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Compared, not quite to same scale:


.40 Newton maximum brass length has been claimed to be 2.568", shoulder 23 degrees,
head diameter 0.523", rim diameter 0.524".
.45 Newton maximum brass length has been claimed to be 2.580", shoulder 30 degrees,
head and rim diameters both 0.532".

Harald Wolf recommended using the 480-grain bullet in the .458 Lott at 2200 fps.

The SAAMI .458 Winchester Magnum at 3.340" COL and less than 60,000 psi can easily do that with a 24" barrel.
That easily duplicates the classic .450 Nitro Express.
The .458 WinMag+UnLtd. can do a lot more, that is, more than a Lott.