The .577 Nitro Express is a rimmed cartridge in the Nitro Express series of big-game hunting ammunition. It is also known as the .577 Nitro Express 3" and there is a variant called the .577 Nitro Express 2.75". The .577 is notable as the standard caliber of professional ivory hunters in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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