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Post by whitefeathers on Nov 13, 2010 23:08:48 GMT
haha ive seen this one. My biggest cal. a Ruger #3 in .45-70
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Post by chuckinohio on Nov 13, 2010 23:38:32 GMT
That rifle is an A-Square "Hannibal" in .577 Tyrannosaur. Yeah, it is called .577 Tyrannosaur. Considering that the round develops somewheres in the neighborhood of 11,000 lbs of energy at the muzzle, this is a big boys rifle. It is supposed to equal (some say surpass) .600 Nitro Express performance in a magazine rifle. .577 Tyrannosaur, .460 Weatherby, .308 Winchester, .454 Casull
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Post by Larry Jordan on Nov 14, 2010 5:28:04 GMT
Painful. This is my idea of "dangerous" game:
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Post by Larry Jordan on Nov 14, 2010 16:45:13 GMT
Barrett M82A1 50BMGA heavy rifle makes for manageable recoil: Overkill for all but Spinosaurus. (And I wouldn't want to hump 29+ lbs. of rifle and ammo in the field.) Addendum In all seriousness, I have tried to build a shooting base with an M82A1 other than prone, specifically both standing and seated. The rifle is heavy and long making any position but prone extremely challenging. The 20" barrel version M82A1 CQB would be a more likely candidate, but it still weights >29 pounds. Recoil: The M82A1's muzzle break coupled with the reciprocating barrel makes such considerations doable.
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Post by ShooterMike on Dec 1, 2010 17:39:32 GMT
A subject near and dear to my heart. I love big bore hunting rifles. I too own a .458 Win. Mag. though I've never gotten to take it Africa and put it to its intended use. I bought it in anticipation of getting to participate in a government-contracted elephant kulling operation in Kreuger National Park. But the deal fell through, so I am left with a much loved rifle that has little practical purpose here in the states.
In any case, I spent a little time learning the gun and how to handle it in anticipation of my trip. Here is a little video I shot showing what I had learned about controlling heavy recoiling rifles. The first shot is fired using a classic rifleman's stance. The second string is running the capacity of the rifle on rapid fire using a stance designed to control heavy recoiling rifles. The rifle is a relatively light-weight Winchester Model 70 African Express model. The ammo is factory Winchester 500 grain softpoints.
I miss shooting this gun. But at over $3 per shot, it pretty much lives in the safe now.
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Post by ShooterMike on Dec 2, 2010 15:16:09 GMT
Nice looking elk rack. And very clean looking reloads. Mine are never that pretty, just functional.
I've been considering loading some 350 grainers for big wild hogs, since I got the rifle. Guess I really need to finally bolt my Dillon 550 down to my new reloading bench (2 years old) and crank out some rifle ammo. :oops:
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Post by gator on Dec 3, 2010 1:34:20 GMT
Nice rifle, Mike! I've always wanted a .458...I have absolutely no need for one, but what does that have to do with it? I figure I could load it down to stiff .45-70 levels for fun.
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Post by chuckinohio on Dec 7, 2010 13:10:06 GMT
Ahhh, the Winchester 70.
I waited almost a year to get mine. A left handed Safari Express in .375 H&H. I got it just in case the Rhinos got into my radishes again. The straight comb and minimal drop in the stock equal a rifle that is really pretty comfortable to shoot.
My .458 is a Ruger No.1H Tropical. I bought it because a fellow at the gun show was going out of business and discounting his inventory. At a shade under 500$ it seemed foolish not to buy it, and Elephants like radishes also. Recoil in this rifle is also very manageable due to the weight and stock configuration.
The most painful ones that I ever shot were a .416 Weatherby, and a 17 pound Kit built and highly modified .50 BMG.
The Weatherby was hideous. The stock configuration is such that it chopped your cheekbone like Bruce Lee and the ridiculous drop in the stock made keeping the muzzle down next to impossible. The Maadi was just brutal shoulder fired, it was a 17 pound .50 BMG rifle after all. I shot it once and then admitted defeat.
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