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450-400 3" in 3 !/4" ??

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07 April 2007, 20:25
Chris E Nelson
450-400 3" in 3 !/4" ??
Perhaps a dumb question... but can a 3" 450-400 be shot in a gun chambered for 3 1/4"
07 April 2007, 20:49
Frank Beller
No.


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07 April 2007, 20:49
Mickey1
quote:
Originally posted by Chris E Nelson:
Perhaps a dumb question... but can a 3" 450-400 be shot in a gun chambered for 3 1/4"


No, it is a diffferent cartridge entirely.
08 April 2007, 00:29
BigFiveJack
Chris,

The 3" has a thicker rim, 2/100ths of an inch

thicker I think. Also the shoulder on the 3"

starts farther from it's rim than that of the 3

1/4 inch design. The later has a VERY long neck.

Neither will work in the other's chambers. The

longer is reported to give 25 FPS higher

velocity, a non-issue.



Jack

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