11-19-2005, 12:10
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What do's the word Magnum when talking about ammunition and guns exactly mean. Im looking for a down and dirty definition.
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11-19-2005, 13:15
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Magnum is derived from a Latin word "magnus", which means great. It was first used to refer to a large wine bottle holding 1.5 liters.
IIRC, it was originally used in the ammunition sense by Holland and Holland to describe their new big game cartridges introduced in 1912, the .375 Belted Rimless Magnum Nitro Express cartridge and the .375 Flanged Magnum Nitro Express cartridge. It generally refers to a load which is stronger than normal for that caliber.
The .375 H&H Magnum case was the basis for most of the early Magnums, until Weatherby came along with his Magnums.
There is no standard for calling a round a Magnum, anyone can use it for anything, to include a .22 rimfire.
HTH.
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11-19-2005, 15:37
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Originally Posted by kgoerz
What do's the word Magnum when talking about ammunition and guns exactly mean. Im looking for a down and dirty definition.
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shoulder bruising rounds.
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11-19-2005, 16:26
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shoulder bruising rounds.
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Don't forget "flinch inducing rounds" as well. 
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11-19-2005, 20:29
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I like that.
All the boxes of magnum around here have the no. .416 on the ends.
Most of you guys probably wouldn't even notice the recoil.
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11-19-2005, 21:15
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Originally Posted by Bill Harsey
I like that.
All the boxes of magnum around here have the no. .416 on the ends.
Most of you guys probably wouldn't even notice the recoil.
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Not sure, haven't shot the .416, but my .375 H&H makes a nice plinking rifle.
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11-19-2005, 21:58
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Not sure, haven't shot the .416, but my .375 H&H makes a nice plinking rifle.
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TR - Between your H&H, and Bill's .416, I believe it may be getting deep as to non flinching rounds and "plinking rounds"
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