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.460 Weatherby Magnum

Warning! Notes: Test rifle was a Weatherby Mark V, twenty-six-inch barrel, sixteen-inch twist; Weatherby cases, Federal 215 primers. These loads were all considered as full-power for hunting any game under all hunting conditions, but should be approached from five percent below in any other rifle. (Handloader Issue #99)

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Wt.	Bullet	Powder Manufacturer	Powder	Charge	Velocity (FPS)
300	Sierra	Norma	N-201	Subscribe	3,028
Remarks: maximum
350	Hornady	Hodgdon	H-380	Subscribe	2,793
Remarks:
350	Hornady	Norma	N-202	Subscribe	2,856
Remarks:
350	Hornady	IMR	IMR-4064	Subscribe	2,905
Remarks: maximum
350	Hornady	Norma	N-201	Subscribe	2,767
Remarks:
350	Hornady	Winchester	W-760	Subscribe	2,731
Remarks: compressed
350	Hornady	Hodgdon	H-380	Subscribe	2,872
Remarks: outstanding accuracy; compressed
350	Hornady	IMR	IMR-4064	Subscribe	3,007
Remarks: outstanding accuracy
350	Hornady	IMR	IMR-4064	Subscribe	2,183
Remarks: poor accuracy
350	Hornady	IMR	IMR-3031	Subscribe	2,120
Remarks: good accuracy
500	Hornady	IMR	IMR-4064	Subscribe	2,102
Remarks: roughly .458 Winchester velocity
500	Hornady	IMR	IMR-3031	Subscribe	2,066
Remarks: roughly .458 Winchester velocity
500	Hornady SP	IMR	IMR-4831	Subscribe	2,549
Remarks: compressed
500	Hornady SP	IMR	IMR-4350	Subscribe	2,582
Remarks: compressed
500	Hornady SP	Winchester	W-760	Subscribe	2,455
Remarks: compressed
500	Hornady SP	Norma	N-204	Subscribe	2,542
Remarks: compressed
500	Hornady SP	IMR	IMR-4064	Subscribe	2,474
Remarks:
500	Hornady SP	IMR	IMR-4320	Subscribe	2,404
Remarks:
500	Hornady	Winchester	W-785	Subscribe	2,489
Remarks: heavily compressed, mild
500	Hornady	Hodgdon	H-450	Subscribe	2,514
Remarks: heavily compressed, mild
500	Hornady	Norma	N-MRP	Subscribe	2,538
Remarks: heavily compressed, mild
500	Hornady	Hodgdon	H-4831	Subscribe	2,551
Remarks: heavily compressed, mild
500	Hornady	Norma	N-204	Subscribe	2,625
Remarks: maximum; 7,500 ft-lb at muzzle
500	Hornady	IMR	IMR-4831	Subscribe	2,637
Remarks: maximum; compressed
500	Hornady	IMR	IMR-4350	Subscribe	2,641
Remarks: maximum; compressed
500	Hornady	Hodgdon	H-414	Subscribe	2,619
Remarks: maximum
500	Hornady	Hodgdon	H-380	Subscribe	2,503
Remarks: maximum; 36-fps spread
500	Hornady	IMR	IMR-4320	Subscribe	2,626
Remarks: maximum
500	Hornady	Norma	N-202	Subscribe	2,447
Remarks: maximum; 20-fps spread
500	Hornady	IMR	IMR-4895	Subscribe	2,475
Remarks: maximum
500	Hornady	Hodgdon	H-4895	Subscribe	2,525
Remarks: maximum; 7,100 ft-lb at muzzle
500	Hornady	IMR	IMR-4064	Subscribe	2,438
Remarks: maximum
500	Hornady	Norma	N-201	Subscribe	2,430
Remarks: maximum
500	Hornady	IMR	IMR-3031	Subscribe	2,473
Remarks: maximum
600	Barnes SP RN	Hodgdon	H-4831	Subscribe	2,258
Remarks: compressed
600	Barnes SP RN	IMR	IMR-4831	Subscribe	2,351
Remarks: compressed
600	Barnes SP RN	Norma	MRP	Subscribe	2,296
Remarks: compressed
600	Barnes SP RN	IMR	IMR-4350	Subscribe	2,351
Remarks: compressed
600	Barnes SP semi-spitzer	Norma	MRP	Subscribe	2,230
Remarks: compressed