The .280 Jeffery, also known as the .280 Jeffery Rimless Nitro Express and the .33/280 Jeffery, is a rimless bottleneck
centerfire
Two rounds of .357 Magnum, a centerfire cartridge; notice the circular primer in the center
A center-fire (or centerfire) is a type of metallic cartridge used in firearms, where the primer is located at the center of the base of its casing (i. ...
rifle
cartridge developed by
W. J. Jeffery & Co. and introduced in 1913.
Overview
The cartridge was created by Jeffery by necking down their successful
.333 Jeffery to .288 inches. The .280 Jeffery's performance is comparable to the
.280 Ross, the cartridge is larger than the Ross with greater capacity, but it is typically not loaded for greater velocities.
[Wayne van Zwoll, ''Deer rifles & cartridges: a complete guide to all hunting situations'', Skyhorse Publishing, New York, 2012, .]
The .280 Jeffery fires a 140 gr projectile at 3000 fps.[
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See also
* 7mm rifle cartridges
* Nitro Express
The Nitro Express (NE) series of cartridges are used in large-bore hunting rifles, also known as elephant guns or express rifles, but later came to include smaller bore high velocity (for the time) British cartridges.
Name
The term "Express" was ...
* List of rifle cartridges
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, Caliber, calibre and name.
File:Cartridge Sample 2.jpg, 350px, From left to right: 1 .17 Hornady Mach 2, 2 .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire, 3 .22 Long Rifle, 4 .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, 5 .17/23 SMc, 6 5mm ...
References
External links
Cartridgecollector, ".280 Jeffery Rimless Nitro Express (33/280)", ''cartridgecollector.net''
retrieved 16 December 2016.
, retrieved 3 February 2018.
Pistol and rifle cartridges
British firearm cartridges
W. J. Jeffery & Co. cartridges
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