bullet, and the anticipated range at impact. Quantity . Outstanding weapon! The 378, on the other hand, is a much fatter and somewhat longer case; inspired in size by the 416 Rigby. Factory-equipped choke is an extended Full and fluted for tool free removal. Shoot a softer, more expandable bullet such as a bonded lead core and its liable to shed 50 percent or more of its weight during high velocity impacts like the 2,664 fps our 220-grain will still be hammering at 300 yards. More power than necessary, but performance to match. His grandfather, Roy Weatherby, was the creative wildcatter who invented the Weatherby mystique. Power Rank: 6.02 of 20. At 200 yards, the 378 Weatherby Magnum has as much energy as some of the "legal" rifles at the muzzle. Stepping up to a 10-pound rifle tames 180-grain recoil to 45 foot-pounds. Kimber's Hunter Pro Desolve Blak takes the firm's more affordable mountain rifle to new heights. of free recoil energy was the maximum allowable I didnt think that the recoil from the 340 or the 30-378 was that bad. When I hunted with him, his stock was held together by Land Rover door bolts and epoxy. While recoil energy determines how hard the blow to the Never hesitate to purchase a model and trust its consistency and performance. Peak 44 carbon fiber stock. Matte finish. A same-weight .30-06 dishes out roughly 22 foot-pounds. There is a small risk of petal loss when the GMX is used in this manner though this makes little difference to its performance. Elastomer stock. But the .378 kicks savagely. Honestly, I couldn't tell that much difference in any of them when it came to recoil. A highly capable extreme range target shooting bullet, the .30-378 Weatherby Magnum can kill elk, moose, caribou, brown bears, eland, kudu, sable, and similar size game beyond 300 yards. Scratches in blue underneath barrel at very end. Right hand only. And so, in 1980, an American named Bill Feldstein went to H&H and tried to order a .600. Graphite black Cerakote. The .600 will kiss your shoulder with 103. $25 shipping to your FFL. Run a .30-30 Winchester and you surely dont need to worry about bullet performance at 400 yards. var vidDefer = document.getElementsByTagName('iframe'); First shot Kill. 5-10. Each shot had bumped the rings harder against their stops. $9.50. Sheridan, WY 82801 A brake also provides opposing surfaces fore and aft of each vent for the gas to push against. Matte finished metalwork. shoulder feels. $20.00 shipping. Right hand only. One of the most critical parts of a rifle stock as regards recoil is the comb. Overall nice condition. Very few .600s were made. Introduced in 1965 with the .444 Marlin cartridge, the Model 444 was the most powerful lever action of its day. Once when zeroing a .416 Rigby, I failed to notice the scope come loose. Discover your dream home among our modern houses, penthouses and. If you can handle the recoil it's an awesome round that can easily anchor any animal in North America. Bill Ward, a godless man in whom a love of decency did not abide, suspected the rifle would malfunction and used me as a guinea pig. The front swivel must be far enough forward to clear your hand. In this case increasing the throat length wouldn't make sense unless going for a longer heavier bullet, longer than the 250 gr Hornady A-tip which is supposed to shoot very well in the 300 PRC. Advanced . Of course, weight is still weight. Truly there is no easy answer short of limiting your game shots to the distances and impact velocities at which your chosen bullet is designed to perform optimally. 30" barrels. Spiral fluted Weatherby Mark V action. The .30-378 WM was introduced in 1996 by narrowing the neck of the .378 WM. When I was a young boy I would go into my bedroom and read the ballistic of all the caliber listed in my reloading manuals. The sudden expansion of powder gas that boots a snug-fitting bullet from zero to 3,000 feet per second (2,045 mph) moves the rifle, too. gives you about the same blow as a .338 Winchester Magnum hurling a 225-grain spitzer 2,800 fps, mathematically speaking. Sitting and kneeling let your body rock without falling out of position. Right hand only. A brake can generate a tornado of dust or snow if you fire prone. Designed by Hornady and Steyr as an ultimate extension of Jeff Cooper's "scout rifle" concept, the .376 Steyr is not popular and probably won't be, but I was wrong about it. One of our members, Wbypoor (Glenn), has added his wealth of experience with the .378 to this article supported by 30 years of use, which is more than anyone I know of and, as co-author, certainly adds considerable depth and breadth to this important cartridge in the Weatherby line-up. Offhand is the position of choice for testing hard-kicking rifles. But without a brake it can be violent in a 6-pound rifle. Lexs brakes are barrel-diameter and as quiet as any on the market.Installing a brake increases the length of your barrel a couple of inches. You should get a kick out of this anyway. A few years ago, an extensive test was conducted using three dBA meters placed at different distances and angles from the muzzle of a 300 Winchester Magnum. J. Scott Rupp takes a first look at the Springfield M1A Loaded rifle chambered in the popular 6.5 Creedmoor. If youre going to shoot big guns, it aint pleasant no matter how you slice it. Weatherby Mark V action. Brakes used to be as homely as the Poly Chokes on shotgun barrels in the days of black-and-white TV. Muzzle blastconcussion and noiseand the rifles sudden jump can affect you in much the same way recoil affects you. vidDefer.setAttribute('src',vidDefer.getAttribute('data-src')); Very accurate round thru my Mark V 225grn Zero @ 300 yds, 3 shots you an cover with a quarter! Recoil is 100 foot-pounds. Building firearms for over 75 years, Weatherby strives to develop innovative products that help our customers achieve their dreams. 3-4. The drawback is noise. Available in 5 calibers. Plus it has relatively low recoil, so pretty much anyone can handle it. However, Weatherby took the discussion to the next level and has bridged the gap, so to speak, enter the 6.5-300 Weatherby. A 150-grain slug (not ideal) at 3,600 fps tames things down to about 39 foot-pounds. This is because the guns need to be beefy enough to handle the powerful loads they can deliver. How Sign up for the Field & Stream newsletter and get the latest intelligence straight to your inbox. The added weight helps with some recoil reduction. of excessive efficiency.). The 3.6-inch long .30-378 Weatherby Magnum cartridge burns 115 grains of high intensity smokeless nitro powder to drive a massive 220-grain bullet 3,050 fps from a 26-inch barrel. $ 3,299.00 - $ 3,399.00 Expanding on the ground-breaking Backcountry, the Backcountry 2.0 Carbon combines our incredibly popular tensioned carbon fiber barrel with the classic steel Weatherby Mark V action in a lightweight package. Weatherbys claim: up to 95 percent recoil reduction. Knoxx stocks on 12-gauge slug guns Ive fired substantially softened the kick. Far less with a brake! It's as if one after the other tried to top the previous guy in his use of adjectives. of recoil, it will definately get your attention! It bleeds gas pressure through ports instead of letting it erupt as the bullet base clears the muzzle. Tungsten Cerakote metalwork. Gas-operated semi-automatic actions reduce Weatherby has been a manufacture of premiere products for over 75 years. The .378 Weatherby Magnum was designed by Roy Weatherby in 1953. the recoil equation, inversely proportional to recoil. The full length (FL) resizing die contains a decapping rod assembly with a neck expander (size button). Lets not forget about wind deflection. I fell in love with this caliber after owning a true. Back. It can be With its nominal 2.8-inch case the .375 H&H requires a "full-length action. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. The .30-378 emerged in 1959 when Roy reduced the neck diameter of his massive .378 Weatherby Magnum cartridge (think elephants) to grip a .308-inch diameter bullet. Seller: GunFactory ( FFL) $179.50. the shooter's shoulder. Compared to the foregoing arsenal of horrors, the Casull is more like a BB gun. Monte Carlo polymer stock in First Lite Specter camo pattern. In a 15-pound rifle, which is about what this Jeffrey weighed, the .577 produces 70 foot-pounds of recoil, or about twice the kick of a 375 H&H. So yes, either way. Moderate Recoil. In the table below rifle weight is given in pounds, free Cobalt and graphite black Cerakote. This one really ups the ante in the 8.6mm sweepstakes. But the .378 kicks savagely. In a side-by-side comparison, the 338 Lapua is a limp-wristed wimp. Raised Monte Carlo fiberglass stock. Blessed with five times the recoil of the .45 Long Colt, the Casull fires a 250-grain bullet at 1,900 fps, producing 2,000 foot-pounds of energy. Available in 12 and 20ga., 3" chambering. Handloads can best Weatherby factory ammunition, especially with the new slower powders. That bullet is cruising along at 2,080 mph and carrying 4,545 foot-pounds of kinetic energy, enough potential energy to lift one-pound of mass 4,545 feet off the ground. Left and right hand options. 378. The most recoil Ive ever taken came from a .577 Nitro Express double rifle. Matte blued metalwork. A butt pad protects the stock better from water damage, as it can be secured with adhesive that seals the wood. Coyote tan and graphite black Cerakote. can bump your clavicle hard enough to make you wince. Even the likes of the .416 Rigby and .470 N.E. Mag. It should be as straight as the sights allow, so when the rifle lifts and backs up suddenly, the comb does not bang your nose. .17 HMR. At .30-378 speeds, 165- to 220-grain bullets deliver at long range what lesser .30-calibers do at mid-range. Peak 44 carbon fiber stock. Obviously, speed comes at a price: recoil. Your email address will not be published. Carbon fiber barrel. Fight the flinch by practicing with a .22 rifle. prime component of killing power). The simplest way to keep from getting smacked in the molars (see video below) by your stock or bruised purple on your pec by a butt-pad is to settle on a cartridge that doesnt look or behave like an artillery round. Raised Monte Carlo fiberglass stock. Available in 13 calibers. Hunting an exotic antelope in South Texas? Monte Carlo polymer stock with gray & brown accents. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 1550 Yellowtail Dr. The .700 H&H fires a 1,000-grain bullet at 2,000 fps, and produces 8,900 foot-pounds of muzzle energy. Too bad. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service. sorts of things cannot be accounted for in a recoil table. It was a .378 Weatherby necked up to fire .458 bullets,. 2 . I've hunted from Praire dogs up to Bull Moose and everything in between. stated that 15 ft. lbs. Right hand only. There is one additional .30-378 challenge you dont face with a .30/06 Springfield or .308 Winchester barrel burnout. If, like me, you have little meat on your clavicle, stiff recoil makes prone shooting as much fun as root canals. The bullet exits faster, from a sharply bottle-necked case. into a 3.125-inch circle at 1,000 yards. With a rim of .580 inch, belt diameter of .604 inch, and case length of 2.913 inches, the .378 Weatherby Magnum requires a full-size magnum action. Remington Shoot! Roy was hoping he could answer the U.S. militarys request for a light projectile hitting 6,000 fps. This compares to 20 ft.lbs from a rifle chambered for .30-06 Springfield, but is only 10% more than the recoil of the .375 H&H Magnum while having 22% more energy. I used to own a 30-378 in MarkV. To show viewers how to succeed at long range, J. Guthrie gears up for a challenging shot while chasing Colorado pronghorn at long range with DPMS' Panther 6.5 Creedmoor. 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