.500/450 Magnum Black Powder Express

The .500/450 3+1⁄4-inch Magnum Black Powder Express, is a centerfire rifle cartridge developed in Britain.

.500/450 Magnum Black Powder Express
TypeRifle
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Production history
Produced1870s
Specifications
Parent case.500 Black Powder Express
Case typeRimmed, bottleneck
Bullet diameter.458 in (11.6 mm)
Neck diameter.479 in (12.2 mm)
Shoulder diameter.500 in (12.7 mm)
Base diameter.570 in (14.5 mm)
Rim diameter.644 in (16.4 mm)
Case length3.25 in (83 mm)
Overall length3.91 in (99 mm)
Case capacity141.4 gr H2O (9.16 cm3)
Primer typeKynoch # 40
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
325 gr (21 g) 1,950 ft/s (590 m/s) 2,745 ft⋅lbf (3,722 J)
365 gr (24 g) 1,875 ft/s (572 m/s) 2,850 ft⋅lbf (3,860 J)
Source(s): "Cartridges of the World" [1]

Development

The .500/450 Magnum BPE was created by necking down the .500 Black Powder Express to .45-inches.[2]

For some time after the turn of the century, the .500/450 Magnum BPE was loaded with cordite to become the .500/450 Magnum Nitro for Black, the same cartridge loaded with mild loadings of cordite, carefully balanced through trial to replicate the ballistics of the Black powder version.[1]

Dimenssions

Nitro Express loadings

In 1898 John Rigby & Company loaded the .450 Nitro Express cartridge with cordite to create the .450 Nitro Express, the first Nitro Express cartridge. Not to be left behind Holland and Holland followed suit, loading the .500/450 Magnum BPE with cordite to create the .500/450 Nitro Express.[2]

Use

The .500/450 Magnum BPE was a popular cartridge for deer and similarly sized game, particularly in Africa.[1] Available until World War II,[1] the round has long since ceased to be offered commercially.

See also

References

Footnotes
  1. Barnes.
  2. Wieland.

Bibliography
  • Barnes, Frank C, Cartridges of the World, ed 13, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2012, ISBN 9781440230592.
  • Wieland, Terry, Nitro Express: The Big Bang of the Big Bang, retrieved 20 Jun 16.
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