.470 Capstick

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The .470 Capstick is a rifle cartridge created by the A-Square company in 1990, named after writer and hunter Peter Hathaway Capstick. It is based on a .375 Holland and Holland Magnum case blown out and necked to accept a .475 inch (12 mm) bullet. With 500 grain bullets, it can achieve 2400 feet/second (730 m/s) muzzle velocity from a 26" barrel. Although it is not very flat shooting because of slow velocities, it still transmits an extreme amount of power. The cartridge also produces a large amount of recoil.

[edit] References

Alphin, Arthur B. (1996). Any Shot You Want: The A-Square Handloading & Rifle Manual. Kentucky: On-Target Press. ISBN 0-9643683-1-5. 


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