Does anyone have any info on the .450 No.2 MUSKET round. I picked one off the ground while hunting in the Karoo. This is not a 577-450.

Thanks

urdubob

It is .500/.450 . A friend of mine has as No.2 made by Westley Richards . (martini action ) Propably falls in the 45/70 class - shoots a 500gr lead bullet at approx 1300 fps .
Easier to reload than the 577/450 but best to stay with Black Powder.
Ben

I picked one up in the Karoo Too! Lot's of those old Boer War ambush spots out there I'm told!-Rob

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My friend has a Tolley sidelock double rifle chambered for this cartridge. He loads a 350 gr jacketed projectile ahead of a modest nitro charge, and gets good regulation. Problem in making cases is the rim thickness, he was cutting down old .475 No.2 cases at one stage!

I have a Westley Richards 'Improved' Martini chambered for the .450 No.1 carbine, perhaps we will organize a shoot-off one day!

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Great picture ALF, a Snider, Martini-Henry, Swinburn (looks like, anyway) and cape gun all in one shot!

[ 07-24-2003, 22:32: Message edited by: bpesteve ]

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Alf,

I have a cape gun that is identical to the last one you posted it is 12 and a .577 it is also a I Hollis.

urdubob

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