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Nitro Express. .450/400 Jeffery Nitro Express bullet and cartridge. The Nitro Express (NE) series of cartridges are used in large-bore hunting rifles, also known as elephant guns or express rifles, but later came to include smaller bore high velocity (for the time) British cartridges.
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The .700 Nitro Express (17.8×89mmR) is a big-game rifle cartridge. The cartridge is typically charged with around 250 grains of powder, in addition to a two-grain igniter charge (to reduce the tendency of the cartridge to hang fire from such large powder charges). [3]
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The .500 Nitro Express is a rifle cartridge designed for hunting large and dangerous game animals in Africa and India. [1] . This cartridge was primarily designed for use in double rifles though various single shots were produced on the Farquarson action and at least one major company (Heym) produced it in bolt-action configuration.
Jun 14, 2019 · A comparison of two popular double rifle cartridges for hunting dangerous game in Africa, with history, ballistics and advantages of each. Learn how the .450 NE and .470 NE differ in bullet diameter, energy, penetration, recoil and availability.
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