.500 Nitro Express

Key specs

Type

Rifle

Origin

United Kingdom

Designer

Westley Richards

Introduced

1890

Case type

rimmed, straight

Bullet diameter

12.95 mm

Case length

76.20 mm

Overall length

95.25 mm

Typical bullet

570 gr

Typical velocity

655 m/s

Typical energy

7,933 J

Parent case

.500 Black Powder Express