The .375 Nitro Express inch Velopex , was a nitrocellulose (smokeless) powder cartridge introduced in 1899.
Overview
A hunting cartridge produced for
single-shot
In firearm designs, the term single-shot refers to guns that can hold only a single round of ammunition inside and thus must be reloaded manually after every shot. Compared to multi-shot repeating firearms ("repeaters"), single-shot designs have ...
and
double rifle
The double rifle, also known as a double-barreled rifle, is a rifle with two barrels mounted parallel to each other that can be fired simultaneously or sequentially in quick succession. Synonymous with big game hunting found primarily in Africa an ...
s, the .375 Flanged NE is a slightly longer version of the
.303 British necked out to .375 caliber. The .375 Flanged Nitro Express should not be confused with the
.375 Flanged Magnum, a much longer and more powerful all-round African hunting cartridge.
The .375 Flanged NE is not considered suitable for hunting dangerous game, but is considered a good low velocity medium bore cartridge for woods and plains game with superior performance to the
.45-70.
See also
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List of rifle cartridges
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, Caliber, calibre and name.
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9 mm rifle cartridges
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Nitro Express
The Nitro Express (NE) series of cartridges are used in large-bore hunting rifles, also known as elephant guns or express rifles, but later came to include smaller bore high velocity (for the time) British cartridges.
Name
The term "Express" was ...
References
Footnotes
Bibliography
* Barnes, Frank C. & Amber, John T., ''Cartridges of the World'', DBI Books, Northfield, 1972, .
Kynoch Ammunition, ''Big Game Cartridges'', kynochammunition.co.uk retrieved 30 Dec 14.
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ttps://web.archive.org/web/20150127052255/http://www.lee-enfieldrifles.com/nitro.html Archived2015-01-03), retrieved 31 Dec 14.
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