.400/350 Nitro Express
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The .400/350 Nitro Express, also known at the .400/350 Nitro Rigby, is a medium bore rifle cartridge developed by John Rigby & Company.
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.400/350 Nitro Express | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle | |||||||
Place of origin | United Kingdom | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designer | John Rigby & Company | |||||||
Designed | 1899 | |||||||
Produced | 1899–present | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Parent case | .400 Purdey | |||||||
Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck | |||||||
Bullet diameter | .358 in (9.1 mm) | |||||||
Neck diameter | .380 in (9.7 mm) | |||||||
Shoulder diameter | .415 in (10.5 mm) | |||||||
Base diameter | .470 in (11.9 mm) | |||||||
Rim diameter | .520 in (13.2 mm) | |||||||
Rim thickness | .050 in (1.3 mm) | |||||||
Case length | 2.75 in (70 mm) | |||||||
Overall length | 3.685 in (93.6 mm) | |||||||
Case capacity | 78.1 gr H2O (5.06 cm3) | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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Test barrel length: 28 in Source(s): Barnes[1] & Kynoch.[2] |
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