This was such an amazing harvest of a free range trophy in the hill tops of Dullstroom. There are not many shooters who can consistently . Copyright 2004, 2016 by Chuck Hawks. Sort of takes your breath away, dont it? the .475 No. Try that with any $50,000 double rifle. A Heym Model 89B in .470 Nitro Express, on safari. Grumpy. James Sutherland, George Rushby and F.G. Banks. Barrel Length & Contour. So I stepped up and dropped a cartridge in the right barrel. The new Sako Finnlight II sports an innovative stock and Cerakote metal paired with the terrific 85 action. That seemingly small velocity difference has increased penetration dramatically. The __hssrc cookie set to 1 indicates that the user has restarted the browser, and if the cookie does not exist, it is assumed to be a new session. Never use a gun that makes you think about the recoil! Grid. It does require a magnum-length action, but that's not a problem. . This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Join F&S+ to read exclusive stories by your favorite writers. 416 Weatherby Magnum; 44-40 WCF; 444 Marlin; 45 Acp; 45-70 Government; 45-90 WCF; 450 Bushmaster; 450 Marlin; 450 Rigby; 450-400 Nitro Express; 454 Casull; 458 Lott; 458 SOCOM; 458 Winchester Magnum; 460 Weatherby Magnum; 470 Nitro Express; 5.45x39mm; 5.56x45mm NATO; 50 Alaskan; 50 BMG; 50 Caliber; 500 Nitro Express 3" 500-416 Nitro Express . The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. Anyway, Jack loaded one, cocked the hammer and let 'er loose. Spotting this ram was down to pure hunting luck at 300m. So, I got 140 foot-pounds in my left shoulder. hahaha, galamb, it's not that bad. The .500 Jeffery drives that 570-grain bullet to 2,300 fps, and it was until the advent of the .460 Weatherby the most powerful shoulder-fired rifle cartridge. Velocity. The bottle-necked, rimmed 3 -inch case will achieve the magical velocity of 2,150 fps, and among the bigger cartridges, the recoil poses no problem, especially in the 10- to 11-pound double rifles. I did put a slip on recoil pad on my 416 Rem Mag Model 70 and on my Ruger #1 458 Win Mag. Model 90 - 460 S&W. $ 2,549.50 DEPOSIT. Some years ago, I saw a young shooter given a .454 to try out. Set Descending Direction. I am not a big guy so definately not my choice of gun, but seen it sit very well with an Italian PH who is high on the scale in both height and weight. But that .416 was a brute. It has been used to take the tough Cape buffalo, with good success, but I personally feel there are better choices. They are still relatively uncommon, and a .577 carries a substantial premium, but both rifles and ammo are readily available. It will take several years, and the price, now, is a quarter of a million dollars. You really don't want to sit at the bench with any of the ultra-large bores such as this .577 Nitro Express 3-inch, so standing rests are de rigueur. The most recoil Ive ever taken came from a .577 Nitro Express double rifle. Demand for the .577 has actually increased rather than decreased. Additionally, though it does have a very stout recoil, the .458 Win Mag has a noticeable advantage over the .458 Lott in this area as well. None of the three are common, and all are expensive (both rifles and ammo). This case is now made commercially from virgin brass. Sort by. Maybe some can't, but I don't believe this of the better choices. Tell me what you need. Also 500 grain soft point and FMJ bullets, both at 2,600 fps and 7,504 ft. lbs. After looking it over I highly doubt it was ever shot because the bluing inside the barrel doesn't have the slightest mark on it. As for the noise, well-heeled professional hunters should be fitted with appropriate hearing enhancement-and-protection devices, as should the hunter. Good luck. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Cartridge Type: Height: 2.913". The big Nitro Express cartridges are the biggest, baddest rounds on the planet. Because of its mild recoil, it is often recommended as a good hunting cartridge for youth and small-framed shooters. Matte finished metalwork and walnut stock. Weatherby is a brand synonymous with the African continent and high-dollar hunts. In 2008 I saw multiple brain-shot failures with a .577. Some experienced hands used the .600, including Bill Pridham, Maj. P.H.G. #1. $665.00. The shot was taken at 250m due to the mist AND rain. Speaking of recoil, the 460 Weatherby Magnum, which was introduced in the late 1950s, is even more ferocious. Regards Mike. Shooting a 500 grain bullet it produces 99 1/2 foot pounds of recoil coming at you at about 23 feet per second. Hinterland #: 88702; MFG #: MDX01N460WR8B; Notify when available. . The .700 in full recoil is quite an experience. That was it. Lots of people buy them, very soon after resell them. It was introduced in 1958, no doubt in response to the unexpected popularity of Winchester's .458 and the laws of certain African countries, which demanded bullets of no less than .40 caliber for use on elephant and rhino. It is used to enable interoperability with urchin.js, which is an older version of Google Analytics and is used in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine new sessions/visits. No muzzle brake. The Creedmoor is the hottest cartridge on the planet. Blah, blah, blah. Only Jones' ability to get on the second trigger fast prevented a problem. Mark I would like to buy your scope unless you have one with a red dot . I also suspect that there have been at least a few amateur hunters who have gone to Africa with one, only to flame out when they needed to perform. It makes a great all-around dangerous game cartridge. That includes 45 Auto, 10MM, .450 Bushmaster, .458 SOCOM, .45-70, .338 LM, and up to .460 Weatherby Magnum. It pushes 120-grain "deer" bullets 3,200 fps. Width: 0.579". I "learned" on 3" 12 gauge slugs in a fairly light gun. A Led Sled with two 25 pound bags of lead shot makes recoil tolerable. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Thanks for the responses! The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Fires .460 S&W Magnum. The .450/400 3" Nitro Express is a wonderful cartridge for single-shots and double rifles. All RifleShooter subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. 460 would be a great close range timber elk rifle with a good brake on it. Nothing is better than a Weatherby, big bore magnum, or a Colt. How to Sight in a Scope - Step by Step Guide. Colorado, that's one serious looking "baby" you have there ! Taylor reckoned that both it and the .600 were too large and too heavy for the average sportsman, and even for the serious ivory hunter he considered them backup rifles for in extremis use--but no one has ever questioned the capability of the .577. Copyright GunData.org 2015 | Koenig Media, LLC | Links | Sitemap | Advertise. .577 Nitro ExpressUnlike the other two, which started life in the smokeless era, the .577 Nitro Express 3-inch was a smokeless adaptation of a blackpowder cartridge. __utmb cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. It may not display this or other websites correctly. (500 at 2600 . I've got a CZ 550 in 500 Jeffery. Google Analytics sets this cookie to inhibit request rate. A fast round with astonishing ballistics, but quite punishing as far as recoil. I don't own either. The hunter swung the 460 and popped him. On buffalo the ultra-large bores are very large indeed, probably more powerful than is required but unquestionably effective with either softpoints or solids. It was Jack Lott's old hammer gun, and I'm not totally certain it was proofed for full-house Nitro loads. Rated 5.00 out of 5 based on 1 customer rating (1 customer review) $ 209.00 - $ 219.00. . 1 Single-Shot Rifle: Tips to Improve Its Accuracy, 10 Best 6.5mm Rifle Cartridges Available Right Now, Savage Impulse Big Game Straight-Pull Bolt-Action Rifle: Full Review, .45-70 vs .450 Bushmaster Cartridge Clash, Kimber Hunter Pro Desolve Blak - A Lightweight Heavy Hitter, Browning BLR Lightweight '81 Stainless Takedown Lever Rifle, Mossberg Patriot Predator 6.5 PRC Rifle Review, Review: Springfield Armory M1A Loaded Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor, RCBS ChargeMaster Lite Review: Not 'Lite' on Ability, Remington Model Seven SS HS Bolt-Action Rifle Review. after shooting a 50 round match with 210 grain bullets nearing 3k fps, i definatly knew i shot something that day but in no way was i in any pain. African guides don't like them. Both the .500 NE and .500 Jeffery use a .510-inch diameter bullet. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. The .577 was an industry standard, with at least a few rifles made by most larger shops. Mag. Introduced by W.J. The .505 Gibbs Magnum, with its huge case, was introduced by George Gibbs in 1911. One caveat regarding the .405 Winchester: it was, and is, designed for a 300-grain bullet at a muzzle velocity of 2,200 fps, and that bullet has a relatively low Sectional Density (.252), so please be aware that can have a significant effect on penetration. Shortly after the .460 Weatherby appeared, the rifle-making firm of Atkinson & Marquart, a builder of high-grade rifles in Prescott, Ariz., developed this beast. Vanguard rifles have a one-piece machined receiver featuring an integral recoil lug for the utmost in strength and structural integrity, along with a one-piece trigger guard with a hinged floorplate for easy access to unfired cartridges in the magazine.Action : BoltCaliber : 270 WinBarrel Length : 24Capacity : 5+1OAL : 44.50Weight : 7.50 . Subscriber Services. 30" barrels. Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. It is simply the .378 Weatherby Magnum necked up to accept the .458 inches (11.6 mm) bullet. Weatherby offers a couple cartridges in this bore diameter, and both are faster than the H&H velocity. Publisher Kevin Steele is in the Beretta booth with Logan Killam, the Shotgun Product Manager, to discuss the all new Beretta A300 Ultima Turkey. Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss the Predator 4 and Predator 8. I do agree Ryan, I have fired may be around 20 odd rounds at the targets, the shoulder does takes the beating, but I believe its a matter of practice, agree with you the .470 has a smoother recoil may be due to the breech loading, but this cannon of a rifle .460 does hits hard both ways and its a beauty in belted magnums. In actual testing using three decibel-measuring instruments located at increasing distances, we confirmed that rifles with muzzle brakes are appreciably louder to the shooter, but are not necessarily louder in all circumstances. If looking to acquire an automated powder-charge dispensing unit to speed up precision reloading, don't judge the RCBS ChargeMaster Lite powder scale and dispenser by its name; the Little Green machine packs a heavy-weight punch with speed and accuracy. The Model 3500 comes with a recoil reducer that is a standard item with purchase. I have heard the recoil of the .378 Weatherby Magnum described as "soul crushing," and I'm not one to argue with that statement. $76.00. Compounding the horror is the fact that a great many Casull revolvers are handguns of standard size and weight, and produce carpal-cracking recoil. It's tougher if you're stupid. Weatherby also entered the .458 game in 1957, with their .460 Weatherby Magnum. High gloss finished, walnut stock. It was a .378 Weatherby necked up to fire .458 bullets, and it sent 500-grain slugs down the barrel at 2,700 fps, producing 8,100 foot-pounds of energy along the way. Google Analytics sets this cookie to store the traffic source or campaign by which the visitor reached the site. It will handle the African elephant both Harry Manners and Wally Johnson used it to rack up some impressive totals and it may be just about perfect for lion and large brown bear. The first number is the value of this cartridge, and the last number is the value of the most powerful round in our bullet database. Sliding up the scale to the .410/.411-inch bore diameter, we find a couple of choices. Its that BIG a brute in the recoil area! In recent months, my friend and elephant mentor, Ivan Carter, has switched from his beloved Heym double .450 to a new Rigby in .577. Cal. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Hi Cody. 460 Weatherby Mag. Using a rimmed, 3 -inch straight-wall case, the .450 Nitro Express sent a 480-grain .458-inch diameter bullet at a muzzle velocity of 2,150 fps. Messrs. Atkinson & Marquart necked up the Weatherby from .45 to .47, which allowed it to take 600-grain bullets and fire them at 2,500 fps with 8,040 foot-pounds of energy. Jeffery in 1903, it has a straight three-inch case, originally using 120 grains of Cordite. It's violent, but it's more of a hard push than the sharp kick of faster cartridges. Quantity on Hand: 20. It was a Mark V DGR (black synthetic stock)) that already had the muzzle brake removed at the PH's request. Cartridge Type: Height: 2.913"Width: 0.579"Average FPS: 2610Average Energy: 7380Average Gr: 488Recoil: 5.86. The .404 Jeffery, an African workhorse that makes a great choice for dangerous game. I find the .378 with an Accubrake to be about equal with the .340 without an Accubrake. Lighter bullets were made available for hunting smaller game, and they certainly work fine for deer, impala, kudu, elk and the like. The idea of shooting something like a .460 Weatherby or .500 S&W may have positively frightened some of them. Messages. 2100 Ft/Sec muzzle velocity. The cartridge was designed both as anti-personnel and anti-materiel, meaning that you could annihilate both a truck and its driver, or an airplane and its pilot, or a fortification and its cowering inhabitants. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Life is tough. Available in 12 and 20ga., 3.5" chambering. Available in 12 and 20ga., and a 22" barrel. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. John Rigby & Co. released the .450 Nitro Express in 1898, to improve the performance of the old .450 Black Powder Express by using modern, smokeless powder. The stuff we had fail in 2008 chronographed at about 1,850 fps, 200 fps below specs. SMITH & WESSON 686-4 357 MAGNUM. How difficult is all of this to understand? It's very accurate (sub MOA). Nothing was broken, and we dissolved our "catch team" for further shooting. You are using an out of date browser. The .600 will kiss your shoulder with 103. Now, we're getting into the realm of the true stopping rifles. (O'Connor brought a .416 Rigby rifle, developed loads for it and wrote articles extolling its virtue, thus introducing the caliber to most American hunters for the first time.). .450 Marlin, and .460 Weatherby Magnum (among others). Four-way adjustable comb. You're welcome. Now, if you read your John "Pondoro" Taylor you will "learn" that it isn't necessary to actually hit an elephant's brain in order to knock it down--that a near-miss will stun the elephant, and that the larger the cartridge the longer an elephant will be stunned. And, honestly, the reputation of the .600 isn't as good as the .577's. The successful outcome didn't make the PH any happier. I've never fired a .460 Weatherby. We will inform you when the product arrives in stock. Driving a 300-grain bullet to a muzzle velocity just north of 2,500 fps, the .375 H&H offered a wonderful blend of striking power, penetration and moderate recoil. .460 Weatherby isn't bad. I am convinced none of them penetrate as well as, for example, a 400-grain .416 at 2,400 fps (more velocity, less resistance). The cookie is set by Google Analytics and is deleted when the user closes the browser. Total:8,008 (members:1,019, guests:6,989). The .375 Weatherby has a muzzle velocity of 2,800 fps with the 300-grain bullets, but that most definitely comes with additional recoil. Two .577 Tyrannosaurs dward a .308 cartridge. 1219 South Challis St. Unit C Salmon, ID 83467 | (208) 756-3006 | info@northwestmagnum.com. I had a part box of older factory ammo(it was loaded hotter), and the recoil was more. Mostly, I think there's a lot of discussion because people like controversy. At distances of 50 to 100 feet, depending on the rifle, the intensity of the report had moderated to about the same level as the rifle without the brake in place. Our editors have hand-picked these essential pieces of gear to make you a more successful hunter when you hit the game trails this season. .460 Wby. This time, Warren shot him in the brain and that was that. Wilson Combat Paul Howe Tactical 6.5 Creedmoor: Full Review of the Versatility Champ, How to Clean a Rifle Barrel the Effective and Harmless Way, Top 10 6.5 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) Rifles, Ruger No. The 7mm Remington Mag generates significant recoil of 22.15 ft-lbs at 13.32 fps. The .378 Weatherby is a different animal altogether, and will really get those 300-grain slugs moving, driving them to a muzzle velocity of 2,950 fps. Guns and Shooting Online has compiled an extensive table comparing the recoil of many rifle cartridges and bullet weights in rifles of various weights . Take a look; I think you'll see that it's no big deal. To tell you the truth, Ive never fired a .50 BMG whose recoil was notable. I was invited by Bill Ward, who then ran Griffin & Howe, to test shoot a .577 Jeffrey double at G&Hs little range in the basement of the Abercrombie & Fitch store on Madison Avenue and 46th Street in New York City. $17.20. Introduced by Weatherby in 1958, the .460 was, for 29 years, the most powerful commercial cartridge you could buy. Mar 21, 2004. Rather, these are my impressions of where these mighty cartridges actually fit in--if they do at all. The recoil force is 160 foot-pounds, which is considerably more than the .600, and 10 times the kick of a .308. The .375 Weatherby is essentially a .375 Improved, but with the trademark Weatherby double radius shoulder. Yes, the .378 Weatherby will generate considerable free recoil, an average of 77 ft. lbs. There are also some really amazing wildcats out there as well, combining the caliber and bullet weight of these old double-rifle cartridges with the higher pressures that a bolt action can handle. The .375 Ruger uses the same case head diameter as the .375 H&H, looses the belt, and uses a wider body to keep the case capacity in the same ballpark as the H&H design. Since then a few more have been made, but only a handful of modern firms will make a .600. In any event, hearing protection should always be used when you're near guns being fired. Griptonite stock available in multiple camo patterns. Like the Rigby, the Remington uses that 400-grain bulletwith a sectional density of 0.330to give the excellent penetration that the .416s are famous for; many African PHs will tell you . A 500 grain bullet can be driven to 2,600 fps with 120.8 grains of IMR 4350 or 124.6 grains of Norma 204 powders. Venison Backstrap with Sweet & Spicy Peach Relish Recipe, Best Coyote Cartridge: .223 Remington vs .22-250 Remington, Desert Ghosts: Hunting the Elusive Coues Deer, Elk Venison and Root Vegetable Stew Recipe, Tested Tough - Modern Zeiss Sports Optics. I understand recoil is subjective. Spotting this ram was down to pure hunting luck at 300m. Introduced in 1959. Think about it; how much is your hearing, and the lack of permanent ringing, worth to you? They all essentially replicate the .450 NE's ballistic formula of a 500-grain bullet at 2,150 fps. I also have 2 .458's. HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of sessions and to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. Heralded by famous hunters like John 'Pondoro' Taylor and Col. Jim Corbett, its reputation is well-founded. Too loud. However, there have always been rumors about a lack of penetration, almost certainly because of its greater frontal area and lower velocity (as compared to the .577). I handled that fairly well. For example, pay attention to what Hornady has done with their dangerous game bullets to make them even more reliable. The .375 Holland & Holland Belted Magnum was released in 1912, and though it wasn't the first .375 to hit the market, it did set the bar for the caliber. The 460 is not an uncontrollable monster. But demand for the .600 increased steadily, and now Holland & Holland is making them once more. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service. The .458 Winchester Magnum. The 7mm-08 Remington's recoil produces 14.88 ft-lbs of energy at a velocity of 10.68 fps. have used more than 50 rounds on the target range & the shoulder seems to settle to the wallop. +1 Well, I agree 100 percent with you James.Grage, a good recoil pad and a mercury reducer will go a long way to tame recoil. This was such an amazing harvest of a free range trophy in the hill tops of Dullstroom. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. So be it. This is pretty good since the bullet is nearly half an inch in diameter. It worked so well it became the standard for large game, including both African and Asian elephants, buffalo, tigers, lions, and rhinoceros. While Robert Ruark made the .416 Rigby famous in the hands of Harry Selby in his "Horn of the Hunter," it was the .404 Jeffery that did the lion's share of the work in the hands of numerous Game Departments across Africa. There are almost always some videos on YouTube that show them being shot. With the very first pull of the trigger, the dreadful recoil split the stock as neatly as an axe. Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . There are multiple .50 BMG loads, but for our purposes, let us reflect on the standard loading, the Lake City M33, which shoots a 660-grain bullet at 2,910 fps, with 12,413 foot-pounds of muzzle energy. .700 Nitro ExpressAs mentioned, this cartridge is just 20 years old. This is the main cookie set by Hubspot, for tracking visitors. I cant give you a realistic number for recoil in terms of foot-pounds. The .600 is bigger, heavier and slower: a 900-grain bullet at 1,950 fps for 7,600 ft.-lbs. This one is definitely not for the faint of heart. To put this in perspective, the .375 H&H, which is a stern kicker, puts out about 35 foot-pounds of recoil. Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. But I am not sure why you really need another 2100 ft.lbs over a 458 lott. If you want the cheapest, you'll find a .460 Weatherby Magnum easily in comparison to the other two. YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. You hear stories about several shots being needed on some Cape buffalo. An 8-pound .30-06 as mentioned before, recoils at 20.3 foot-pounds of energy, coming back at the shooter at 12.8 feet per second, using a 180 grain bullet. Change my 458 Lott for a 460 Weatherby Magnum, WTB Left Hand Winchester M70 Safari Express .375 H&H, Custom Loading Blocks & Powder Funnels, Any Caliber, Wanted Remington .444 Marlin 240 Grain Bullets Only. If somebody wants a 460, that's their choice. His wife Mary sent me his cartridge belt and knife. 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