.450 Nitro Express

As well as many other powerful cartridges, this copy was developed and appeared in England around 1898 by the designer Jeffery. Purpose: hunting for large African and Indian game. Cartridge .450 / .400 Nitro Express 3 "and .450 / .400 Nitro Express 3.25", differ in the length of the sleeve specified in inches. The name “Nitroexpress” at the beginning of the 20th century referred to cartridges equipped with fast- burning nitroglycerin powder (cordite) and remained for .450 Nitro Express according to tradition to this day, although now this cartridge is usually equipped with other types of gunpowder.

The cartridge and the 3.25 "weapon are made exclusively to order. More common are the cartridges and the weapon on the .450 / .400 Nitro Express 3". Similar patron names are: .450 / .400 Nitro Express 3 ", .450 / .400 Jeffery Nitro Express 3", 400 Jeffery Express 3 ", XCR 10,076 BBC 030, SAA 7190.

Weapons and ammunition produced in limited quantities in England and since 1942 in the United States.

Used in single-barreled and double-barreled unions. Sighting distance - usually 100 meters.

Ammunition .450 / .400 is equipped with a sleeve with a protruding flange without groove.

Ballistic characteristics .450 / .400 Nitro Express 3.25 "

Bullet weight, 31.2

Bullet type VMR, TMR

Initial bullet speed, m / s 655

Muzzle energy, J 6695

Exceeding the trajectory of the flight of a bullet over the line of aiming, cm, at a distance of zeroing 100 m * 4.0

Ballistic specifications .450 / .400 Nitro Express 3 "

Bullet weight, 25.92 g

Bullet type VMR, TMR

Initial bullet speed, m / s 645

Muzzle energy, J 5387

Exceeding the trajectory of the flight of a bullet over the line of aiming, cm, at a distance of zeroing 100 m * 3.0

.450 / .400 Nitro Express 3 (photo) (inaccessible link) (inaccessible link from 01-03-2015 [1615 days])