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450/400-2⅜" Black Powder Express

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450/400-2⅜" Black Powder Express

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All cases Have been formed from New Hornady 450/400 3” NE. Cases have been annealled 2x, Fully formed, trimmed to proper length, expanded, full length sized, chamfered, deburred and tumble polished

All cases are fully prepped and ready to load

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Quantity 20

All cases Have been formed from New Hornady 450/400 3” NE. Cases have been annealled 2x, Fully formed, trimmed to proper length, expanded, full length sized, chamfered, deburred and tumble polished

All cases are fully prepped and ready to load

450/400 2⅜ “ Black Powder Express

This cartridge was introduced as a Black powder Cartridge in appox 1880. It was mostly used in single shot rifles, combination guns and double rifles In it’s beginnings it was not a very powerful cartridge . It was considered a medium size game rifle. the cartridge was very popular in Africa but not suitable for “ Dangerous Game. This cartridge made it well into The Nitro era as a “ Nitro For Black “cartridge. This cartridge evolved into the 450/400 3” Nitro Express and the More Popular the 450/400 3¼.

The .450/400 2⅜ inch Black Powder Express was loaded with a bullets from 210 to 270 grains (14 to 17 g) driven by 79 to 84 grains (5.1 to 5.4 g) of black powder. The .450/400 2⅜ inch Nitro for Black was loaded with a jacketed 270 grain round nose bullet driven by 38 grains (2.5 g) of cordite.

This cartridge was discontinued in 1935 by most British Ammunition manufacturers

AmmunitionArtifacts has now recreated this case

We strive to manufacturer this product as close as possible to original specifications. Due to modern brass availability, this is sometimes not possible. If you need specific dimensions, please email us prior to purchase

Due to United States ITAR regulations, reloading components cannot be shipped outside the United States

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