.585 Nyati

[Certus]

Anyone hunt with one? Or know anyone who does/did? Interesting that the .577 Nitro is seems to be fairly (as far as big guns go) popular, but the big .585 bolt guns seem to not get taken over after elephant above the .505 and .500 Jeff.

I know people mention big ballistics and recoil to match, but why not just load to match .577 Nitro and make it somewhat more manageable while still getting those desired ballistics?

Cheers.

 

[Flewis]

Ross Syfried told me that loaded to 2150 it would break both shoulders on the biggest bull elephant. Working on getting mine up and running.

 

[alby]

There was one for sale on Usedguns here in Australia, Ill see if I can dig it up.

 

[Jason Miller]

Ross Syfried told me that loaded to 2150 it would break both shoulders on the biggest bull elephant. Working on getting mine up and running.

As well as the shooter ;-)

 

[RR 314]

I have never shot one, but I’ve been close to buying several. I ended up buying a .550 Magnum (the one “based” off of .460 Wby.),
but have only shot pigs and paper with it. From reports from others on the .585, I am sticking with the .550.

 

[cmk]

I've only fired one - once - and it was ... interesting. Not earth-shattering, but you knew for sure that it wasn't a blank. It would certainly require some practice to be quick on follow-up shots. Don't know for sure to what velocity it was loaded, or with which projectile (it looked like a Woodleigh SN RN).

 

[Grumpy gumpy]

One of the guys on AHN had one about 10 years ago, not sure who it was now, I bought some brass of him ( he would only sell the box full) via another member, to sell to collectors
I know the owner shot some buffalo and scrub bulls with it, don’t know if it went to Africa
Gumpy

 

[Northern Shooter]

577 T-Rex, 585 Nyati, 600 Overkill.

A league of their own.

 

[Certus]

One of the guys on AHN had one about 10 years ago, not sure who it was now, I bought some brass of him ( he would only sell the box full) via another member, to sell to collectors
I know the owner shot some buffalo and scrub bulls with it, don’t know if it went to Africa
Gumpy

A guy near toowoomba has one, and a .600 overkill.