.500/465 Nitro Express

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.500/465 Nitro Express
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TypeRifle
Place of origin United Kingdom
Production history
Designer Holland & Holland
Designed1907
Produced1907
Specifications
Parent case .500 Nitro Express 3+14 in
Case type Rimmed, bottleneck
Bullet diameter.467 in (11.9 mm)
Land diameter.459 in (11.7 mm)
Neck diameter.488 in (12.4 mm)
Shoulder diameter.527 in (13.4 mm)
Base diameter.570 in (14.5 mm)
Rim diameter.645 in (16.4 mm)
Rim thickness.040 in (1.0 mm)
Case length3.25 in (83 mm)
Overall length3.91 in (99 mm)
Primer typeBerdan 0.254 inch
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/typeVelocityEnergy
480 gr (31 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.

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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 .500/450 Nitro Express following the British authorities' 1907 ban of military caliber ammunition in India and the Sudan, all with comparable performance. [3]

Holland & Holland created the .500/465 Nitro Express by necking down the .500 Nitro Express 3+14 in. [4]

The .500/465 Nitro Express is designed for use in single-shot and double rifles.

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References

Footnotes

  1. "Municon, .500/.465 Nitro Express". Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  2. "Kynoch, 500/465 NE". Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  3. Barnes & Amber, p 229.
  4. Wieland.

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