.600 Overkill
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.600 Overkill | ||||||||||||
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Type | Hunting, rifle | |||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||
Designer | Robert Garnick | |||||||||||
Designed | 2000[1] | |||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||
Parent case | None | |||||||||||
Case type | Belted, straight | |||||||||||
Bullet diameter | 15.7 mm (0.62 in) | |||||||||||
Neck diameter | 16.4 mm (0.65 in) | |||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | 16.4 mm (0.65 in) | |||||||||||
Base diameter | 16.7 mm (0.66 in) | |||||||||||
Rim diameter | 16.3 mm (0.64 in) | |||||||||||
Rim thickness | 1.5 mm (0.059 in) | |||||||||||
Case length | 76 mm (3.0 in) | |||||||||||
Overall length | 93 mm (3.7 in) | |||||||||||
Case capacity | 196.6 cm3 (3,034 gr H2O) | |||||||||||
Primer type | Magnum large rifle | |||||||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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Source(s): 470MBogo[2] |
The .600 Overkill is a hunting cartridge designed to fit the CZ-550 action, by American Hunting Rifles.
Design[edit]
The .600 Overkill was designed by Robert Garnick of Las Vegas, Nevada in 2000. The case is a custom, with a belt, .683 in (17.35 mm), added for headspacing and the rim to fit that of the .505 Gibbs .640 in-(16.26 mm) size, bolt face.
This cartridge was intended to fire the largest bullet able to fit in the CZ-550,[2] and was designed specifically for the purpose of killing an elephant. The CZ-550 can fit two cartridges, with slight alterations. The .600 Overkill fires a 900-grain (58 g) bullet at more than 2,400 ft/s (730 m/s),
References[edit]
- ^ Cary, D. (2020, August 29). 600 overkill? anyone.. AfricaHunting.com. https://www.africahunting.com/threads/600-overkill-anyone.57753/page-2
- ^ a b McCarthy, Daniel. "Mini Compendium of Big Bore Cartridges". 470Mbogo.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- Templar, Stephen W (2008). Rexgun. Morgan Templar. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-615-22413-8.