.500/450 Nitro Express

.500/450 Nitro Express

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .500/450 Nitro Express


caption=
origin= England
type= Rifle
designer= Holland & Holland
design_date= 1890s
manufacturer=
production_date=
number=
variants=
is_SI_specs=
parent=
case_type=Rimmed, bottleneck
bullet=.458
neck=.479
shoulder=.500
base=.570
rim_dia=.644
rim_thick=
case_length=3.25
length=3.91
rifling=
primer=Berdan #40
is_SI_ballistics=
bw1=480
btype1=SN
vel1=2175
en1=5050
bw2=
btype2=
vel2=
en2=
bw3=
btype3=
vel3=
en3=
test_barrel_length=
balsrc= "Cartridges of the World"cite book | last = Barnes | first = Frank C. | editor = Skinner, Stan | title = Cartridges of the World | edition = 11th Edition | origyear = 1965 | year = 2006 | publisher = Gun Digest Books | location = Iola, WI, USA | pages = 398,409,411 | isbn = 0-89689-297-2] Based on the old blackpowder .500/450, the .500/450 Magnum Nitro Express was introduced by Holland & Holland for their single shot and double rifles during the late 1890s. It fires a convert|.458|in|adj=on convert|480|gr|g|adj=on projectile at over convert|2100|ft/s to generate in excess of convert|5000|ft.lbf|kJ of muzzle energy.

Performance

Ballistic performance of the .500/450 NE is very similar to the .450 Nitro Express cartridge. Like other .458 caliber British hunting cartridges, it has low pressure making it a good choice for the hot African climate.

ee also

* Nitro Express
* 11 mm caliber
* List of rifle cartridges

References


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