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.[1]
Moderately popular in its day, the round has long since ceased to be offered commercially.
nitro, express, topic, this, article, meet, wikipedia, notability, guidelines, products, services, please, help, demonstrate, notability, topic, citing, reliable, secondary, sources, that, independent, topic, provide, significant, coverage, beyond, mere, trivi. 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 577 500 Nitro Express news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 577 500 3 1 8 inch Nitro Express is a British centerfire fire rifle cartridge 577 500 Nitro ExpressTypeRiflePlace of originUnited KingdomSpecificationsCase typeRimmed bottleneckBullet diameter 508 in 12 9 mm Neck diameter 526 in 13 4 mm Shoulder diameter 585 in 14 9 mm Base diameter 645 in 16 4 mm Rim diameter 717 in 18 2 mm Rim thickness 055 in 1 4 mm Case length3 13 in 80 mm Overall length3 74 in 95 mm Rifling twist1 16Primer type 251 6 38 mm Berdan Kynoch 31A Ballistic performanceBullet mass type Velocity Energy440 gr 29 g 1 725 ft s 526 m s 2 920 ft lbf 3 960 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 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 2 Whilst very similar to the 577 500 No 2 Black Powder Express the two are not interchangeable 1 Use editDespite 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 1 Moderately popular in its day the round has long since ceased to be offered commercially See also editNitro Express List of rifle cartridges 12mm caliberReferences editFootnotes edit a b c 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 editcartridgecollector net 577 500 3 1 8 Nitro Express retrieved 20 Jun 16 nbsp 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 Nitro Express amp oldid 1186192059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
