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.
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.
The 9mm round almost looks like it could fit in the primer well on the 2 bore.
looks more like a Cannon shell!
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
you can’t compare 9mm Luger and .375 H&H they look nothing alike
jack76, I did not compare the cartridges, I compared their caliber.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliber
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!
That’s going cost a lot of money to reload. Better save the brass.
The recoil has got to be brutal on something that big. I am flinching right now just thinking about it!