.585 Nyati

[Coldswede]

Alright guys i have been offered to buy a 585 for 700 dollars including reloading equipment. The question now is there any way for me to make it shootable?

 

[Clayton d]

No way possible to make it shootable.. it’s best to sell it to me.. lol
Pictures?

 

[Spooksar]

Yes start with lighter loads, work up. Do most of your shooting off of sticks not the bench. Fit and balance will make a huge difference to felt recoil

 

[IvW]

Too much!! You will need to download it.

You need to check a few things before buying it though as there may be a reason for the price tag.

There are three versions, one with a case length of 2.8 " and another with a 3" case. Both have a 0.640" rim. Third one uses a 0.590 rim(same as 416 Rigby). This version(third one) should be avoided at all cost as reliable feeding is almost impossible due to the extensively rebated rim.
You also need to check the chamber neck as many have excessively tight necks. You may then have to ream it out to 0.614" to avoid excessive chamber pressure.

The rifle should weigh about 12-13 pounds in order to help tame the recoil. I would not exceed 2200 fps with this cartridge as bullets were originally designed for the 577 NE at lower velocity. Exceeding these design criteria may lead to bad field performance.

Recoil in this behemoth is surprisingly violent. At higher velocities the rifle seems to want to twist out of your hands and the recovery time for the second shot is increased dramatically. Hang on tight otherwise it may be a one shot affair.

It will take some serious commitment to use a rifle thus chambered and I would rather just take it for a test shoot and then decline the offer.

Too much of a good thing is often bad.

Personally I would pass.

 

[mdwest]

If you decide to pass on the deal.. please provide contact information on the seller!

 

[Divernhunter]

Just mount it in the back of a jeep.

I will stick to my 50BMG rifles.

 

[matt85]

depends on what you mean by "shootable".

- does it come with a good supply of brass? this brass can be extremely difficult to get.
- how heavy is the rifle? muzzle break?

if the rifle is an appropriate weight (12+ pounds) and it comes with a healthy supply of brass then the answer to your question is... yes. there is no need to load this kind of cartridge to extremes, simply loading it to the old 577 NE 3" specs (750gr at 2050fps) will be very effective on large game. you could even load it down to 577 BPE levels for normal large game and plinking at the range.

-matt

 

[Coldswede]

What would a reduced 577bpe load look like with modern powders?

 

[CTDolan]

Load it with Trail Boss and you'll do just fine.

For $700 you're getting one heck of a deal. Hell, the reloading equipment alone could be worth as much (dies alone go for a few hundred dollars, minimum).

 

[matt85]

What would a reduced 577bpe load look like with modern powders?

cant say for sure with the 585 Nyati, im not that familiar with hand loading for it. figure out the water capacity of a Nyati case and compare it to the water capacity of a 577 NE 3" case and it should give you a rough idea of how to compare loads.

-matt

 

[CTDolan]

Or, buy a canister (or two) of Trail Boss. It's just the thing for reduced loads in a heavy hitter.

 

[Papabear55]

Well did you get it? Lol