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I built and shoot a #2 so I'm biased. Have taken quite a bit of game with it including some long-range shots, eg: Sable at 208 yards. The beauty of it is that it's one of those huge cartridges that Robert Ruark described as "panatella-sized" and you'd feel confident if you held two between the fingers of your left hand while facing Tyranosaurus Rex!

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Because more is not less. I'm biased too, also having one. And if one has a NE, it needs to be impressive, not some short shit cartridge.


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On a serious note, I did note when once buying brass from Bertram for both .450 No. 2 NE and .577/.450 Martini-Henry, that BOTH cases were the most expensive in his price catalogue.