Cartridges
470 ACKLEY MAGNUM
470 CAPSTICK
This is basically a 375 H&H case necked up to .470cal. The red base version is a PROOF round
470 EMPIRE
470 EXPRESS 3″
470 MBOGO
470 NITRO EXPRESS
The .470 Nitro Express was designed in 1900 by Joseph Lang of England and it was released to the commercial market in 1907 for large and dangerous game hunting. Contrary to most of his contemporary gunmakers he chose not to make it a proprietary cartridge and...
470 ROYAL
470 TURNBULL
475 A & M MAGNUM
475 ACKLEY MAGNUM
475 BARNES SUPREME
475 GNR
475 JDJ
This was a JDJ development from SSK Industries around 1978 for added power in Thompson/Center Contender handguns. It is based on the 45-70 Govt case.
475 JURRAS
475 JURRAS
One of a series of cartridges designed by the Late Lee Jurras, one of the greats in handgun hunting. He was very interested in the exploits of the old hunters with their Howdah pistols and in the early 1970’s brought out his own versions chambered in 6 different...
475 LEHIGH
Case type by LEHIGH DEFENCE based on the 480 Ruger case but with a rebated rim.
475 LINEBAUGH
The 475 Linebaugh was developed around 1988 by John Linebaugh as a companion to the 500 Linebaugh. It is based on the .45-70 Government case shortened to 1.4”
475 MAXIMUM
The 475 Maximum was developed by John Linebaugh in 2001, together with its ‘big brother’ the 500 Maximum and is sometimes called the 475 Linebaugh Long. It is 0.2” longer than the ‘standard’ 475 Linebaugh at 1.6inch. it did not achieve the success hoped for as the 475...
475 NITRO EXPRESS (3 ¼”)
One of several British developments during the early years of the 20th century when the British banned all .450" rifles in Africa and India. Proprietary loads for Cogswell & Harrison. The latter specimen does not have the "·475 E" in the headstamp. There is no...
475 №.2 JEFFERY NITRO EXPRESS (3 ½”)
Another development to circumvent the British prohibition of the 450" in India and the Sudan. The 475 No.2 Jeffery was loaded with the 500gr. bullet as opposed to the 475 No.2 which was the "standard" load with the 85gr. cordite load and 480gr. bullet ...
475 №.2 NITRO EXPRESS (3 ½”)
Another development to circumvent the British prohibition of the .450" in India and the Sudan. The 475 No.2 was the "standard" load with the 85gr. cordite load and 480gr. bullet as opposed to the 475 No.2 Jeffery which was loaded with the 500gr. bullet. These 2...
475 OKH
475 RUGER
Before the introduction of the 480 Ruger, a few prototype rounds were made headstamped 475 Ruger, but the idea was dropped and the 480 was adopted instead. There is very little difference between the 480 Ruger (1.3” case) and the 475 Linebaugh (1.4” case). The 480...
475 TURNBULL
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475 VAN HORN EXPRESS
475 WEATHERBY MAGNUM
One of the bigger Weatherby wildcats. It is based on the 460 Weatherby opened up to .483"
475 WILDEY MAGNUM
Designed in the early 1970’s by Wildey J. Moore for a gas-operated, double-action/single-action pistol and was offered in a variety of calibers, the biggest being the 475 Wildey Magnum. it is based on a shortened 284 Winchester case. It was made famous in the Death...
476 ENFIELD Mk.III
This is the third version of the Enfield series, the others being the Mk. 1 (EB Ref. 457) which was reportedly only manufactured in very small lots in India in the latter part of September 1880 and had a shorter bullet than the Mk. 2 with a modified bullet that was...
476 ENFIELD SHORT
Relatively rare cartridge with the generally the same case length as the 455 Webley revolver. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 471)
476 WESTLEY RICHARDS
British development to replace the .450" calibers when it was banned in India and the Sudan to stop rebels aquiring components for their rifles. Horneber Germany Early load using the 500 Nitro 3" case. Bullet is the round nosed LT Cap ...
480 GIBBS
This cartridge was never produced, however there is a drawing that was made but never adopted. The specimen below is a replica that was made for collectors by OPM in South Africa. The headstamp is per the original drawing
480 RUGER
Joint development by Ruger and Hornady for the Super Redhawk revolver and was launched in 2003 to provide a cartridge that is far superior to the 44 Magnum but still manageable as a carry gun. Many more powerful handguns like the 500 S&W have been introduced since...
490 BSA POLICE
info to follow- Single ball
495 A-SQUARE
Designed during the mid 1970's by Art Alphin after an encouter with a buffalo in Africa. it is a shorter version than the 500 A-Square and less powerful than the 460 Weatherby but gives the advantage of the larger diameter bullet.
499 HUBEL EXPRESS #1
This is another development by Ed Hubel and the 499 Hubel is based on the 475 No. 2 Nitro Express case.
499 LEITNER-WISE RIFLE
This is actually a straight case .50 cal round that was developed by the Leitner-Wise company as a concept in 1994 in the same vein as other larger bored, AR platform type cartridges to overcome the...
5 X 50 MAGNUM
New development based on the 5.6x50 RWS case
5 X 50R MAGNUM
This is the rimmed version of the 5x50 Magnum and is based on the 5.6x50R RWS case.
5 X 52R AUSTRIAN
This was one of the Austrian caliber reduction experiments during the early 1890’s. The Austro-Hungarians, in line with other European powers began their research and development of a military 6.5mm cartridge during 1891. It was based on developments by Italy with...
5 X 57 STURTEVANT
This high velocity experimental cartridge was an early German-British effort. The case type (DWM 469A) was manufactured in Germany by DWM. The cartridges were loaded by the British firm STURTEVANT ENGINEERING on contract for the...
5,5mm ITALIAN MOSCHETTO BALILLA
These small cartridges were used in training rifles by the “Young Fascists” in Italy and also known as the Moschetto Ballila. It was a blank firing cadet rifle, the weapon being commissioned by the central presidency of the Opera Nazionale Balilla, which operated from...
5.2 X 34R KRONPRINZ
5.2 X 68 MONDRAGON
Modern reproduction by Megret (France) The 1907 Mondragon was one of the first semiautomatic rifles formally adopted by a national military. It was...
5.3 X 22R “Z” TESCHING
5.45 X 39 AK.74
The 5.45×39mm cartridge was a Russian development in the early 1970s, and is an example of an international tendency towards relatively small sized, light weight, high velocity military service cartridges. Cartridges like the 5.45×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO and Chinese...
5.5 X 50 BELTED AUSTRIAN XPL
This is one of a small number of cartridges developed from a March 1891 patent by the Austrian firm of Georg Roth whereby a belt is added to the extractor groove in order to facilitate headspace in the new chambers. This was a radical design for its era as this was...
5.56 EXPELLABLE REMINGTON
The Small Arms System Agency at Aberdeen Proving Ground sponsored a research project in December 1969 for the development of a 5.56mm expendable or expellable case design. Most of this development was done by Remington and the project was aimed at solving the...
5.56 X 17.6 GIAT-FN CASELESS XPL
Caseless experimental by French GIAT INDUSTRIES and FN BELGIUM during the period 1980-1986. Shown at 200% scale
5.56 X 24 US CASELESS XPL
US caseless experimental Shown at 200% scale Shown at 200% scale