.416 Taylor
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| .416 Taylor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Centerfire/Rifle | |
| Place of origin | ||
| Production history | ||
| Designer | Robert Chatfield-Taylor | |
| Designed | ca1972 | |
| Manufacturer | A-Square | |
| Specifications | ||
| Parent case | .458 Winchester Magnum | |
| Case type | Belted | |
| Bullet diameter | 0.416 in (10.6 mm) | |
| Neck diameter | 0.447 in (11.4 mm) | |
| Shoulder diameter | 0.491 in (12.5 mm) | |
| Base diameter | 0.512 in (13.0 mm) | |
| Rim diameter | 0.532 in (13.5 mm) | |
| Rim thickness | 0.05 in (1.3 mm) | |
| Case length | 2.5 in (64 mm) | |
| Overall length | 3.34 in (85 mm) | |
| Rifling twist | 1 in 10 | |
| Primer type | Magnum Rifle | |
The .416 Taylor is a rifle cartridge. According to Ken Waters in Pet Loads, it was created by Robert Chatfield-Taylor in the early 1970s, with the first rifle in this caliber being a factory barreled Winchester Model 70.
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[edit] Usage
The .416 Taylor uses a .416 inch (10.57 mm) bullet diameter. With maximum loads, the cartridge is capable of propelling a 400 grain (25.92 g) bullet at an average of 2,350 feet per second (716 m) from a 24 inch (61 cm) barrel [1] yielding a muzzle energy of a 4,903 foot-pound force (6648 J). The work on this caliber (performed by Waters) was done with an experimental factory Ruger Model 77. He reported that an absolute maximum load of certain listed powders would push a 400 grain cartridge to 2,400 feet per second, thereby equaling (and perhaps exceeding) the performance of the .416 Rigby (presuming moderate temperatures and barometric pressures). Waters also reported that 300 grain bullets could exceed 2,600 feet per second when propelled by certain listed powders. Under normal hunting conditions, the Taylor cartridge is therefore capable of taking any of the largest and most dangerous game animals in the world. Reports from various internet gunboards indicate that shooters and gunsmiths are rebarreling Browning BAR .338 Winchester Magnum rifles with .416 Taylor barrels thereby creating semi-automatic hunting rifles in a true dangerous game caliber. [2]
[edit] Origin
The cartridge was created to replace the magnum length .416 Rigby (at that time it was nearly obsolete and hard to find) with a cartridge that would fit into a standard length bolt-action rifle. The advantages to cartridges in bullet diameter are that they generally present the shooter with less recoil and "flatter" trajectory than the larger .45 caliber dangerous game rifles (like the .458 Winchester Magnum). They also have more striking power and penetration than the medium bores like the .375 H&H Magnum. The Taylor cartridge is simply a necked down .458 Winchester Magnum with no changes. They have the same shoulder height and angle as the .264 Winchester Magnum. The .416 Taylor is a SAAMI standardized cartridge, [3] which is now a propriety cartridge of A-Square Company, Inc. (a one time voting member of SAAMI).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Alphin, Arthur B. ed Alphin, Arthur B. Alphin An Shot You Want” (Bedford, KY: On Target Press, 1996), p.513
- ^ http://www.subguns.com/boards/semimsg.cgi?read=177929
- ^ Alphin, Arthur B. ed Alphin, Arthur B. Alphin An Shot You Want” (Bedford, KY: On Target Press, 1996), p.511
