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Come to think of it...I demolished the unexploded grenade from a bouncing mine.. Its like a splinter hand grenade. First attempt was with with 250 gram TNT stick...it did not explode.. Bugger. Second attempt..veery carefully placed a 500 gram TNT block right beside it.. BOOM..it went off.

I walk in the spring, summer and fall..30 minutes hard walking and go cross country skiing in winter.. And try eat reasonably healthy..for the rest I have some faith in my genes..

I came to the same conclusion..God must have watched over me..

Yep..beyond 50m is pushing it.. 40 years ago we dived with single regulators and purely on air, no NITROX.

Well..driving at 148mph on the Autobahn with an old BMW, scuba dive alone beyond 50m looking for a wreck (I decrompressed), hunt elephant at night, running out of air at 15m depth in the Red Sea, swimming with sharks, almost swept off a navy frigate in rough seas, etc. Bought 3 double rifles...

Lovely rifle this..

Gents..I have a Lyon & Lyon .577 3" BPE, Jones underlever screw grip hammer gun, , made year 1900. It is regulated for 167 grains blackpowder and 650 grain bullets (so engraved on the barrels). I plan to shoot it..got hold of 650 grain Woodleigh softs..but are these too hard for the barrels...

Heym is selling the Heym Jumbo in .600NE for € 46.600 (boxlock) and € 50.000 (sidelock) sans tax. That is a bargain today.. https://www.heym-manufaktur.de/media/d8/a8/00/1763973062/Heym%20Preisliste%20Doppelbuchsen%20+%20Wechsellauf%2011%202025%20english%20final.pdf?1763973062

I put a Leupold red dot scope on my .470.. Have shot 4 cape buffalo with it thus far..

BTW, SRvet..have you shot the Krieghoff in .500NE..?

I would take the recoil reduser..the .500 use the same barrel profile as on the .470..they only bore it up. Recoil is stout compared to .470.. Unless I had the opportunity to hunt much elephant I would take the .470. I went for the .470..it crumples buffalo and it should be plenty for the odd ele..

Now what kind of lunacy are we dealing with here..?? Ah...you think you are Mahajarahs... :Cigar: https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/mo22/lots/p0029-1926-daimler-45-hp-salon-cabriolet-star-of-india-by-barker/

Yes Matt, I actually also have an old double in .475 3 1/4...wich is a .450NE necked up to a .483 bullet.. It has the same ballistics as the .470 but is definitely a handloader job these days..

Based on popularity and availability I will say that in Africa .470NE rule and in Europe it is 9,3 x 74R. Personally I own and love doubles in both calibres.. For Africa, the .450/400 3" and 3 1/4NE also very good but it lacks the bloody thump of the .470..

No..its a Lyon & Lyon .577BPE