505 Gibbs vs 500 Jeffery. Thoughts on these heavy hitters? Alternatives?

[colorado]

I wonder why people are so against belts on cases, except for the 375 H&H, then it's fine. I also wonder why people are so against rebated rims except when it's the 404 Jeffery. I have no problem with belts or rebated rim cases personally. I like my 375 H&H / Weatherby and love my 500 Jeffery.

 

[PCC600]

I wonder why people are so against belts on cases, except for the 375 H&H, then it's fine. I also wonder why people are so against rebated rims except when it's the 404 Jeffery. I have no problem with belts or rebated rim cases personally. I like my 375 H&H / Weatherby and love my 500 Jeffery.

I adore my 425 WR and my 375 and 300 H&H magnums . Rebated rims / belted cases i don’t give a stuff . They are just great cartridges in great rifles .

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

The disdain for the .460 Weatherby (largely) comes from people showing up in Africa with a gun they had not shot much and couldn’t shoot it well. The Weatherby rifles were relatively light, Mark Vs were obviously push feed, and a lot were seemingly bought by people unfamiliar with heavy recoiling guns as they were the biggest and baddest. In a proper rifle, the round itself is solid.

I know of at least 3 well known Zimbabwe PHs who exclusively use .460 W rifles and swear by them. One was recently hit hard by a previously unseen buff. He had no time to get a second shot off. He knows how I feel about dbls. For dangerous game . He said, “before you ask, yes I would have rather had a double, but a damned big one”

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

I wonder why people are so against belts on cases, except for the 375 H&H, then it's fine. I also wonder why people are so against rebated rims except when it's the 404 Jeffery. I have no problem with belts or rebated rim cases personally. I like my 375 H&H / Weatherby and love my 500 Jeffery.

I believe the difference between base and rim diameter on the .404j to be .002 smaller rim. I have shot hundreds of rounds of .404j
And swear it to be the smoothest feeding round I shoot. A lot of bang with little buck.