The Most Powerful Hunting Rifle Calibers Explained
The .458 Winchester Magnum fits in the same bolt-action as a .30-06 Springfield. It generates 5,000 foot-pounds. The .30-06 generates 2,800. Winchester built it in 1956 because African hunters needed stopping power in a standard rifle. The .460 Weatherby generates 8,100 foot-pounds and 100 foot-pounds of free recoil. The .30-06 generates 18 foot-pounds of recoil. An unprepared shooter will be knocked backward. This is documented. The .577 Tyrannosaur: only 24 rifles ever produced. Half went to Africa. Half stayed in the US. 10,000 foot-pounds. Built specifically to stop a charging elephant or Cape buffalo instantly. The .700 Nitro Express: only 17 to 18 rifles produced as of 2024. Price over $400,000. Individual cartridges cost $100 each. It was not built because any animal required it. It was built because someone wanted to know how large a hunting cartridge could be made. 00:00 .458 Winchester Magnum 01:56 .460 Weatherby Magnum 04:31 .505 Gibbs 06:13 .500 Nitro Express 08:07 .577 Tyrannosaur 09:40 .600 Nitro Express 11:25 .700 Nitro Express Subscribe to Hunting Lab for the science, biology, and mechanics of hunting and wildlife — new videos every week. #HuntingCalibersExplained #BigGameHunting #HuntingLab #458WinMag #460Weatherby #700NitroExpress #DangerousGameHunting #AfricanHunting #NitroExpress #PowerfulHuntingRifle
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