Recent content by Northern Shooter

As someone who has half baked considered adding a rifle in one of these cartridges to the collection, it appears that the 500 Jeffery is the easier path to take. More factory rifles available in it, easier to convert existing actions to 500J v 505 Gibbs etc. The only real let down is that...

That sounds like a great weight for a 375HH haha.

Interesting, is that the Brown Bear model with the laminate stock? Did you scope it? Add weight by any other means.

I calculated the recoil using 100gr which said 113.67 ft-lb of recoil….not sure if the powder charge is accurate for that projectile weight.

Full house Norma 500 Jeffery rounds out of a 9.0 lb Sako remains to be the absolute most brutal "sporty" recoil I have ever experienced. 540 gr @ 2,400 fps. 570 gr @ 2,200 fps. It must be Stockholm syndrome but I keep thinking about this cartridge, albeit in a 12.0 lbs bolt gun.

470NE isn't so bad. Comparable to 458 recoil, just in a heavier package.

A Big Game in 416 Rigby would be the classic pairing and what I would go with. With that said, has there been any consideration on adding additional cartridge offerings?

Saving up for one as we speak, dream rifle.

Just goes to show that despite the 458 WM's reputation on this forum as being a "pea-shooter" it really needs to be in an appropriately weighted rifle to tame that recoil. I think a 458WM should weigh 10.0lbs minimum which would reduce that recoil to ~64 ft-lbs. My svelte 458WM weighs 8.6lbs...

Mostly browse the hunting forums, recently retired.

Nice bears! Romania is on my short list.

I hope they will release an expanded cartridge list of what all this will be offered in, following the 375HH and 458 Lott.

I believe the argument was not only related to the increased recoil, but the increased rifle weight as well which is becoming too cumbersome to carry on safari. A typical 577NE double is in the 13lbs range, A 600 NE is 16lbs+ and 700NE is 18lbs +. We are now beyond the era of gun bearers where...

Just repeating what I've heard stated by several of the Pros now that the 577NE is the upper limit of what is still usable in a hunting rifle to carry. The idea is that the 600NE, 700NE, 577 T-REX, 600 Overkill etc. are beyond that limit and are purely exercises in exuberance. I have a...

Bears in North America yes, Cape Buffalo in Africa no. A hot 45-70 load produces about the same energy as a 180gr 30.06, with far worse sectional density.