Английская Википедия:.400/360 Nitro Express

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Шаблон:Notability Шаблон:Infobox Firearm Cartridge Шаблон:Infobox Firearm Cartridge Шаблон:Infobox Firearm Cartridge The .400/360 Nitro Express (2Шаблон:Frac-inch) cartridges are a number of very similar, but not interchangeable, centerfire rifle cartridges developed by James Purdey & Sons, William Evans, Westley Richards and Fraser of Edinburgh, all at the beginning of the 20th century.

Design

The .400/360 Nitro Express cartridges are all rimmed, bottlenecked cartridges designed for use in single shot and double rifles. Whilst almost identical in appearance there were slight variations in both the cartridge dimensions, bullet weights and, with the Purdey cartridge, calibre.

As is common with cartridges for double rifles, due to the need to regulate the two barrels to the same point of aim, each .400/360 Nitro Express cartridge was offered in only one loading.

.400/360 Evans

The .400/360 Evans fires a Шаблон:Convert calibre, Шаблон:Convert bullet at a velocity of Шаблон:Convert.

.400/360 Fraser

The .400/360 Fraser fires a Шаблон:Convert calibre, Шаблон:Convert bullet.

.400/360 Purdey

The .400/360 Purdey fires a Шаблон:Convert calibre, Шаблон:Convert bullet at a velocity of Шаблон:Convert. These cartridges were usually marked .400/.360P or .400/.360B.

.400/360 Westley Richards

The .400/360 Westley Richards fires a Шаблон:Convert calibre, Шаблон:Convert bullet at a velocity of Шаблон:Convert. Westley Richards also produced a rimless version of this cartridge, also firing a 314 gr bullet.

9x70mm Mauser

The 9x70mm Mauser is a German version of the Westley Richards cartridge which fires a lighter Шаблон:Convert calibre, Шаблон:Convert bullet at a faster velocity of Шаблон:Convert. The 9x70mm Mauser can be fired through rifles designed for the .400/360 Westley Richards, although this is rarely satisfactory as these rifles are usually regulated for a different loading.

History

All versions of .400/360 Nitro Express cartridges appeared at the beginning of the 20th century and were initially very popular for use in Africa and India.

The .400/360 Nitro Express cartridges gradually declined in popularity with the increased popularity of the magnum-lengthed Gewehr 98 bolt-action rifles, being supplanted by such cartridges as the .350 Rigby and the .375 H&H Magnum, whilst in European rifles, the 9x70mm Mauser was superseded by the 9.3×74mmR.

The .400/360 Purdey and the .400/360 Westley Richards cartridges can still be sourced today by manufacturers such as Kynoch.

Use

All versions of the .400/360 Nitro Express are suitable for use for hunting medium-sized game.

In his African Rifles and Cartridges, John "Pondoro" Taylor wrote that the .400/360 Nitro Express cartridges "all killed game, but failed to satisfy."

See also

• Nitro Express
• List of rifle cartridges
• 9 mm rifle cartridges

References

Bibliography

• Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, 15th ed, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2016, Шаблон:ISBN.
• Cartridgecollector, "400/360 Nitro Express 2Шаблон:Frac inch", cartridgecollector.net, retrieved 28 April 2017.
• Kynoch, , "Big game cartridges", kynochammunition.co.uk, retrieved 28 April 2017.
• Taylor, John, African rifles and cartridges, Sportsman's Vintage Press, 2013, Шаблон:ISBN.

External links

• Ammo-One, "400/360 Nitro Express", ammo-one.com Шаблон:Webarchive, retrieved 28 April 2017.
• Municion, ".400/.360 Purdey.", municion.org Шаблон:Webarchive, retrieved 28 April 2017.
• Municion, ".400/.360 Westley Richards N.E.", municion.org Шаблон:Webarchive, retrieved 28 April 2017.