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DarylS
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Re: 450 BPE vs 450 NE
15/12/08 05:41 AM

I'd expect the BPE's to have substancially slower twists than a NE. This is due to the light-for-calibre black powder bullets compared to normal heavier for calibre nitro-express loads.
Seems to me I read the .450NE had somewhere around an 18" to 20" twist to stabilitze it's 480gr. bullet.
The .450 BPE normal 1890's factory loaded bullets ran 270gr. and had a twist-rate of between 40" and 60". The quicker of the two twists might stabilize a bullet up to about 360gr. weight, which was used by some African hunters.

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450 BPE vs 450 NE	A10ACN	14/12/08 10:19 AM
Re: 450 BPE vs 450 NE	ChrisPer	14/12/08 11:00 AM
Re: 450 BPE vs 450 NE	DarylS	15/12/08 05:41 AM
Re: 450 BPE vs 450 NE	purdy	15/12/08 10:12 AM
Re: 450 BPE vs 450 NE	CptCurl	15/12/08 01:29 PM

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