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The .600 Nitro Express Revivaler

Much has been written about the .600 Nitro Express, most focusing on the sheer power of the cartridge, power with which to stop a charging elephant, and power to break a shooter's collar-bone and cause a nose-bleed at the same time.


Lot Detail (M) WESTLEY RICHARDS .600 NITRO EXPRESS DOUBLE RIFLE

The .600 was the largest-bore diameter of the smokeless cartridges in the golden age of Africa and India hunting. It fired the heaviest bullet with the largest number of foot pounds of muzzle energy. The rifles also had the heaviest average weight of nitro double rifles. This magic gave an almost mythical status to those that hunted with the .600.


The .600 Nitro Express Revivaler

W.J.Jeffery's Iconic Double .600 Nitro Express At Westley Richards The 1920s were pivotal years for British gunmakers. November 1st 1920 saw the first licence requirement imposed on civilians for the ownership, possession and transfer of rifles, pistols and their ammunition.


.600 Nitro Express from a Revolver The Firearm Blog

The .600 Nitro Express is a classic cartridge introduced by W.J. Jeffery & Co. in 1903. Carrying a 900-grain bullet, the .600 is considered the second largest caliber in the Nitro Express.


Thompson Center Encore .600 Nitro Express The Firearm Blog

The .600 Nitro Express is a large bore Nitro Express rifle cartridge developed by W.J. Jeffery & Co for the purpose of hunting large game such as elephant. Design The .600 Nitro Express is a slightly tapered walled, rimmed, centerfire rifle cartridge designed for use in single-shot and double rifles. [4]


W.J. Jeffery .600 Nitro Express Rifle Revivaler

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The .600 Nitro Express Zeliska Revolver is a single-action revolver from Pfiefer Firearms in Austria. The handgun can fire a 900 grain slug at 1,950 ft/s, making over 7,500 ft/lbs of muzzle energy.


The .600 Nitro Express AHG

The 600 Nitro Express was created in 1903 by WJ Jeffery, an English gunmaker, primarily for elephant hunting. It was created with tight settings in mind. It became the primary instrument for ivory hunting during the heydays of 1900 to 1930 after extensive testing. This cartridge is generally loaded in twin rifles.


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The .600 Nitro Express Revivaler

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W.J. Jeffery .600 Nitro Express Rifle Revivaler

The 600 Nitro Express is a bullet that has been around for over a century and was formerly one of the world's largest and most powerful commercial hunting calibres. There is no possibility that this cartridge would not be discussed if you wish to start African hunting.


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The term "Express" was coined by James Purdey in 1856, derived from the express train, to publicise the bullet velocity of his double rifles and became common parlance for many rifle cartridges. The addition of the word "Nitro" stemmed from the propellant used in these cartridges, cordite, which is composed of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine .


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The .600 Nitro Express Zeliska revolver is an Austrian single-action revolver produced by Pfeifer Waffen. Except for the Giant 1859 28mm Remington revolver, the Zeliska may be the largest handgun in the world, weighing in at 6.001 kilograms (13.230 lb) and having a length of 55 centimetres (22 in).


W.J. Jeffery .600 Nitro Express Rifle Revivaler

The 600 Nitro Express is the one of the largest of the Nitro Express rounds ever developed, second only to the .700 Holland & Holland Nitro Express. Originally meant for big-game hunting, its a round so powerful, it dents common handgun steel targets. As such, someone decided to build a handgun for it.


Lot Detail (M) WESTLEY RICHARDS .600 NITRO EXPRESS DOUBLE RIFLE

There's been a short clip of me firing the .600 Nitro Express Hand Cannon on this channel for a few years, but here's the full video that explains exactly wh.


Westley Richards 600 Nitro Express

The .600 Nitro Express was the largest of the classic safari cartridges of the golden age of big game hunting in Africa and India. The ammunition was so expensive that it came in boxes of five, and the rifles made for it were very few. .600 Nitro Express ammunition was expensive and was sold in packets of just five cartridges.