| .500/465 Nitro Express | ||||||||
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| Type | Rifle | |||||||
| Place of origin |
 United Kingdom | |||||||
| Production history | ||||||||
| Designer | Holland & Holland | |||||||
| Designed | 1907 | |||||||
| Produced | 1907 | |||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||
| Parent cartridge | .500 Nitro Express 3¼ in | |||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck | |||||||
| Bullet diameter | .467 in (11.9 mm) | |||||||
| Neck diameter | .488 in (12.4 mm) | |||||||
| Shoulder diameter | .527 in (13.4 mm) | |||||||
| Base diameter | .571 in (14.5 mm) | |||||||
| Rim diameter | .645 in (16.4 mm) | |||||||
| Rim thickness | .037 in (0.94 mm) | |||||||
| Case length | 3.243 in (82.4 mm) | |||||||
| Overall length | 3.883 in (98.6 mm) | |||||||
| Primer type | Berdan 0.254 inch | |||||||
Ballistic performance
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Test barrel length: 28 inches Source(s): municon.org[1] & Kynoch[2] | ||||||||
The .500/465 Nitro Express is a large bore centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Holland & Holland and introduced in 1907.
Development[]
The .500/465 Nitro Express is one of several rounds (including the .470 Nitro Express, .475 Nitro Express, .475 No. 2 Nitro Express and .476 Nitro Express) developed as a replacement for the .450 Nitro Express following the British Army 1907 ban of .450 caliber ammunition into India and the Sudan, all with comparable performance.[3]
Holland & Holland created the .500/465 Nitro Express by necking down the .500 Nitro Express 3¼ in.[4]
The .500/465 Nitro Express is designed for use in single-shot and double rifles.
See also[]
References[]
Footnotes[]
- ↑ "Municon, .500/.465 Nitro Express.". Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. https://www.webcitation.org/6VIWZPc5w?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.municion.org%2F500Ne%2F500Ne.htm. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
- ↑ "Kynoch, 500/465 NE.". Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. https://www.webcitation.org/6VIWaGSv9?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kynochammunition.co.uk%2F500-465%2520NE.htm. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
- ↑ Barnes & Amber, p 229.
- ↑ Wieland.
Bibliography[]
- Barnes, Frank C. & Amber, John T., Cartridges of the World, DBI Books, Northfield, 1972, ISBN 0-695-80326-3.
- Kynoch Ammunition, Big Game Cartridges, kynochammunition.co.uk. (Archived 2015-01-01), retrieved 30 Dec 14.
- Municon, .500/.465 Nitro Express, municion.org (Archived 2015-01-03), retrieved 31 Dec 14.
- Wieland, Terry, Nitro Express: The Big Bang of the Big Bang (Archived 2015-01-01), retrieved 30 Dec 14.
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