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Biebs, go north to Newburgh and dig up and clone those mammoths they have there . Then you'll have something to hunt with a 50-140 ! I'll back you up with my baby 45-70 !   | |||
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I've been to Newburgh...didn't know they had Mammoths. Can I get a tag? :-) | |||
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Yes, the bullet is heavier and the rim is a bit thicker but while the .50-140 may be a huge American round, the .500 x 3 or 3 1/4 bpe is very common in bpe double and single shot English rifles. 5 drams (about 136 grains) and a 440-grain bullet makes a good round for big soft skinned game. As to the .45-70 and .50-90 they must have been too small for the Brits. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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Early elephants for Biebs to see ! http://www.clubprotege.com/for...8Orange-County%29-NY Your Bergen Museum has some too | |||
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Look in 11th Ed. of COTW page 226 of wildcat section, you will see the 510 Nitro Express. D'Arcy Echols built it on a Hagn falling block for Bob Schneidmiller. It is simply the 50-140 Sharps 3.25" using modern brass and smokeless powders. It at least equals the 500 NE ballistics. It also beats the old 50-140 BP load using 700-grain bullet by about 600 fps faster, with IMR-4350, according to COTW. | |||
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That must be a cannon, for sure. | |||
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