The .577/500 No 2 BPE was developed as a black powder round some time before 1879 by necking down the .577 Black Powder Express to .507-inches (12.9 mm)[2] for use in single or double rifles, as well as a variety of Martini-based lever rifles.
For some time the .577/500 No 2 BPE was loaded with cordite to become the .577/500 No 2 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]
Use
The .577/500 No 2 BPE was a popular cartridge in India for hunting all thin-skinned game up to tiger.[1] It didn't face competition from comparable .450 rounds there in the decades following 1907 due to the ban on British military calibres. Like the .500 Black Powder Express, the .577/500 No 2 BPE was never popular in Africa, not being powerful enough for thick-skinned game such as elephant.[1]
Moderately popular in its day, the round has long since ceased to be offered commercially.
black, powder, express, also, known, british, british, centerfire, fire, rifle, cartridge, illustration, inch, inch, cartridgestyperifleplace, originunited, kingdomproduction, historydesignedbefore, 1879specificationscase, typerimmed, bottleneckbullet, diamete. The 577 500 No 2 Black Powder Express also known as the 12 7mm British No 2 is a British centerfire fire rifle cartridge 577 500 No 2 Black Powder ExpressIllustration of the 2 3 4 inch and 3 1 8 inch 577 500 No 2 Black Powder Express cartridgesTypeRiflePlace of originUnited KingdomProduction historyDesignedBefore 1879SpecificationsCase typeRimmed bottleneckBullet diameter 507 in 12 9 mm Neck diameter 538 in 13 7 mm Shoulder diameter 560 in 14 2 mm Base diameter 641 in 16 3 mm Rim diameter 726 in 18 4 mm Case length2 83 in 72 mm Overall length3 40 in 86 mm Primer typeKynoch 31ABallistic performanceBullet mass type Velocity Energy300 gr 19 g 1 870 ft s 570 m s 2 340 ft lbf 3 170 J 340 gr 22 g 1 925 ft s 587 m s 2 800 ft lbf 3 800 J Source s Cartridges of the World 1 Contents 1 Development 2 Use 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Footnotes 4 2 Bibliography 5 External linksDevelopment EditThe 577 500 No 2 BPE was developed as a black powder round some time before 1879 by necking down the 577 Black Powder Express to 507 inches 12 9 mm 2 for use in single or double rifles as well as a variety of Martini based lever rifles Like the 450 Black Powder Express the 577 500 BPE came in several case lengths the most common having a 3 inch case A 3 1 8 inch variant would later be loaded with cordite to become the 577 500 Nitro Express 1 For some time the 577 500 No 2 BPE was loaded with cordite to become the 577 500 No 2 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 Use EditThe 577 500 No 2 BPE was a popular cartridge in India for hunting all thin skinned game up to tiger 1 It didn t face competition from comparable 450 rounds there in the decades following 1907 due to the ban on British military calibres Like the 500 Black Powder Express the 577 500 No 2 BPE was never popular in Africa not being powerful enough for thick skinned game such as elephant 1 Moderately popular in its day the round has long since ceased to be offered commercially See also EditExpress weaponry List of rifle cartridges 12mm caliberReferences EditFootnotes Edit a b c d e Barnes Wieland Bibliography Edit 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 External links Edit 577 500 No 2 Black Powder Express cartridgecollector net retrieved 20 June 16 This ammunition related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 577 500 No 2 Black Powder Express amp oldid 1095671850, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
