The .475 No 2 Nitro Express is a rimmed bottle necked cartridge designed for use in single-shot and double rifles. The .475 No 2 Nitro Express is a very large, impressive cartridge, the empty round is 3.5 in (89 mm) long with an overall length of 4.26 in (108 mm).[1]
The standard factory load fires a .483 in (12.3 mm) diameter 480 gr (31 g) bullet at 2,200 ft/s (670 m/s), although two powder charges were available with either 80 gr (5.2 g) or 85 gr (5.5 g) of cordite.[1][2]
.475 No 2 Jefferyedit
W.J. Jeffery & Co offered an alternate loading, known as the .475 No 2 Jeffery which fired a slightly larger .489 in (12.4 mm) diameter 500 gr (32 g) projectile at 2,150 ft/s (660 m/s), although again multiple powder charges were available, with either 75 gr (4.9 g), 80 gr (5.2 g) or 85 gr (5.5 g) of cordite. Jefferys built a very fine handling double rifle for this round with a 24 in (610 mm) barrel that weighed only 11 lb (5.0 kg) but retaining moderate recoil.[1][2][3][4]
In 1914 and early 1915, German snipers were engaging British Army positions with impunity from behind steel plates that were impervious to .303 British ball ammunition. In an attempt to counter this threat, the British War Office purchased sixty-two large bore sporting rifles from British rifle makers which were issued to Regiments, including a single .475 No 2 Nitro Express rifle. These large bore rifles proved very effective against the steel plates used by the Germans, in his book Sniping in France 1914-18, MAJ H. Hesketh-Prichard, DSO, MC stated they "pierced them like butter."[5][6]
Useedit
The .475 No 2 Nitro Express is considered good general purpose round, suitable for all big game in Africa and India, its power is very similar to the .450 Nitro Express, with a larger diameter bullet; whether this is an advantage remains in dispute.[1]
In his African Rifles and Cartridges, John "Pondoro" Taylor stated the .475 No 2 Nitro Express is "an eminently satisfactory shell and a certain killer - but don't let yourself be hypnotised by that great fat gleaming shell into the belief that you have something comparable with the atomic bomb to play with!"[7]
Because of the larger diameter bullet, .475 No 2 Jeffery rounds cannot be fired through .475 No.2 Nitro Express rifles.[3][4]
^ abPaul Roberts, "Nitro big game rifles", ezine.nitroexpress.info, 1 January 2015.
^ abcdTerry Wieland, Dangerous-game rifles, ed 2, Down East Books / Shooting Sportsman Press, 2009, ISBN978-0-89272-807-7.
^MAJ H. Hesketh-Prichard, DSO, MC, Sniping in France 1914-18: With Notes on the Scientific Training of Scouts, Observers and Snipers, Helion & Company, Solihull, 2013, ISBN1-874622-47-7.
^Douglas Tate, "Sporting guns that went to war", The Field Magazine, Vol 324 No 7321, August 2014, pp 100–103.
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The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guidelines for products and services Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources 475 No 2 Nitro Express news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 475 No 2 Nitro Express is a British rifle cartridge developed by Eley Brothers in the early 20th century 475 No 2 Nitro ExpressTypeRiflePlace of originUnited KingdomService historyIn service1915 1916Used byBritish ArmyWarsWorld War IProduction historyDesignerEley BrothersDesignedEarly 1900sSpecificationsParent case 450 No 2 Nitro ExpressCase typeRimmed bottleneckedBullet diameter 483 in 12 3 mm Neck diameter 510 in 13 0 mm Shoulder diameter 547 in 13 9 mm Base diameter 576 in 14 6 mm Rim diameter 665 in 16 9 mm Case length3 49 in 89 mm Overall length4 26 in 108 mm Primer typeBerdan 254 in 6 5 mm Ballistic performanceBullet mass type Velocity Energy480 gr 31 g 2 200 ft s 670 m s 5 170 ft lbf 7 010 J Source s Barnes 1 amp Kynoch 2 475 No 2 JefferyProduction historyDesignerW J Jeffery amp CoProduced1906SpecificationsBullet diameter 489 in 12 4 mm Ballistic performanceBullet mass type Velocity Energy500 gr 32 g 2 120 ft s 650 m s 5 000 ft lbf 6 800 J Source s Barnes 1 amp Kynoch 2 Contents 1 Design 1 1 475 No 2 Jeffery 2 History 2 1 WWI service 3 Use 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDesign editThe 475 No 2 Nitro Express is a rimmed bottle necked cartridge designed for use in single shot and double rifles The 475 No 2 Nitro Express is a very large impressive cartridge the empty round is 3 5 in 89 mm long with an overall length of 4 26 in 108 mm 1 The standard factory load fires a 483 in 12 3 mm diameter 480 gr 31 g bullet at 2 200 ft s 670 m s although two powder charges were available with either 80 gr 5 2 g or 85 gr 5 5 g of cordite 1 2 475 No 2 Jeffery edit W J Jeffery amp Co offered an alternate loading known as the 475 No 2 Jeffery which fired a slightly larger 489 in 12 4 mm diameter 500 gr 32 g projectile at 2 150 ft s 660 m s although again multiple powder charges were available with either 75 gr 4 9 g 80 gr 5 2 g or 85 gr 5 5 g of cordite Jefferys built a very fine handling double rifle for this round with a 24 in 610 mm barrel that weighed only 11 lb 5 0 kg but retaining moderate recoil 1 2 3 4 History editThe 475 No 2 Nitro Express is one of several rounds developed in response to the British Army 1907 ban of 450 caliber ammunition into India and the Sudan which saw the development of the ballistically very similar 500 465 Nitro Express 470 Nitro Express 475 Nitro Express and 476 Nitro Express 4 Eley created the 475 No 2 Nitro Express by necking up their earlier 450 No 2 Nitro Express 4 WWI service edit In 1914 and early 1915 German snipers were engaging British Army positions with impunity from behind steel plates that were impervious to 303 British ball ammunition In an attempt to counter this threat the British War Office purchased sixty two large bore sporting rifles from British rifle makers which were issued to Regiments including a single 475 No 2 Nitro Express rifle These large bore rifles proved very effective against the steel plates used by the Germans in his book Sniping in France 1914 18 MAJ H Hesketh Prichard DSO MC stated they pierced them like butter 5 6 Use editThe 475 No 2 Nitro Express is considered good general purpose round suitable for all big game in Africa and India its power is very similar to the 450 Nitro Express with a larger diameter bullet whether this is an advantage remains in dispute 1 In his African Rifles and Cartridges John Pondoro Taylor stated the 475 No 2 Nitro Express is an eminently satisfactory shell and a certain killer but don t let yourself be hypnotised by that great fat gleaming shell into the belief that you have something comparable with the atomic bomb to play with 7 Because of the larger diameter bullet 475 No 2 Jeffery rounds cannot be fired through 475 No 2 Nitro Express rifles 3 4 See also editNitro Express List of rifle cartridges 12 mm caliberReferences edit a b c d e f Frank C Barnes Cartridges of the World ed 13 Gun Digest Books Iola 2012 ISBN 9781440230592 a b c d Kynoch Ammunition 475 No 2 Nitro Express kynochammunition co uk archived 1 January 2015 a b Paul Roberts Nitro big game rifles ezine nitroexpress info archived 1 January 2015 a b c d Terry Wieland Dangerous game rifles ed 2 Down East Books Shooting Sportsman Press 2009 ISBN 978 0 89272 807 7 MAJ H Hesketh Prichard DSO MC Sniping in France 1914 18 With Notes on the Scientific Training of Scouts Observers and Snipers Helion amp Company Solihull 2013 ISBN 1 874622 47 7 Douglas Tate Sporting guns that went to war The Field Magazine Vol 324 No 7321 August 2014 pp 100 103 John Taylor African rifles and cartridges Sportsman s Vintage Press 2013 ISBN 978 1 940001 01 2 External links editCartridgecollector 475 No 2 Nitro Express 3 1 2 cartridgecollector net retrieved 16 December 2016 Cartridgecollector 475 No 2 Jeffery Nitro Express 3 1 2 cartridgecollector net retrieved 16 December 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 475 No 2 Nitro Express amp oldid 1158161848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
