What bullet diameter is .475 No.2 Nitro Express?

.475 No.2 Nitro Express uses a 0.4831″ (12.27 mm) diameter bullet.

Is .475 No.2 Nitro Express still in production?

.475 No.2 Nitro Express is limited; typical availability is rare.

Rifle · Proprietary

.475 No.2 Nitro Express

Also known as .475 No.2 NE · .476 NE No.2 · .475 No.2

British double rifle cartridge designed for large and dangerous African game, closely related to but distinct from the .476 Enfield..

Caliber: 0.4831″ · 12.27 mm
Introduced: 1907
Case: Rimmed
Status: Limited

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Velocity2,120–2,200 fps

Energy4,989–5,373 ft·lb · est.

Identity

Introduced: 1907
Type: Rifle
Origin: United Kingdom
Inventor: Holland & Holland
Standard: Proprietary
Status: Limited
Availability: Rare

Build

Primer: Boxer Large Rifle
Case type: Rimmed

Pressure & range

Eff. range: 100 yd

Ballistics

Representative trajectory · velocity only, no drag model · 100 yd zero0–500 yd

Drop Zero

Velocity only, no drag model: no published ballistic coefficient is on file for .475 No.2 Nitro Express, so this is the shape gravity alone gives the advertised velocity. Drag would steepen it. The tool below solves real loads through their published G1 or G7 model.

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Parent case: —

Representative trajectory — modeled from a single velocity input (no published BC for this cartridge yet).

Dimensionscase measurements · scale drawing · size vs familiar rounds

Case dimensions — the scale drawing at the top of the page is built from these.

CIP TDCC · verified

Measure	mm	in	✓
Bullet ⌀	12.27	0.483	✓
Neck ⌀	12.88	0.507	✓
Shoulder ⌀	13.97	0.550	✓
Shoulder angle	6.1°	—	✓
Base ⌀	14.73	0.580	✓
Rim ⌀	17.14	0.675	✓
Belt ⌀	n/a
Rim thickness	2.03	0.080	✓
Neck length	14.61	0.575	≈
Case length	88.90	3.500	✓
Overall length	109.98	4.330	✓

Size vs familiar rounds

Drawn at true 1:1 — every case is accurate relative to the others. Absolute size depends on your screen's pixel density, so measuring one against a real ruler may be off. .475 No.2 Nitro Express is highlighted below.

Reloading costestimate cost per round vs factory

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Connected reference

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History

Developed around 1907 for high-grade British double rifles by Westley Richards and other English makers, the .475 No.2 NE is distinct from the original .475 Nitro Express despite the similar name. It offers slightly different case dimensions and ballistics, and both are encountered in antique double rifles from the Edwardian period.

FAQs

What bullet diameter is .475 No.2 Nitro Express?: .475 No.2 Nitro Express uses a 0.4831″ (12.27 mm) diameter bullet.
Is .475 No.2 Nitro Express still in production?: .475 No.2 Nitro Express is limited; typical availability is rare.

Sources & provenance

Standard C.I.P. — CIP TDCC datasheet — 475 No 2 N.E. 3"1/2 (Tab. II, rimmed) · bullet ⌀ archived
Reference Gun Digest Books — Cartridges of the World, 13th ed. — Frank C. Barnes · year, velocity, grain weights

Data & sources. Specs compiled from the Lindcott Armory reference; the trajectory is modeled (point-mass), not measured. See methodology. Spotted an error? Report it →