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.338-378 Weatherby Magnum

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Key specs

Type
Rifle
Origin
United States
Designer
Elmer Keith and Bob Thomson
Introduced
1963
Case type
belted, bottleneck
Bullet diameter
8.59 mm
Case length
73.79 mm
Overall length
92.71 mm
Typical bullet
250 gr
Typical velocity
933 m/s
Typical energy
7,046 J

Weapons chambered for it 1

Bolt-action riflesWeatherby Mark V.300 Weatherby Magnum, .22-250 Remington, .224 Weatherby Magnum, .240 Weatherby Magnum, .243 Winchester, .25-06 Remington, .257 Weatherby Magnum, .270 Weatherby Magnum, .270 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, .30-378 Weatherby Magnum, .300 Winchester Magnum, .308 Winchester, .338 Winchester Magnum, .338-06, .338-378 Weatherby Magnum, .340 Weatherby Magnum, .375 H&H Magnum, .375 Weatherby Magnum, .378 Weatherby Magnum, .416 Remington Magnum, .416 Weatherby Magnum, .458 Lott, .458 Winchester Magnum, .460 Weatherby Magnum, 7mm Remington Magnum, 7mm Weatherby Magnum, 7mm-08 RemingtonUnited States · 1957

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: .338-378 Weatherby Magnum, Wikipedia