425 Westley Richards

425 Westley Richards Magnum

English hunting charge of the london gunsmith Richards from 1909 designed for african hunts. Reduced diameter of the dna allows the use of bullets in the reconstructed kulovnicích with the standard conclusion. Shot 26.5 g has a muzzle velocity of 715 m/sec. The charge on the image is the product of the company Kynoch & Company, Birmingham, England. To the right is the bullet 7,92 x 57. Photo by author.


Source: J. Hýkel, In. Malimánek "Bullets in small arms" Our troops, Prague 1998. Andersen, In. Andresen, T. Stromstad "Cartridge Cases" load your own, Norway, 1995..
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