.577/500 Nitro Express

Rifle cartridge .577/500 Nitro Express United Kingdom Rifle Rimmed, bottleneck .508 .526 .585 .645 .717 .055 3.13 3.74 1:16 .251 (6.38 mm) Berdan (Kynoch #31A) 440 1725 2920 1500 2320 "Cartridges of the World" Barnes. The .577/500 3 1 8-inch Nitro Express is a British centerfire fire rifle cartridge. Development The .577/500 NE was developed by loading a 3 1 8-inch variant of the .577/500 Black Powder Express with smokeless cordite. The latter was developed by necking down the .577 Black Powder Express to .508".Wieland. Whilst very similar to the .577/500 No 2 Black Powder Express the two are not interchangeable. Use Despite being a similar size, the .577/500 NE is not nearly as powerful as the .500 Nitro Express and is not suitable for such thick-skinned game as elephant. Like the .500 Black Powder Express, the .577/500 NE was never highly regarded for hunting in Africa, yet it was popular in India. Moderately popular in its day, the round has long since ceased to be offered commercially. See also Nitro Express List of rifle cartridges List of rimmed cartridges 12mm caliber References Footnotes Bibliography Barnes, Frank C, Cartridges of the World, ed 13, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2012, 9781440230592. Wieland, Terry, Nitro Express: The Big Bang of the Big Bang, retrieved 20 Jun 16. External links cartridgecollector.net, 577/500 3 1 8" Nitro Express, retrieved 20 Jun 16. Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Rimmed cartridges Category:British firearm cartridges