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.475 Wildey Magnum

Pistol cartridge

Field	Value
name	.475 Wildey Magnum
image	Wildey Cartridges.JPG	image_size = 300px
caption	.44 Auto Magnum Pistol, .45 Winchester Magnum, .45 Wildey Magnum, .475 Wildey Magnum.
origin	United States
type	Pistol
designer	Winchester
design_date	1977
manufacturer	Wildey
production_date	1984–Present
parent	[.284 Winchester](284-winchester)
case_type	Rebated, straight
bullet	.475
neck	.493
base	.501
rim_dia	.473
rim_thick	.040
case_length	1.198
length	1.580
case_capacity	38
primer	Large magnum pistol
max_cup	50,000
bw1	250
btype1	SP
vel1	1850
en1	1900
bw2	300
btype2	SP
vel2	1610
en2	1727

The .475 Wildey Magnum is a large semiautomatic pistol cartridge designed for big game hunting in the Wildey pistol.

History

The .475 Wildey Magnum was designed to be a hunting round. Cases are formed from .284 Winchester brass with the neck cut down and widened to take a .475-inch bullet, and the length is the same as the .45 Winchester Magnum. Velocity at 100 yards is equivalent to the muzzle velocity of the .44 Magnum.

Popular media

While not being very common, the .475 Wildey Magnum is most famous for its appearance in Death Wish 3, where the Wildey (chambered for this cartridge) was a signature weapon of Paul Kersey, a character portrayed by Charles Bronson (using his own personal Wildey firearm) in the Death Wish film series.

It also made an appearance in the Firefly episode "The Train Job" during the Unification Day scuffle.

Additional Wildey calibers

In the late 1980s, Wildey, Inc. produced three additional calibers using necked-down versions of the .475 Wildey Magnum brass casing originally designed in 1983 to achieve higher velocities and muzzle energies. First was the .357 Wildey Magnum (also known as the .357 Peterbuilt) which used a .357 Magnum bullet. Second was the .41 Wildey Magnum (also known as the 10mm Wildey Magnum) which used a .41 Magnum bullet. Last was the .44 Wildey Magnum (also known as the 11mm Wildey Magnum) which used a .44 Magnum bullet. All calibers were eventually discontinued.

The .45 Wildey Magnum was introduced by Wildey F.A., Inc. in 1997, which is also a necked-down version of the .475 Wildey Magnum using a .45 ACP bullet. It was discontinued in 2011 when overall production ceased.

Listed below are the ballistic performances of each produced cartridge as fired from a 10-inch (254mm) barrel. The information on the .45 Wildey Magnum is from a 12-inch (305mm) barrel. Bullet types were not provided.

Caliber	Bullet weight	Velocity	Energy
.357 Wildey Magnum	125 gr (8.1 g)	2,300 ft/s (701 m/s)	1,468 ft·lbf (1,989 J)
.357 Wildey Magnum	158 gr (10.2 g)	2,060 ft/s (638 m/s)	1,489 ft·lbf (2,018 J)
.41 Wildey Magnum	200 gr (13 g)	1,842 ft/s (561 m/s)	1,507 ft·lbf (2,042 J)
.41 Wildey Magnum	220 gr (14.25 g)	1,733 ft/s (528 m/s)	1,467 ft·lbf (1,988 J)
.44 Wildey Magnum	200 gr (13 g)	1,980 ft/s (603 m/s)	1,741 ft·lbf (2,359 J)
.44 Wildey Magnum	240 gr (15.5 g)	1,747 ft/s (532 m/s)	1,626 ft·lbf (2,203 J)
.45 Wildey Magnum	230 gr (14.9 g)	1,730 ft/s (527 m/s)	1,485 ft·lbf (2,013 J)

References

Frank C. Barnes. (2014). "Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges". Krause Publications.
Hartink, A.E.. (2003). "The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols and Revolvers". Chartwell Books, Inc.
"The Wildey Features". wildeyguns.com.
".475 Wildey Magnum Reloading Data". loaddata.com.
[https://www.gunsamerica.com/933441931/WILDEY-SURVIVOR-45-WIN-MAG-WITH-10-INCH-VENT-RIBBED-BARREL-1987-SURVIVOR-MANUAL-EXTRA-MAGAZINE-AND-ORIGINAL-FACTORY-BOX-WITH-FOAM-INSERT.htm Guns America, Wildey Survivor .45 Winchester Magnum], Retrieved Jan. 14, 2016.
[http://www.amtguns.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/The-Worlds-Most-Powerful-Rifles-and-Handguns.pdf AMT Guns, ''The World's Most Powerful Rifles & Handguns'' by Robert Adam (1991)], Retrieved Jan. 12, 2016.
[https://americanhandgunner.com/web-blast-the-44-automag/ The American Handgunner, ''Web Blast: The .44 Automag'' by John Taffin, February 2008] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 , Retrieved Jan. 12, 2016.)
[http://www.wildeyguns.com/datafiles/BALLISTICS.pdf Wildey Guns, Ballistics for the Wildey Pistols] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-05 , Retrieved Jan. 12, 2016.)

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