S&H 2 Bore compared to 9mm

I have blogged about the S&H 2 Bore cartridge before. The problem is visualizing such a massive cartridge with no reference. I asked Jay at Schroeder & Hetzendorfer if he could take a photo featuring a 2 bore and a common cartridge and he kindly obliged.

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9mm Parabellum vs. S&H 2-Bore. Click to expand the image.

9mm rifle cartridges are considered big bore, for example the .375 H&H*, yet the the caliber looks minuscule compared to the mighty 33mm (1.326″) caliber 2-Bore!

Individually the S&H 2-Bore Blackpowder Express cartridge cases sell for $49.50 each.

For more information and ordering visit Schroeder & Hetzendorfer.

A big thanks to Jay for the photo.
* Technically the .375 Holland & Holland Magnum uses a 9.5mm bullet.

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Steve Jan 21st 2009 ammunition, big bore, rifles Tags: , , , , 7 Comments

7 Responses to “S&H 2 Bore compared to 9mm”

  1. Heathon 22 Jan 2009 at 5:59 am link comment

    The recoil has got to be brutal on something that big. I am flinching right now just thinking about it!

  2. jdun1911on 22 Jan 2009 at 12:40 pm link comment

    That’s going cost a lot of money to reload. Better save the brass.

  3. G. Blessingon 29 Jan 2009 at 12:40 pm link comment

    I’ve wanted something in 4 bore for a while now, and I thought THAT was big..

    I don’t want to know how much pressure it takes to re-size those… or for that matter the cost of dies!

  4. jack76on 16 Mar 2009 at 7:04 pm link comment

    you can’t compare 9mm Luger and .375 H&H they look nothing alike

  5. Steveon 16 Mar 2009 at 7:14 pm link comment

    jack76, I did not compare the cartridges, I compared their caliber.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliber

  6. Steveon 11 May 2009 at 1:55 pm link comment

    wow I’m 15 and i think a 12 gauge slug or nitro buck shot but this would knock me across a field and back wow… i wonder how much pressure it takes to form the brass. hmm the POWER IT MUST HAVE

  7. Griffinon 31 May 2009 at 5:58 pm link comment

    looks more like a Cannon shell!

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