Based on the old black-powder .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 -inch ( mm) -grain ( g) projectile at over feet per second ( m/s) to generate in excess of foot-pounds force ( kJ) of muzzle energy.
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| - Based on the old black-powder .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 -inch ( mm) -grain ( g) projectile at over feet per second ( m/s) to generate in excess of foot-pounds force ( kJ) of muzzle energy.
- 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 any hot climate.
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| - |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | .500/450 Nitro Express |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Type | colspan="2" | Rifle |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Place of origin | colspan="2" | England |- |- |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Production history |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Designer | colspan="2" | Holland & Holland |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Designed | colspan="2" | 1890s |- |- |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Specifications |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case type | colspan="2" | Rimmed, bottleneck |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Bullet diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Neck diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Shoulder diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Base diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rim diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case length | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Overall length | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Primer type | colspan="2" | Berdan #40 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Ballistic performance |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; background: #DEDEDE;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" ! Bullet weight/type ! Velocity ! Energy |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; " | gr (g) SN||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft/s (m/s) ||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft·lbf (J) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; padding-top: 5px; font-size: 90%;" | Source: "Cartridges of the World" |} 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 -inch (mm ) -grain (g ) projectile at over feet per second (m/s ) to generate in excess of foot-pounds force () of muzzle energy.
- Based on the old black-powder .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 -inch ( mm) -grain ( g) projectile at over feet per second ( m/s) to generate in excess of foot-pounds force ( kJ) of muzzle energy.
- 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 any hot climate.
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