| pondoro62 |
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| 26/04/24 05:51 AM |
.475 3 1/4 NE (straight)..who has one..?
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This is one of the more rare NE rounds.. I have a Midland Gun Co. made for them by John Wilkes..
The .475 Straight is a 450NE necked up to take a .483 480 grain bullet..
| lancaster |
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| 26/04/24 03:29 PM |
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Re: .475 3 1/4 NE (straight)..who has one..?
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can't remember I see one for sale
very rare
| grandveneur |
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| 26/04/24 04:22 PM |
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Re: .475 3 1/4 NE (straight)..who has one..?
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I have heard about that too. There was often talk of three cartridges 475.
| pondoro62 |
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| 26/04/24 04:31 PM |
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Re: .475 3 1/4 NE (straight)..who has one..?
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Some think this round was engineered by Cogswell & Harrison...but it is a bit unclear.. I have seen rifles chambered for it by C & H, R.B.Rodda and Lancaster (Denys Finch Hattonīs Lancaster DB rifle was originally in .475NE, later rebarreled..).
There is a lovely R.B.Rodda top lever hammer rifle for sale at Gunsinternational as we speak..
https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-f...=102386569#lg-6
| Waidmannsheil |
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| 26/04/24 05:26 PM |
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Re: .475 3 1/4 NE (straight)..who has one..?
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Wasn't that the round that Eley developed. That was known as the 475NE.
Matt.
| grandveneur |
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| 26/04/24 06:53 PM |
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Re: .475 3 1/4 NE (straight)..who has one..?
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Eley developped the cartridge 475 N°2 Nitro Express and then there is the other cartridge 475 N°2 Nitro Express from Jeffery. Both cartridges were created bei necking up the cartridge 450 N°2 Nitro Express.
| Waidmannsheil |
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| 27/04/24 09:35 AM |
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Re: .475 3 1/4 NE (straight)..who has one..?
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You are correct, both No.2 cartridges are 3 1/2 long but differ in bullet diameter. It seems difficult to find a designer for the 475 3 1/4 in this discussion.
Here is an interesting article on the differences:
https://www.vintageguns.co.uk/magazine/the-475
Matt.
| bwanabobftw |
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| 27/04/24 10:58 AM |
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Re: .475 3 1/4 NE (straight)..who has one..?
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I have a box lock Rodda in .475 NE, I make my ammo using straight walled 450NE Brass using a .483 dia. Bullet. I have used this cartridge quite a bit in Africa on everything including elephant and see very little difference in the .475 and the other popular Nitro rounds.