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The '''.577 Nitro Express''' is a cartridge in the [[Nitro Express]] series of big-game ammunition. The .577 is notable as the standard [[caliber]] of professional [[ivory]] hunters in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It fires a 750 grain bullet (about 48.6 grams) at a [[muzzle velocity]] of around 2050 feet per second (625 m/s), depending on the type and amount of powder used. Rifles chambered in .577 Nitro Express are still in production, and are made by companies including [[Heym]], [[Holland & Holland]], and [[James Purdey]]. |
The '''.577 Nitro Express''' is a cartridge in the [[Nitro Express]] series of big-game ammunition. The .577 is notable as the standard [[caliber]] of professional [[ivory]] hunters in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It fires a 750 grain bullet (about 48.6 grams) at a [[muzzle velocity]] of around 2050 feet per second (625 m/s), depending on the type and amount of powder used. Rifles chambered in .577 Nitro Express are still in production, and are made by companies including [[Heym]], [[Holland & Holland]], and [[James Purdey]]. |
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The .577 Nitro Express is a cartridge in the Nitro Express series of big-game ammunition. The .577 is notable as the standard caliber of professional ivory hunters in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It fires a 750 grain bullet (about 48.6 grams) at a muzzle velocity of around 2050 feet per second (625 m/s), depending on the type and amount of powder used. Rifles chambered in .577 Nitro Express are still in production, and are made by companies including Heym, Holland & Holland, and James Purdey.
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