What was the .360 No2 intended for?

[Certus]

As the title suggests what was the intended quarry of the .360 No2? It’s a heavy form deliver bullet at 320gr doing 2200fps (iirc) so should have good penetration on the big stuff. But Hunter regards it too light for the big stuff.
It’s one of 4 calibers I’d be happy to have a double in any day.

Cheers,
Troy.

 

[grand veneur]

The cartridge 360 N°2 Nitro Express is very comparable to the cartridge 9,3x74R, so it is suitable for the same purposes as the other one, meaning primarily heavy game and to a certain extent dangerous game, among other also buffalo.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

320Gr bullets should be driven at a minimum velocity of 2400 FPS in order to be a serious contender for dangerous game hunting, in my humble experience.

 

[Odinsraven]

A little bit less that a 318 WR or 333 Jeffery Rimmed - or rimless - so usual suspects - I have hunted with a 318WR and taken plainsgame from springbok thru blue wildebeest - would I take a body shot with on on a giraffe - yep if it was the gun in my hand and did have solids - Did put a second shot into a blue - centre chest - (solid) front to back breaking everything - and left the scene !

 

[grand veneur]

It is certain that such cartridges are very marginal for DG hunting, but very comparable cartridges like the 9,3x74R or the 9,3x62 are it also. The last two were also primary designed for hunting heavy game in Europe and only later they find the way to Africa, above all for hunting PG, which is what the absolute majority of the colonists at that time did.

 

[grand veneur]

If I had nothing else at my disposal, I would also try to shoot a buffalo with the cartridge 360 N°2 Nitro Express, but only with a FMJ bullet. It worked well three times with the cartridge 9,3x74R.

 

[rookhawk]

As the title suggests what was the intended quarry of the .360 No2? It’s a heavy form deliver bullet at 320gr doing 2200fps (iirc) so should have good penetration on the big stuff. But Hunter regards it too light for the big stuff.
It’s one of 4 calibers I’d be happy to have a double in any day.

Cheers,
Troy.

Stags in Europe.

Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Tigers, and Leopards in India.

 

[grand veneur]

Stags in Europe.

Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Tigers, and Leopards in India.

All these cartridges were originally intended for something like this.

 

[Certus]

Thanks!
I’d love one some day, and a .475 3 1/4”.

 

[wvfred]

Back in the day when it was introduced it would have been used for all sorts of dangerous game as the 7x57,303 and various 6.5's were used for everything if that's all you had and there were no caliber restrictions at the time.

 

[PerH]

Bengt Berg wrote it was ready made as the best bear cartridge he had come across . When he were after Asian bear or bear the .360 nr 2 set was what he had on his Simson action then .