Query: 44 magnum hunting

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.270 Weatherby Magnum <=SEP=> The .270 Weatherby Magnum was the first belted magnum based on the .300 H&H Magnum to be developed by Roy Weatherby. It has the characteristic double-radius shoulders and is necked down to accommodate the .277in bullets. Like most Weatherby cartridges, the .270 Weatherby was standardized by the Small Arms and Ammunitions Manufacturers Institute in 1994, and it has a SAAMI maximum pressure limit of 62,500 psi.

.30-378 Weatherby Magnum <=SEP=> The .30-378 Weatherby Magnum is a .30 caliber (small bore), belted, bottle-necked rifle cartridge.  The cartridge was developed in response to a US Army military contract in 1959. While still unreleased to the public, the cartridge went on to set world records for accuracy including the first ten 10X in 1,000 yards (910 m) benchrest shooting. It is currently the fastest .30 caliber factory ammunition available.

.300 Winchester Magnum <=SEP=> The .300 Winchester Magnum (also known as .300 Win Mag or 300WM) (7.62mm x 67mm) is a popular, belted, bottlenecked magnum rifle cartridge that was introduced by Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1963 as a member of the family of Winchester Magnum cartridges. The .300 Winchester Magnum is a magnum cartridge designed to fit in a standard length action.

.338 Lapua Magnum <=SEP=> The .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70mm or 8.58×70mm) is a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire cartridge developed for military long-range sniper rifles. The Afghanistan War and Iraq War made it a combat-proven round with ready and substantial ammunition availability.

.357/44 Bain & Davis <=SEP=> The .357/44 Bain & Davis is a centerfire pistol cartridge designed by Keith Davis around 1964. The purpose was to give improved velocity over the .357 Magnum by using the larger .44 Magnum case.

.357 Magnum <=SEP=> The .357 S&W Magnum (9×33mmR), or simply .357 Magnum, is a revolver cartridge with a .357-inch (9.07 mm) bullet diameter, created by Elmer Keith, Phillip B. Sharpe, and Colonel D. B. Wesson of firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson, and Winchester. It is based upon Smith & Wesson's earlier .38 Special cartridge.  The .357 Magnum cartridge was introduced in 1934, and its use has since become widespread. This cartridge started the "Magnum" era of handgun ammunition.

.375 H&H Magnum <=SEP=> The .375 Holland & Holland Magnum (9.5×72mmB) is a medium-bore rifle cartridge. The .375 H&H was only the second cartridge ever to feature a belt, now common among magnum rounds.  On these new rimless cartridges the belt replaced the rim in ensuring the correct headspace, which otherwise might be unreliable, given the narrow shoulder of the cartridge case. The British company Holland & Holland introduced the cartridge in 1912 as the .375 Belted Rimless Nitro-Express.

.416 Remington Magnum <=SEP=> The .416 Remington Magnum is a .416 caliber (10.36 mm) of a belted bottle-necked design. The cartridge was intended as a dangerous game hunting cartridge and released to the public in 1989. The cartridge uses the case of the 8 mm Remington Magnum as a parent cartridge. When the cartridge was released in 1988, author Frank C.

.416 Weatherby Magnum <=SEP=> The .416 Weatherby Magnum is a belted, bottlenecked cartridge designed by Ed Weatherby and launched commercially in 1989. It is a dangerous-game cartridge intended for the hunting of heavy dangerous game such as elephant and African Cape buffalo. It is considered the most powerful commercial .416 cartridge, besting the Remington, Rigby and Ruger .416s by a velocity of 300 ft/s (91 m/s).

.41 Remington Magnum <=SEP=> The .41 Remington Magnum is a center fire firearms cartridge primarily developed for use in large-frame revolvers, introduced in 1964 by the Remington Arms Company, intended for hunting and law enforcement purposes.

.440 Cor-bon <=SEP=> The .440 Cor-Bon is a large-caliber handgun cartridge. The Cor-Bon company produced the caliber bullet in 1998. Although it looks more similar to a .357 SIG, this cartridge was designed after being necked down from an existing cartridge, the .50 AE to accept a .44-caliber (.429 in) (10.89 mm) bullet. This is fairly typical in the wildcat cartridge industry.

.444 Marlin <=SEP=> The .444 Marlin is a rifle cartridge designed in 1964 by Marlin Firearms and Remington Arms. It was designed to fill in a gap for the older .45-70 at a time when that cartridge was not currently available in any lever action, making it the largest at the time available lever-action cartridge. The .444 looks like a lengthened .44 Magnum and provides a significant increase in velocity. It is usually used for the  Marlin 444 Lever-action Rifle.

.44 Magnum <=SEP=> The .44 Remington Magnum, or simply .44 Magnum (10.9×33mmR), and frequently .44 Mag, is a large-bore cartridge originally designed for revolvers. After its introduction, it was quickly adopted for carbines and rifles.

.44 Special <=SEP=> The .44 Special or .44 S&W Special is a smokeless powder center fire metallic cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson in 1907 as the standard chambering for their New Century revolver, introduced in 1908.

.458 Lott <=SEP=> The .458 Lott is a .458 caliber belted hunting cartridge designed as a replacement for the less powerful .458 Winchester Magnum. It is based on the full length .375 H&H Magnum blown out and shortened to 2.800 inches (71.1 mm). The cartridge is designed for the purpose of hunting African dangerous game.The .458 Lott was designed in response to perceived inadequacies and problems encountered with the .458 Winchester Magnum.

.45 Colt <=SEP=> The .45 Colt [11.48x35R] cartridge is a handgun cartridge dating to 1872. It began as a black-powder revolver round developed for the Colt Single Action Army revolver, but is offered as a magnum-level, handgun hunting round in modern usage. This cartridge was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1873 and served as the official US military handgun cartridge for 19 years.

.460 S&W Magnum <=SEP=> The .460 S&W Magnum round is a powerful revolver cartridge designed for long-range handgun hunting in the Smith & Wesson Model 460 revolver.

.460 Weatherby Magnum <=SEP=> The .460 Weatherby Magnum is a belted, bottlenecked rifle cartridge, developed by Roy Weatherby in 1957. The cartridge is based on the .378 Weatherby Magnum necked up to accept the .458-inch (11.6 mm) bullet. The original .378 Weatherby Magnum parent case was inspired by the .416 Rigby. The .460 Weatherby Magnum was designed as an African dangerous game rifle cartridge for the hunting of heavy, thick skinned dangerous game.

.475 Wildey Magnum <=SEP=> The .475 Wildey Magnum is a semi-automatic pistol cartridge designed for big game hunting in the Wildey pistol.

.500 S&W Magnum <=SEP=> The .500 S&W Magnum (12.7×41mmSR) is a fifty-caliber semi-rimmed handgun cartridge developed by Cor-Bon in partnership with the Smith & Wesson "X-Gun" engineering team for use in the Smith & Wesson Model 500 X-frame revolver and introduced in February 2003 at the SHOT show. Its primary design purpose was as a hunting handgun cartridge capable of taking all North American game species.

.50 Action Express <=SEP=> The .50 Action Express (AE, 12.7×33mm) is a large caliber handgun cartridge. It was developed in 1988 by Evan Whildin of Action Arms. The .50 AE is one of the most powerful pistol cartridges in production.

.600 Overkill <=SEP=> The .600 Overkill cartridge is a hunting cartridge designed to fit the CZ-550 action, by American Hunting Rifles.

44 Magnum (band) <=SEP=> 44 Magnum (stylized as 44MAGNUM) is a heavy metal band from Japan, originally formed in mid 1977.

5.6×50mm Magnum <=SEP=> The 5.6×50mm Magnum (designated as the 5,6 × 50 Mag. by  the C.I.P.) is a centerfire, rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge that was developed in 1970 by Günter Frères of the Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM).

7mm Remington Magnum <=SEP=> The 7mm Remington Magnum rifle cartridge was introduced as a commercially available round in 1962, along with the new Remington Model 700 bolt action rifle.  It is a member of the belted magnum family that is directly derived from the venerable .375 H&H Magnum.   The original purpose of the belted magnum concept taken from the .300 H&H and .375 H&H, was to provide precise control of the head-space, since the sloping shoulders, while easing cartridge extraction, provided poor head-spacing.

8×68mm S <=SEP=> The 8x68mm S rebated rim bottlenecked centerfire rifle cartridge (the S denoting it is intended for 8.2 mm (.323 in) groove diameter bullets) and its necked down sister cartridge the 6.5x68mm (no S, or other modifier required) were developed in the 1930s by Mr. Schüler of the August Schüler Waffenfabrik, Suhl, Germany as magnum hunting cartridges that would just fit and function in standard sized Mauser 98 bolt action rifles.

9.3×64mm Brenneke <=SEP=> The 9.3x64mm Brenneke (also unofficially known as the 9.3 x 64) is a rimless bottlenecked centerfire cartridge developed for big-game hunting. The 9.3 denotes the 9.3 mm bullet diameter and the 64 denotes the 64 mm case length. Using the bullet diameter is unusual in German cartridge designations. Normally the approximate land diameter of the barrel is used for such designations.The 9.3x64mm Brenneke can be chambered in standard-sized Mauser 98 bolt action rifles.

Astra .44 MAGNUM CTG. <=SEP=> The Astra Terminator is a revolver made by the Astra firearms company in Spain, sometimes only called the Astra .44 CTG. because the "TERMINATOR" logo on the barrel is often overlooked or even missing on some examples.It has a barrel length of 2 5/8", a capacity of six rounds, orange plastic insert front sight, factory Pachmayr compact grips, and has a full lug barrel. The revolver was also chambered in .41 magnum and .45 colt, but examples in these calibers are much more rare.

Astra Model 44 <=SEP=> The Astra Model 44 is a large, double-action, military revolver chambered in .44 Magnum with a six-shot, swing-out cylinder.  A slightly lighter variant called the Model 45 was also produced in .45 Long Colt.

AutoMag (pistol) <=SEP=> The .44 Auto Mag pistol is a large caliber semi-automatic pistol.  It was designed between 1966 and 1971 by the Auto Mag Corporation to bring .44 Magnum power to a semi-automatic pistol.The pistol's reputation and looks have made it popular in cinema and novels and several versions are listed as "Curios and Relics" by the BATFE.

Big-game hunting <=SEP=> Big-game hunting is the hunting of large game for sport. The term is historically associated with the hunting of Africa's Big Five game (lion, the African elephant, the Cape Buffalo, the leopard and the white rhinoceros), and with tigers and rhinos on the Indian subcontinent.

Caliber <=SEP=> In guns, particularly firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel, or the diameter of the projectile it fires, usually shown in millimeters, or in hundredths or thousandths of an inch. When expressed in inches in writing or print, it is shown in terms of a decimal fraction: .45 caliber, for example. When the barrel diameter is given in inches, the abbreviation "cal" can be used.

Colt Python <=SEP=> The Colt Python is a .357 Magnum caliber revolver formerly manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. It is sometimes referred to as a "Combat Magnum". It was first introduced in 1955, the same year as Smith & Wesson's M29 .44 Magnum. The now discontinued Colt Python targeted the premium revolver market segment. Some firearm collectors and writers such as Jeff Cooper, Ian V.

Elephant gun <=SEP=> An elephant gun is a large caliber gun, rifled or otherwise, so named because they were originally developed for use by big-game hunters for elephants and other big game. They used black powder cartridges at first but later used smokeless powder.

Elmer Keith <=SEP=> Elmer Merrifield Keith (March 8, 1899 – February 14, 1984) was an Idaho rancher, firearms enthusiast, and author.  Keith was instrumental in the development of the first magnum revolver cartridge, the .357 Magnum, as well as the later .44 Magnum and .41 Magnum cartridges.

Gun politics in France <=SEP=> In France, to buy a weapon, a hunting licence or a shooting sport licence is necessary.Since 1939, guns have been divided into eight categories: Category 1 : "Military" firearms. According to French law, a military firearm is a weapon which has a caliber used by the army since 1880. Some of them are prohibited; for example, fully automatic weapons, but semi-automatic rifles or handguns are authorised.

Handgun hunting <=SEP=> Handgun hunting is primarily done with specialized handguns that have long barrels and are often set up with scopes (optical aiming devices).Even the largest animals, such as elephants, can be killed with modern hunting handguns, although most handgun hunters only use handguns when hunting medium-sized game like deer and wild hogs.The .44 Magnum, developed in 1955, was the beginning of handgun hunting for mainstream hunters.

Hunting weapon <=SEP=> Hunting weapons are weapons designed or used primarily for hunting game animals for food or sport, as distinct from defensive weapons or weapons used primarily in warfare.

IMI Desert Eagle <=SEP=> The Desert Eagle (informal as Deagle) is a powerful semi-automatic handgun designed by Magnum Research, Inc. (MRI) in the United States and redesigned by Israeli Military Industries of Israel. It has become an icon of both films and video games the world over, with its triangular barrel and gaping muzzle. Over the past 25 years, MRI has been responsible for the design and development of the Desert Eagle pistol.

IMI Timber Wolf <=SEP=> The Timber Wolf pump-action carbine was designed by Evan Whildin and was produced by Israeli Military Industries, beginning in 1989 and is no longer produced. This is one of few modern rifles chambered for revolver cartridges such as the .357 Magnum and the .44 Magnum. A single prototype was made in 32-20.

List of Magnum pistol cartridges <=SEP=> List of Magnum pistol cartridges may refer to:This is a list of Magnum pistol cartridges:.224-32 FA, a proprietary cartridge designed in 2009 by Freedom Arms, Inc.

List of rifle cartridges <=SEP=> List of rifle cartridges, by category, then by name.

Magnum <=SEP=> Magnum may refer to : Moses Magnum, a Marvel Comics villainMagnum, P.I., a television series Thomas Magnum, the lead character Magnum T.A., ring name of professional wrestler Terry Wayne Allen Magnum XL-200, a roller coaster at Cedar Point Magnum, a NATO brevity code for an AGM-88 or anti-radiation missile launch Yakovlev Yak-30 (1960) Magnum, an advanced trainer for the Soviet Air Forces that never went into production Magnum hops, used in the brewing of beer Magnum (Transformers), a fictional characters and commander of the Autobots Magnum cartridge, a type of firearms cartridge

Magnum (band) <=SEP=> Magnum are a British progressive rock band from Birmingham, England. Formed as a four piece by Tony Clarkin (guitar, songwriter), Bob Catley (vocals), Kex Gorin (drums) and Bob Doyle (bass) in order to appear as the resident band at The Rum Runner night club in Birmingham.

Magnum Force <=SEP=> Magnum Force is a 1973 American action film and the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan after the 1971 film Dirty Harry. Ted Post, who also directed Eastwood in the television series Rawhide and the feature film Hang 'Em High, directed the film, the second in the Dirty Harry series. The screenplay was written by John Milius (who provided an uncredited rewrite for the original film) and Michael Cimino.

Marlin Model 1894 <=SEP=> The Marlin Model 1894 is a lever-action repeating rifle introduced in 1894 by the Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut. At its introduction the rifle came with a 24-inch barrel and was chambered for a variety of pistol rounds such as .25-20 Winchester, .32-20 Winchester, .38-40, and .44-40.  Rechambered variants remain in production today.

Mauser M 98 <=SEP=> The Mauser M 98 are a series of currently (2009) produced hunting bolt action rifles.Though the production of the controlled-feed Mauser M 98 bolt action system for the German military ceased at the end of World War II in 1945, the production of new Mauser M 98 and M 98 Magnum rifles for civil users has been resumed in 1999 in Isny im Allgäu, Germany by Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH (Mauser Huntingweapons Ltd.), according to original drawings of 1936 and the respective Mauser patents.

Remington Model 788 <=SEP=> The Remington 788 is a bolt-action, centerfire rifle that was made by Remington Arms from 1967 to 1983. It was marketed as an inexpensive yet accurate hunting rifle to compete with other gun companies' less expensive rifles alongside their more expensive Model 700 line.  The 788 utilizes a single-column detachable magazine holding 3 rounds.  A .22 rimfire model was also produced known as the 580, 581, or 582 depending on its method of feed.

Rifle <=SEP=> A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves "\rifling") cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile (for small arms usage, called a bullet), imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the orientation of the weapon.

Ruger Alaskan <=SEP=> Introduced in 2005, the Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan is a short-barrel, big-bore revolver.  The firearm is distinguished by its 2.5 in (64 mm) barrel, brushed stainless finish, and oversize Hogue Tamer grip designed to help reduce recoil. The Alaskan is offered in .454 Casull/.45 Colt, .480 Ruger, and most recently, .44 Magnum/.44 Special. The 480 Ruger version was originally a 6-shot revolver like the .454, but was discontinued in 2007.  It was reintroduced in 2008 with a 5-shot cylinder.

Ruger Deerfield Carbine <=SEP=> The Deerfield Carbine or Model 99/44 is a .44 Magnum semi-automatic rifle produced by Sturm, Ruger & Co., introduced in 2000.

Ruger Model 96 <=SEP=> The Ruger Model 96 is a series of lever-action rifles produced by Sturm, Ruger & Co.. They featured a short-throw lever action, cross button safety and a visible cocking lever. The 4 different variants of the Model 96 represented the four calibers the rifle came in: 96/17 for .17 HMR, 96/22 for .22LR, 96/22M for .22 Magnum and 96/44 for .44 Magnum. All four models had a hard wood stock.

Ruger Redhawk <=SEP=> The Ruger Redhawk is a  DA/SA, large frame revolver that was first introduced in 1979 by Sturm, Ruger & Company. Made from high grade steel, it is available in a stainless steel finish. The Redhawk is reinforced to handle extra stress, making it very popular for use by handloaders as it handles the hottest of Magnum loads with ease.  In addition, the cylinder itself is longer than most competitors', allowing ammunition to be loaded to a longer overall length.

Smith & Wesson .38/44 <=SEP=> Smith & Wesson .38/44 identifies a series of Smith & Wesson N-frame revolvers chambered for the .38 Special cartridge loaded to higher pressures than were considered appropriate for earlier revolvers of that caliber. High-pressure .38/44 loadings represent a transition between conventional .38 Special ammunition and the .357 Magnum. Revolvers were manufactured from 1930 to 1941, and after World War II until lower-priced .357 Magnum revolvers became widely available.

Smith & Wesson Model 29 <=SEP=> The Smith & Wesson Model 29 is a six-shot, double-action revolver chambered for the .44 Magnum cartridge and manufactured by the U.S. company Smith & Wesson. It was made famous by — and is still most often associated with — the fictional character "Dirty Harry" Callahan from the Dirty Harry series of films starring Clint Eastwood.The Model 29 was offered with 3", 4", 5", 6", 6½", 8⅜" and, later, 10⅝" barrel lengths as standard models.

Super magnum <=SEP=> A super magnum is a longer and/or more powerful version of a "magnum" cartridge. Although the term "super magnum" typically a refers to a handgun cartridge, created by lengthening an existing straight-case design, it can also refer a rifle cartridge, such as the .17 Winchester Super Magnum (WSM). In this case, it simply denotes that is of greater power than existing "magnums" of similar caliber, similar to other designations such as "Remington Ultra Magnum".

Table of handgun and rifle cartridges <=SEP=> Table of selected handgun, submachine gun, rifle and machine gun cartridges by common name.  Data values are the highest found for the cartridge, and might not occur in the same load (e.g. the highest muzzle energy might not be in the same load as the highest muzzle velocity, since the bullet weights can differ between loads).

Winchester Model 1894 <=SEP=> The Winchester Model 1894 rifle (also known as the Winchester 94 or Win 94) is a lever-action repeating rifle that became one of the most famous and popular hunting rifles. It was designed by John Browning in 1894 and originally chambered to fire two metallic black powder cartridges, the .32-40 Winchester and .38-55 Winchester.