Shooting the .600 Nitro Express

[Daniel Cary]

I thought some of the big Wildcats were a bit out of line, but things are getting ridiculous, imo.

 

[Daniel Cary]

 

[Esoteric Junkie]

600 Snap action Jeffery flanked by 557's Enjoy. EJ

 

[Esoteric Junkie]

These do not suck.....

 

[Esoteric Junkie]

Good times indeed!!!

EJ

 

[Daniel Cary]

Good times indeed!!!

EJ

Does that 600 sound noticeably different from any other big bore? ..

many thanks

 

[cajunchefray]

Good times indeed!!!

EJ

In my (very) simple mind, I think a .577 NE 3 inch would be a bit more fun at the range.

 

[grand veneur]

Does that 600 sound noticeably different from any other big bore? ..

many thanks

With both loads, the 100gr Cordite equivalent and especially the 110gr Cordite equivalent, the recoil is slightly stronger than that of a DR caliber 577 Nitro Express for about the same weight of the rifles. Nevertheless, such a rifle is, apart from his top-heavy weight, usable for hunting. My a bit too light rifle caliber 500 Jeffery has a much more unpleasant recoil, but the manner of recoil is not comparable. A DR caliber 600 Nitro Express is imho the upper limit of what is usable in practice and the question is, since the beginning of the 20th century, whether we really needed such a rifle. The practical limit in the field is more like a DR caliber 577 Nitro Express.

 

[Esoteric Junkie]

With both loads, the 100gr Cordite equivalent and especially the 110gr Cordite equivalent, the recoil is slightly stronger than that of a DR caliber 577 Nitro Express for about the same weight of the rifles. Nevertheless, such a rifle is, apart from his top-heavy weight, usable for hunting. My a bit too light rifle caliber 500 Jeffery has a much more unpleasant recoil, but the manner of recoil is not comparable. A DR caliber 600 Nitro Express is imho the upper limit of what is usable in practice and the question is, since the beginning of the 20th century, whether we really needed such a rifle. The practical limit in the field is more like a DR caliber 577 Nitro Express.

Which maker 600 do you own and how much does it weigh?
EJ

 

[Esoteric Junkie]

Does that 600 sound noticeably different from any other big bore? ..

many thanks

The sound is only different when firing cordite.........

EJ

 

[grand veneur]

Which maker 600 do you own and how much does it weigh?
EJ

Boxlock, built by Auguste Francotte in 1926, weight about 15 lbs.