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.700 Hubel Express

charley777

Well-Known Member
Hello.
Can anyone tell me about the .700 Hubel Express?
Cartridge dimensions ?
Is it based on an existing cartridge? Am interested because it looks like a cannon cartridge...20210607_121640.jpg
And so on....
Thanks very much (i tried to ask on IAA but am unable to work out how to post there).
 
There is a .700 Hubel Express, created by Ed Hubel, which utilised a .50 BMG case reformed to incorporate a belt and take a .700 cal bullet. (Reformed cases have a new head-stamp stamped over the original)

https://www.cartridgecollector.net/700-hubel-express

There is also a shorter version, some sources call it a .700 SHE (Short Hubel Express), other sources call it a .700 3 1/4” Hubel Express. My understanding is it was to fit into an Enfield action.

Roberson Cartridge Company are now making new brass for both variants.

https://www.rccbrass.com/product/700-hubel-express/
 
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