The .450/400 NE sees very little use today, kept alive by a small handful of hunters for nostalgia- although it was once very popular. First, by hook or crook get a copy of Ross Seyfrieds article "Loading the 500 Express" from the Oct-Nov 2002 issue of "Handloader", has everything you need to know. The other loadings are now called (for the sake of clarity) the .500 Black Powder Express (BPE) and .500 Nitro for Black Powder (Nitro for BPE). This cartridge does have a definite downside in that the rifle must be very heavy to keep recoil at almost manageable levels. The .600 Nitro Express, along with the .577 Nitro Express, was a specialist backup weapon for professional elephant hunters. 500 Nitro Express. .500 Nitro Express 3-Inch Ballistics. The .700 Nitro Express or H&H Magnum. I have shaot a Searcy, Hambrusch, and 2 different Merkel 500 Nitro's.
Recoil is a subjective thing, others may feel different. Ballistics and Drop for the .500 Nitro Express 3-Inch. In a rifle weighing 10 pounds, the .500 Nitro Express still generates recoil energy of about 85 foot pounds. 500 Nitro Express is the name of the cartridge. The .500 Nitro Express cartridge, in any case, is extremely effective and capable at short ranges.
The .500 Nitro Express is a rifle cartridge designed for hunting large and dangerous game animals in Africa and India. 4. A lot of people are familiar with the Desert Eagle as a really powerful pistol. The .500 Nitro Express offers plenty of stopping power, driving a 570-grain bullet to 2,150 fps for over 5,800 ft.-lbs. The nomenclature .500 Nitro Express refers to a one of three specific loading of the .500 Express case. This is a discussion on 500 Nitro Express within the Ammunition forums, part of the M14 M1A Forum category; Does anybody shoot this round? When offered by the famed British outfitter W.J. The .500 Jeffery drives that 570-grain bullet to 2,300 fps, and it was — until the advent of the .460 Weatherby — the most powerful shoulder-fired rifle cartridge. The .500 Nitro Express is considered to be superior to the smaller caliber Nitro Express cartridges in terms of killing power. Cartridge Type: Rifle Height: 3.25" Width: 0.655" Average FPS: 2134 Average Energy: 5055 Average Gr: 500 Recoil: 4.84 Power Rank: 10.67 of 20 . The first man who fired it from the prone position had his collar bone broken." The cartridge produces a substantial amount of recoil. This cartridge was primarily designed for use in double rifles though various single shots were produced on the Farquarson action and at least one major company (Heym) produced it in bolt-action configuration. History and Origins Edit. In fact I had rather shoot a 577 Searcy than a 500 Merkel. Meant to be fired from a rifle to kill big game. If you’re serious about elephant hunting, take a long, hard look at the .500 NE; it handles a pachyderm better than any lesser cartridge and is a very popular choice among professional hunters.
It sends a 1,000-grain bullet at 2,000 feet per second, with 8,900 foot-pounds of muzzle energy. of energy. You'll enjoy, these BPEs are more fun than the full blown nitros I think, less weight, recoil and cheaper to shoot but still all the cool of a double.