.475 No. 2 Nitro Express

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .475 No.2 Nitro Express


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The .475 No. 2 Nitro Express is a British rifle cartridge.

One of several rounds (including the .470, .475, and .476 Nitro Express) [Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. "Cartridges of the World" (Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972), p.229, ".476 Nitro Express".] designed and introduced between 1905 and 1910, [Barnes and Amber, p.229, ".475 Nitro Express".] after the British Army banned the .450, in India and the Sudan, [Barnes and Amber, p.229, ".475 No. 2 Nitro Express".] all with comparable performance, [Barnes and Amber, p.229, ".476 Nitro Express".] the .475 No. 2 was used in a numbe of double rifles. In addition, Jeffery chambered a slightly less powerful loading in his rifles.

A good general purpose round, it is suitable for all big game, [Barnes and Amber, p.229, ".475 No. 2 Nitro Express".] though somewhat overpowered for anything in North America. [Barnes and Amber, p.229, ".475 No. 2 Nitro Express".] Its power is almost identical to the .458 Winchester Magnum, [Barnes and Amber, p.229, ".475 No. 2 Nitro Express".] with a larger diameter bullet; whether this is an advantage remains in dispute. [Barnes, and Amber, p.229, ".476 Nitro Express".]

The standard factory load used 85 gr (5.51 g) of cordite over a 480 gr (31.1 g) slug, while Jeffery used a 480 gr (32.4 g) bullet which dropped 0.6 in (15 mm) more at 200 yd (180 m). [Barnes and Amber, p.229, ".475 No. 2 Nitro Express".]

ee also

*List of cartridges by caliber
*List of rifle cartridges
*12 mm caliber

References

ources

*Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. ".475 No. 2 Nitro Express", in "Cartridges of the World", pp.228-9 & 236. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3.