Reeder Custom Guns - Understand and have pondered the same things...

Huey
Understand and have pondered the same things...
Thursday, January 04, 2018, 13:15

Some of the big Nitro Express cartridges didn't do so well. It appears that the larger bullets didn't penetrate so well due to larger diameter.

I'm not sure how that carries over into revolver rounds. Surely, there is some crossover with the various 475 and 500 calibers.

But, consider this. There is .035" difference between the two bullet diameters. The difference between the 44s and 45s is only .023" different. Since those two have survived well over 100 years, surely we have room for the 475s and 50s.

Another look at the .475/480 vs .500s - Dave H., 2018-01-04, 06:49
- Dead is dead - Zach, 2018-01-04, 09:42
  - 500vs ??? - Frank Simon, 2018-01-04, 16:58
- Dave, I have 510GNR, 475LB, 410 GNR, - Larry Fry, 2018-01-04, 08:53
- Dave, I'm really careful about using the term "Better"... - Huey, 2018-01-04, 07:01
  - "Better" is a relative term, yes, I was thinking in the - Dave H., 2018-01-04, 13:02
    - Understand and have pondered the same things... - Huey, 2018-01-04, 13:15
      - Oh I think we do have plenty of room... - Dave H., 2018-01-04, 13:26
  - THE BEST CARTRIDGE IS EASY TO NAME. THE ONE WHICH STANDS - JT, 2018-01-04, 07:57
    - Plus they don't count in your collection total - WB, 2018-01-04, 08:39
- From what I understand, Linebaugh developed... - Stuart in GA, 2018-01-04, 06:58
  - I remember reading the development progress in G&A - WB, 2018-01-04, 08:36
    - .475 American Hunter - Stonecold, 2018-01-04, 11:40
    - In the early days I made all my own brass - Jim Taylor, 2018-01-04, 10:11
      - I remember you telling me that tale... - WB, 2018-01-04, 11:24
        when I sent the Jurras Memorial to Lee Jurras to get - Gary Reeder, 2018-01-04, 13:55
        Oops! Sounds like Lee was a real character til - ChrisG, 2018-01-04, 14:53
        yep, losing 3 good friends in a short period of time - Gary Reeder, 2018-01-04, 17:12