.500/465 Nitro Express

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.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 case .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
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
440 gr (29 g) 2,150 ft/s (660 m/s) 4,930 ft·lbf (6,680 J)
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

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  3. ↑ Barnes & Amber, p 229.
  4. ↑ Wieland.

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