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Posted: 10/10/2014 3:43:43 AM EDT
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That was some quick shooting with the double. Do you keep the reloads between your fingers?
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Posted: 10/10/2014 4:01:22 AM EDT
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That was some good shooting.
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Posted: 10/10/2014 9:27:07 AM EDT
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That was some quick shooting with the double. Do you keep the reloads between your fingers? Thanks, I do, I carry two rounds in the supporting hand fingers if chasing something truly nasty. I hunted Lion with a double this year but I wasn't using the between the fingers method at the time, used an ammo belt. Still practicing techniques, but for big guns the double is certainly the way to go in my opinion. |
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Posted: 10/10/2014 9:27:40 AM EDT
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pants223- thanks for the kind words bud, it isn't easy with the big guns.
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Posted: 10/10/2014 9:37:10 AM EDT
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Very nice
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Posted: 10/10/2014 11:16:30 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/10/2014 5:36:13 PM EDT
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Cool video, thanks for sharing.
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Posted: 10/12/2014 10:54:19 PM EDT
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Appreciate the kind words, was fun making it. Will be sure to post some first person footage of the hunts.
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Posted: 10/12/2014 11:29:30 PM EDT
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I assume the .450 Rigby will NOT be going unless you get that second round malf diagnosed?
BTW...I love the 375 H and H. I had a 300 H and H, Remington 721 that was a DREAM to shoot. |
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Posted: 10/13/2014 10:38:41 AM EDT
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Impressive. I've only fired a .375 H&H and a Ruger M77 in .416 Rigby. Those days are long gone after having an accident and ending up with seven vertebrae fused together in my neck and back, I don't even shoot heavy .45-70 loads in a Marlin anymore.
Good luck on your hunts and be safe. Looking forward for the hunt videos. |
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Posted: 10/13/2014 4:33:23 PM EDT
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Thanks desert and hawg, and indeed, this rifle is shelved and I'll trade it away, and they'll be sure to be informed of the jam. Very frustrating as I really was excited about that rifle.
I did these videos previously from the hunter's point of with a gopro I wore on Lion hunting, and Gemsbok / Oryx, Lion, http://youtu.be/4VYOE-xRu5k Gemsbok, this one was a long shot for a double rifle, http://youtu.be/tWaZk1MGPuY |
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Posted: 10/13/2014 4:36:03 PM EDT
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What, you couldn't find a 700 Nitro Express???
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Posted: 10/13/2014 4:53:49 PM EDT
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Quoted: I'm doing an article on stopping rifles before this winter's Rhino and Elephant hunts, and this video from practising this afternoon for quick shooting with the big guns. I'm shooting .375 H&H, .450 Rigby (yes .450 not .416, it's a necked up case), .470 Nitro, and .505 Gibbs at wooden blocks to practice target transitions and comfort with the guns. The .505 Gibbs at the top end is equivalent to firing three .375 H&Hs at once, it is a light rifle at just over albs.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whONoc09xF0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whONoc09xF0 I hate you! I've always lusted after a Ruger No.1 in 7x57 Mauser.
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Posted: 10/13/2014 5:51:04 PM EDT
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I hate you! I've always lusted after a Ruger No.1 in 7x57 Mauser. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm doing an article on stopping rifles before this winter's Rhino and Elephant hunts, and this video from practising this afternoon for quick shooting with the big guns. I'm shooting .375 H&H, .450 Rigby (yes .450 not .416, it's a necked up case), .470 Nitro, and .505 Gibbs at wooden blocks to practice target transitions and comfort with the guns. The .505 Gibbs at the top end is equivalent to firing three .375 H&Hs at once, it is a light rifle at just over albs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whONoc09xF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whONoc09xF0 I hate you! I've always lusted after a Ruger No.1 in 7x57 Mauser. They're great guns ................... I have #1H Tropical's in 458WinMag and 400/450 Nitro Express ................... 
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Posted: 10/13/2014 6:18:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good luck on your hunts and be safe. Looking forward for the hunt videos. For sure. |
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Posted: 10/13/2014 6:30:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They're great guns ................... I have #1H Tropical's in 458WinMag and 400/450 Nitro Express ................... http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk64/drfcolt/General%20Firearms/no101.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I'm doing an article on stopping rifles before this winter's Rhino and Elephant hunts, and this video from practising this afternoon for quick shooting with the big guns. I'm shooting .375 H&H, .450 Rigby (yes .450 not .416, it's a necked up case), .470 Nitro, and .505 Gibbs at wooden blocks to practice target transitions and comfort with the guns. The .505 Gibbs at the top end is equivalent to firing three .375 H&Hs at once, it is a light rifle at just over albs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whONoc09xF0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whONoc09xF0 I hate you! I've always lusted after a Ruger No.1 in 7x57 Mauser. They're great guns ................... I have #1H Tropical's in 458WinMag and 400/450 Nitro Express ................... http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk64/drfcolt/General%20Firearms/no101.jpg God I want that in 7x57mm!
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Posted: 10/13/2014 7:41:14 PM EDT
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The 7x57 / .275 is a custom I did, had the barrel fitted by a good smith locally and stocked it myself. Turned out pretty nice I think, barrel is a Dodecagon, or twelve sided, with a flute run every second point.
Used it on this year's Moose, too, 
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Posted: 10/13/2014 7:45:50 PM EDT
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Couple more of the custom .275, I also slimmed / flycut the frame (action) down 1/8" thinner too, to make the slimmest trimmest No.1 I could. The stocks are also super slim, and the fore end is as small as can be made to contain the No.1's spring and strut.
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Posted: 10/13/2014 7:56:18 PM EDT
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What, you couldn't find a 700 Nitro Express??? Not yet! |
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Posted: 10/13/2014 8:03:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The 7x57 / .275 is a custom I did, had the barrel fitted by a good smith locally and stocked it myself. Turned out pretty nice I think, barrel is a Dodecagon, or twelve sided, with a flute run every second point. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/angusmo/8F6A7A1F-7648-44FF-9954-F0C3C72BB7F0-4892-000004A5D3DF75D7_zps19d69784.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/angusmo/C4AD01C2-65E6-4F95-B808-48A1A8CA8BDA-5066-000004BEEDDDEEA9_zps2b8094db.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/angusmo/0725C66E-5D8D-4660-BA79-A47D2731C53E-5066-000004BF44701D1F_zps8d6bdd2a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/angusmo/29D58F7A-6AB5-417D-BDC2-52EE49B162CA-5066-000004C09A9D2E5B_zps67fee9bf.jpg Used it on this year's Moose, too, http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/angusmo/Hunting/D73A9D2F-2F7E-432E-99CA-D863F98F1006_zps9yudxlu7.jpg Very, very nice. |
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Posted: 10/13/2014 9:24:03 PM EDT
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Thanks desert and hawg, and indeed, this rifle is shelved and I'll trade it away, and they'll be sure to be informed of the jam. Very frustrating as I really was excited about that rifle. I did these videos previously from the hunter's point of with a gopro I wore on Lion hunting, and Gemsbok / Oryx, Lion, http://youtu.be/4VYOE-xRu5k Gemsbok, this one was a long shot for a double rifle, http://youtu.be/tWaZk1MGPuY gemsbok is some tasty eats. |
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Posted: 10/13/2014 11:31:46 PM EDT
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That it is, actually nearly all African meat is.
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Posted: 10/14/2014 12:13:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks desert and hawg, and indeed, this rifle is shelved and I'll trade it away, and they'll be sure to be informed of the jam. Very frustrating as I really was excited about that rifle. I have NEVER been good at diagnosing feed issues on big caliber bolt guns. I take it as largely an issue with feed lip and follower geometry but it seems so darn difficult to FIX....for all I know, it could be easy....but you'd best get it right the first time, I suspect. Good move trading it off. A good decision. |
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Posted: 10/15/2014 11:49:45 AM EDT
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I like the slo mo on the 505. Cycling the bolt sounds like ejecting and loading an artillery piece. I'm sure it feels like on too.
I'd guess after shooting heavies, firing a .308 or 30-06 feels like rimfire. |
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Posted: 10/15/2014 2:21:16 PM EDT
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That it is, actually nearly all African meat is. I ate a lot of tasty game during my five weeks in South Africa. |
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Posted: 10/15/2014 3:04:32 PM EDT
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How does the recoil in those compare to common rifles?
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Posted: 10/15/2014 6:10:21 PM EDT
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I've shot 375 H&H, 458 Win Mag, 450 Marlin, 45/70, and 9.3x62. It's like being punched in the nose for me. I get a funny smell from it. |
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Posted: 10/15/2014 7:57:38 PM EDT
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How does the recoil in those compare to common rifles? Quote HistoryQuoted:
How does the recoil in those compare to common rifles? Good analogy is the .505 is equivalent to 2.5X the recoil of a 3" magnum 12 gauge slug (1610fps) from a 7lb shotgun according to hand loads.com's calculator. It would be near exactly five 7mm mags at once from a standard weight rifle for another analogy. The recoil is sharper from the .505 though than the hypothetical two and a half 3" slugs at once, as the recoil velocity is about double, so it will "feel" worse than the 2.5x 3" slugs. It is serious, but it is also completely manageable for those experienced with .375 H&H and above. You use a different form than conventional rifles, and really lean in and get behind the rifle. It will only jump out of a shooter's hands, knock them over or spin them, if they are timid about getting solidly behind the gun. Quoted:
I like the slo mo on the 505. Cycling the bolt sounds like ejecting and loading an artillery piece. I'm sure it feels like on too. I'd guess after shooting heavies, firing a .308 or 30-06 feels like rimfire. It does a bit, the concussion of firing is a whole 'nother level, it's a rolling boom, and indeed a .300 Mag feels like a nice boys' rifle in comparison. |
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Posted: 10/15/2014 7:58:35 PM EDT
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I ate a lot of tasty game during my five weeks in South Africa. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That it is, actually nearly all African meat is. I ate a lot of tasty game during my five weeks in South Africa. I really like Zebra and Eland. Giraffe is good too. |
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Posted: 10/16/2014 5:31:25 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/16/2014 10:35:42 AM EDT
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It is, a friend used one in Zimbabwe that was a loaner, he had a jam literally as he shot his Cape Buffalo but you can't blame the cartridge, clearly a rifle issue.
It's a good cartridge I believe, but is far less popular than the .375 H&H, which essentially is the .30-06 of Africa and everybody has a partial box behind the seat of the landcruiser. Pretty handy as .375 Ruger ammo isn't easy to find, and you also gain an extra round in the mag with the .375 H&H, so I don't think it will become popular in comparison to the H&H. For North America and where we can stock and landload well in advance of a hunt, I'm all for the Ruger and think the rifles offered in it are a great value. |
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Posted: 10/18/2014 4:16:24 PM EDT
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Couple more of the custom .275, I also slimmed / flycut the frame (action) down 1/8" thinner too, to make the slimmest trimmest No.1 I could. The stocks are also super slim, and the fore end is as small as can be made to contain the No.1's spring and strut. <a href="http://s.photobucket.com/user/angusmo/media/Hunting/7C325706-C816-4610-9F1A-5EE7584FDE61_zpswwpapgre.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/angusmo/Hunting/7C325706-C816-4610-9F1A-5EE7584FDE61_zpswwpapgre.jpg</a> <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/angusmo/media/D1D79F39-2195-4D55-B82C-9543E908701E-1672-0000015D24532911_zpsd412d3be.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/angusmo/D1D79F39-2195-4D55-B82C-9543E908701E-1672-0000015D24532911_zpsd412d3be.jpg</a> <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/angusmo/media/C6D2A3F5-339C-4AD6-A7ED-2AF2500C3988-1672-0000015D2A659DE8_zps916fb54e.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/angusmo/C6D2A3F5-339C-4AD6-A7ED-2AF2500C3988-1672-0000015D2A659DE8_zps916fb54e.jpg</a> That's a beautiful rifle. |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 10:03:35 PM EDT
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Thank you, it has a little work to be done yet, I still have to checker it this winter when things quiet down, and get the tung oil finish a little deeper, but it's close.
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Posted: 10/21/2014 10:43:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How does the recoil in those compare to common rifles? Many of these calibers are pretty stout. I like the softer shouldered H and H cartridges, they seem to have the most manageable recoil for me. I miss my 300 H and H...it was a hell of a rifle. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 11:11:31 AM EDT
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Very nice and thanks for posting! I really like your choice in rifles as well.
I'll have to admit to being a little perplexed by your hold on the 7x57 until I read your post and seen the fore stock. It looked like you were imitating a "tactical operator driving an AR-15" lol. Do you find the newer Ruger rifles to be a bit more accurate than the older models as Ruger claims? I'd like to give them another chance now that they're making left hand guns and I hear the Hawkeyes have improved accuracy. |
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Posted: 11/1/2014 12:21:07 AM EDT
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Appreciate the kind words!
The old Ruger accuracy issues were hugely overblown, I've owned literally countless old Rugers that shot lights out, but there was an era of bad barrels when Ruger farmed out their barrel production. The barrels have been produced in house at Ruger for a long time now and are excellent, and you will not find any difference between Ruger and any other brand today, they are all superbly accurate. Ruger builds truly excellent guns as well, and the value they offer in my opinion is some of the best on the market (not including econo-models like the "American"). Yes indeed, tiny fore end and I have big hands, it ends up being quite a comfortable hold. |
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