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Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey?
      24/04/14 01:41 AM

I looked in my COTW - I could find nothing called the .400 Purdey.

Unless - it is the 3" straight case, originally a BP round of the late 1880's - COTW lists that one as loaded with Cordite by Purdey.

It is listed as 230gr. cordite load of 47gr.- velocity 2,050fps.

Thus it is a bit less powerful than current loadings in the .444 Marlin. It would be splendid for any of the game the .44 mag rifles and .444 are good for - deer, bear, up to moose and elk at ranges to 200yards.

H4895 would be my choice, with similar loadings to the .40/70 Sharps to start with.

It should make about 1,800fps or 1,900fps with 350gr. bullets in a 'smokeless' rifle of good shape - or perhaps simply duplicate the .444's ballistics due to it's longer case, larger capacity at lower pressures, of course.(if twisted fast enough for the longer bullets)

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Daryl


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* Anyone own a .400 Purdey? Ash 23/04/14 09:20 PM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? Ash   23/04/14 09:30 PM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? gryphon   23/04/14 09:40 PM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? DarylS   24/04/14 01:41 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? Morten   24/04/14 04:48 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? NitroXAdministrator   27/04/14 03:27 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? Mike_Bailey   27/04/14 07:04 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? TH44   27/04/14 07:20 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? HistoricBore   27/04/14 09:50 PM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? Ash   02/05/14 10:54 PM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? tinker   02/05/14 11:59 PM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? Russ_Gould   04/03/21 06:04 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? 93x64mm   05/03/21 08:42 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? Ahmed577   05/03/21 11:50 PM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? rigbymauser   06/03/21 08:13 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? 93x64mm   06/03/21 08:44 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? 3DogMike   06/03/21 03:27 PM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? rigbymauser   07/03/21 10:30 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? Marrakai   05/03/21 12:30 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? 3DogMike   05/03/21 04:22 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? DarylS   05/03/21 05:12 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? Ash   24/04/14 10:13 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? DarylS   24/04/14 11:13 AM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? paradox_   24/04/14 02:12 PM
. * * Re: Anyone own a .400 Purdey? Mike_Bailey   24/04/14 05:25 PM
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