.400 Legend

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.400 Legend
Straight-wall lineup.jpg
Comparison of some straight-wall, left to right: .350 Legend, .360 Buckhammer, .400 Legend, .450 Bushmaster
TypeRifle
Place of originUnited States
Production history
Designer Winchester Ammunition
Designed2023
Manufacturer Winchester Ammunition
Produced2023–present
Specifications
Case typeRebated, straight
Bullet diameter.4005–.0030 in (10.173–0.076 mm)
Land diameter.390 in (9.9 mm)
Neck diameter.4267 in (10.84 mm)
Base diameter.440 in (11.2 mm)
Rim diameter.422 in (10.7 mm)
Rim thickness.049 in (1.2 mm)
Case length1.65 in (42 mm)
Overall length2.26 in (57 mm)
Rifling twist1 in 16 in (410 mm)
Primer typeSmall Rifle
Maximum pressure (SAAMI)45,000 psi (310 MPa)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/typeVelocityEnergy
215 gr (14 g) Winchester Power Point2,250 ft/s (690 m/s)2,416 ft⋅lbf (3,276 J)
Source(s): SAAMI [1]

The .400 Legend, also called 400 LGND (10x42mmRB), is a SAAMI-standardized straight-walled intermediate rifle cartridge developed by Winchester Repeating Arms. The cartridge was designed for use in American states that have specific regulations for deer hunting with straight-walled centerfire cartridges. It is designed for deer hunting out to a maximum effective range of 300 yards (270 m).

Contents

Overview

The .400 Legend is suitable for use in AR-15 type semiautomatic rifles. [1]

History

On April 14, 2023, Winchester Ammunition announced the .400 Legend. The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI), the U.S. firearms and ammunition industry's technical standards-setting organization, announced the acceptance of the new cartridge and chamber standard on January 15, 2023. [2]

The .400 Legend was preceded by the Winchester Model 1910 .401 Winchester Self-Loading cartridge, and in 2014 by the .400 AR [3] wildcat cartridge designed for the AR-15–style rifle.

Technical Drawing

Link to SAAMI Cartridge and chamber drawings.

Usage

The .400 Legend cartridge is engineered for deer hunters requiring a modern straight-walled cartridge that is more powerful and has greater effective range than the .350 Legend.

State legislation

.400 Legend also addresses a rapidly growing market segment known as "straight-wall-cartridge-compliant" deer-hunting states. A growing number of states that previously restricted deer hunting to limited-range slug guns or muzzleloading firearms are now allowing rifles chambered in straight-walled centerfire cartridges.

The .400 Legend was designed for deer hunting in states that have specific regulations requiring straight-walled cartridges for use on deer, such as Ohio, Iowa, Indiana public land, and the Southern Lower Peninsula region of Michigan. [4] Illinois also allows straight-walled cartridges if used with a pistol or a single-shot rifle. The pistol must be a centerfire revolver or centerfire single-shot handgun of .30 inches (7.6 mm) caliber or larger with a minimum barrel length of 4 inches (100 mm) inches. Single-shot rifles in those specified calibers became legal on January 1, 2023.

Ohio's Deer Hunting Regulations allow the use of a straight-walled rifle cartridge with a minimum caliber of .357 inches (9.1 mm).

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References

  1. 1 2 SAAMI, "400 Legend (400 LGND)", saami.org, retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. "SAAMI Announces Acceptance of the 350 Legend Cartridge". 31 January 2019.
  3. ".400AR – Another Wildcat Cartridge for the AR-15". June 8, 2017.
  4. "Michigan Deer APR Charts and Map" (PDF).