.577 Snider

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .577 Snider


caption= (From Left to Right): A .577 Snider cartridge, a Zulu War-era rolled brass foil .577/450 Martini-Henry Cartridge, a later drawn brass .577/450 Martini-Henry cartridge, and a .303 British Mk VII SAA Ball cartridge
origin= Britain
type= military
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production_date=1867
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parent=.577 Nitro Express
case type=Rimmed straight
bullet=.570
neck=.602
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base=.660
rim_dia=.747
rim_thick=.065
case_length=2.0
length=2.45
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primer=

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bw1=450
btype1=lead
vel1=1300
en1=1689
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balsrc= "The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions", Book by John J. Donnelly, Stoeger Publishing, 1987, ISBN 978-0883172698 p. 686

The .577 Snider cartridge was a British black powder metallic cartridge, which fired a .577" 480gr lead projectile, primarily used in the Snider-Enfield rifle.

Early .577 Snider cartridges were made from paper, with a metallic base and primer, but later commercial cartridges were made from drawn brass, much like modern small arms ammunition. The .577 Snider cartridge was eventually replaced in service by the .577/450 Martini-Henry cartridge in the 1870s. The .577 Snider cartridge is considered obsolete, with commercial production having ceased in the 1930s.

ee also

* .577 Nitro Express
* .577/450 Martini-Henry

References

*"The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions", Book by John J. Donnelly, Stoeger Publishing, 1987, ISBN 978-0883172698 p. 686
*Cartridges of the World, 4th Edition, p218