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24/08/22 03:19 AM
Re: A Common Westley Richards Double Rifle--Not So Caliber

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Cool, you copied the text here.

As I've asked twice on farcebook. Whynis the .476 WR "superior" to the .450 NEs, .465, .470, .475s etc?

Does it also shoot a 500 gr projectile at a muzzle velocity between 2100 and 2200 fps?

What is the true groove calibre of the .476 WR?

Were only NINE (9) Westley Richards .476 double rifles ever made?




"Not to be outdone, Westley Richards & Co. entered the foray and introduced the .476 Magnum Express for single and double rifles in 1907. Almost a decade earlier, Westley Richards & Co. was the first to load .500 3” Black Powder Express with Cordite, creating the .500 3” NE. Again, Westley’s turned to this same parent case (see a trend?) necking it down to a .476” caliber bullet, creating the .476 Magnum Express. This cartridge shoots a 520gr bullet at 2,100 fps generating 5,085 ft-lbf of energy at the muzzle compared to the muzzle energy of just over 4,900 ft-lbf created by Rigby’s, Holland’s, and Lang’s proprietary cartridges. While the differences were marginal, Westley Richards contended nonetheless the .476 Magnum was superior to any other competitor’s comparable offering. Even going so far as to say in the 1912 catalog:"



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