500 NE Range Day

[brettp]

I had my 500 Verney at the range today checking loads. All shots were off of sticks and fired in fairly rapid pairs. Range was 25 yards.

I'm quite pleased that it's shooting well with the A-Frames and Nosler Solids as both are great loads.

 

[Pheroze]

Well done. A great rifle with an awesome cartridge!

Pictures of your double please

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

@brettp,

How's the recoil of the .500 versus a .470? Jerome at Verney has been telling me he feels the felt recoil of the .500 is less.

 

[CAustin]

Is it buff hunting time again?

 

[brettp]

@brettp,

How's the recoil of the .500 versus a .470? Jerome at Verney has been telling me he feels the felt recoil of the .500 is less.

Honestly, it's a hammer. I've only shot a few but the 470 was less. The 500 is totally shootable but it hammers you pretty good. You can't fling 570 grains at 2100 and not send a lot of energy back.

 

[brettp]

Not till next year. Just getting the rifle ready.

 

[Pheroze]

Honestly, it's a hammer. I've only shot a few but the 470 was less. The 500 is totally shootable but it hammers you pretty good. You can't fling 570 grains at 2100 and not send a lot of energy back.

Well, you handle that double extremely well, there is no indication of a flinch in those shots.

 

[brettp]

Well, you handle that double extremely well, there is no indication of a flinch in those shots.

Well, thank you sir! I'll take the compliment. The key for me is knowing when to stop. I got to about 20 rounds today and I started needing to really focus on follow through knowing the pain was coming so I called it a day.

 

[zephyr]

Give the CEB Bullets a try, my 450NE likes them very much.

 

[brettp]

Well done. A great rifle with an awesome cartridge!

Pictures of your double please

 

[Pheroze]

She's a beauty!

 

[008]

Nicely done

 

[tarbe]

20 rounds from a 500 is plenty of pounding for one day!

Well done!

 

[CAustin]

Very nice!

 

[Philip Glass]

Well done

 

[matt85]

grouping looks good but most shots seem low, i wonder what distance your rifle is regulated for?

even with a 500 your rifle shouldnt hurt to fire. assuming this gun was fitted for you, have you considered changing your shooting technique?

-matt