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Marrakai
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Re: NITRO ?
      25/04/04 10:14 PM

unspellable:
The term 'magnum' as it relates to cartridges was coined long before the .375 H&H was introduced to the gun trade.

The .500/.450 x 3 1/4 black-powder cartridge, introduced in the 1870s, was properly referred to as the .500/.450 Magnum Express. Likewise, the .577/.500 x 3 1/8 cartridge, also from the 1870s, was known as the .577/.500 Magnum Express. They got their name from a resemblance to the magnum champagne bottle which results from necking down a large-capacity straight-walled case to accept the smaller-diameter projectile.

Yet another reason why the term 'magnum' is incorrect when applied to the .458 Winchester!

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* NITRO ? AlaskanPH 24/04/04 03:11 AM
. * * Re: NITRO ? AlaskanPH   28/04/04 01:40 AM
. * * Re: NITRO ? 470Rigby   24/04/04 04:12 PM
. * * Re: NITRO ? NitroXAdministrator   27/04/04 12:37 AM
. * * Re: NITRO ? NitroXAdministrator   25/04/04 01:32 AM
. * * Re: NITRO ? unspellable   24/04/04 03:49 AM
. * * Re: NITRO ? Marrakai   25/04/04 10:14 PM
. * * Re: NITRO ? NitroXAdministrator   26/04/04 05:01 PM
. * * Re: NITRO ? 470Rigby   27/04/04 05:51 PM
. * * Re: NITRO ? 470Rigby   26/04/04 11:09 AM
. * * Re: NITRO ? Marrakai   26/04/04 12:59 PM
. * * Re: NITRO ? 470Rigby   26/04/04 04:25 PM
. * * Re: NITRO ? Marrakai   27/04/04 12:11 AM
. * * Re: NITRO ? 470Rigby   27/04/04 05:56 PM
. * * Re: NITRO ? Marrakai   27/04/04 11:46 PM
. * * Re: NITRO ? mickey   28/04/04 12:10 AM
. * * Re: NITRO ? 470Rigby   28/04/04 05:35 PM
. * * Re: NITRO ? AdamTayler   29/04/04 01:24 AM
. * * Water Table ? AlaskanPH   24/04/04 05:30 AM
. * * Re: Water Table ? unspellable   24/04/04 06:12 AM
. * * Re: Water Table ? unspellable   24/04/04 06:25 AM
. * * Re: Water Table ? Spring   24/04/04 06:37 AM
. * * Re: NITRO ? AlaskanPH   24/04/04 05:25 AM

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