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| 375 Nitro Express 2+1⁄2 inch Velopex | ||||||||
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| Type | Rifle | |||||||
| Place of origin | United Kingdom | |||||||
| Production history | ||||||||
| Designed | 1899 | |||||||
| Produced | 1899–present | |||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, straight[1] | |||||||
| Bullet diameter | .375 in (9.5 mm) | |||||||
| Neck diameter | .397 in (10.1 mm) | |||||||
| Base diameter | .456 in (11.6 mm) | |||||||
| Rim diameter | .523 in (13.3 mm) | |||||||
| Case length | 2.5 in (64 mm) | |||||||
| Overall length | 3.1 in (79 mm) | |||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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| Test barrel length: 25 inches Source(s): Kynoch[2] & Barnes & Amber.[3] | ||||||||
The .375 Nitro Express 2+1⁄2 inch Velopex , was a nitrocellulose (smokeless) powder cartridge introduced in 1899.
- ^ .375 2-1/2" Nitro Express. (n.d.). Retrieved March 6, 2023, from https://www.chuckhawks.com/375_NE.html
- ^ "Kynoch .375 21⁄2". Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
- ^ Barnes & Amber, p 432.