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The .585 Nyati (14.9×71mmRB) is a shoulder-fired rifle cartridge. Nyati (n-ya-te) means Cape Buffalo in many African languages such as Swahili. The .585 Nyati can generate 10,000 lb⋅ft (13,600 N⋅m) of muzzle energy. This places it at or near the top of the list for most powerful cartridges that can be chambered in a rifle that can still be carried afield.
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.585 Nyati | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designer | Ross Seyfried | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Parent case | .577 Nitro Express | |||||||
Bullet diameter | .585 in (14.9 mm) | |||||||
Rim diameter | 0.640 in (16.3 mm) | |||||||
Case length | 2.800 in (71.1 mm) | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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Source(s): Accurate Reloading [1] |
History
editThe .585 Nyati was developed by Ross Seyfried. He was motivated by the desire to create a rifle with tremendous stopping power at a fraction of the cost of expensive double guns such as the various Nitro Express rounds.[2]
The rims were turned from .577 Nitro brass and the case blown out straight to allow formation of enough of a shoulder for headspace purposes. Brass formed by this method, during the developmental phase, had a relatively weak case head because the parent .577 Nitro case was designed for a double rifle which supports the case head all the way to the rim. In a bolt-action rifle, a portion of the case head is unsupported and requires more strength in that area.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 585 Nyati at Accurate Reloading web site
- ^ "Historical .585 Nyati Information". Archived from the original on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2007-07-06.