416 WEATHERBY MAGNUM
The following data was developed in a Weatherby Mk V rifle, with a 24-inch barrel. A Leupold 1.5 – 5 scope was installed in Leupold bases and rings. This setup weighs in at 9.6 pounds.
I used this rifle on safari in Zimbabwe in 1993, shooting one elephant and several cape buffaloes with it. I used the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw 400 grain bullet for all the buffaloes, and a Barnes Monolithic Solid for the Elephant.
We used Weatherby brass and the Federal 215 primers in all our tests. All groups are 3 shots at 100 yards.
|
POWDER |
VELOCITY |
GROUP |
BULLET |
|
118.0 H 450 |
2659 |
1.151 |
HORNADY 400 SP |
|
112.0 RELOADER 19 |
2589 |
0.632 |
|
|
114.0 |
2632 |
1.302 |
|
|
116.0 |
2659 |
1.804 |
|
|
113.0 VVN 165 |
2430 |
1.619 |
|
|
115.0 |
2488 |
1.278 |
|
|
117.0 |
2517 |
1.082 |
|
|
113.0 WMR |
2466 |
0.830 |
|
|
115.0 |
2527 |
2.009 |
|
|
117.0 |
2579 |
1.236 |
|
|
112.0 RELOADER 22 |
2434 |
2.385 |
|
|
114.0 |
2484 |
1.632 |
|
|
116.0 |
2532 |
1.752 |
|
|
105.0 H 4350 |
2473 |
1.828 |
BARNES X 400 |
|
POWDER |
VELOCITY |
BULLET |
|
WEATHERBY FACTORY LOAD |
2730 |
400 HORNADY RN |
|
110.0 VVN 560 |
2553 |
400 HORNADY RN |
|
111.0 |
2603 |
|
|
112.0 |
2652 |
|
|
110.0 H 4831 |
2545 |
|
|
112.0 |
2581 |
|
|
115.0 |
2622 |
|
|
113.0 IMR 7828 |
2602 |
|
|
115.0 |
2634 |
|
|
117.0 |
2656 |
|
|
110.0 RL 22 |
2568 |
|
|
111.0 |
2589 |
|
|
112.0 |
2611 |
|
|
113.0 |
2660 |
|
|
112.0 IMR 7828 |
2491 |
400 BARNES X |
|
114.0 |
2534 |
|
|
110.0 RL 22 |
2563 |
|
|
111.0 |
2580 |
|
|
117.0 VVN 560 |
2694 |
350 SPEER MAG TIP |
|
119.0 |
2740 |
|
|
119.0 RL 22 |
2823 |
|
|
121.0 |
2898 |
|
|
|
|
|
Last updated July 3rd, 2000