Steve, can you tell us the load you used on the ellie?

Nice Elephant, and off hand with a 700 N.E. adds to the memory of what must have been a great hunt, congratulations.

Congratulations. Sounds as if you hunted and merited that heavy ivory.

A lesson learned re big bore rifles and rests from my first elephant: Had a handy stump to brace my barrel hand against. Caused me to fail to grip the barrels tightly enough. The first shot (rifle is a 500/450 Nitro) saw the barrels almost jump out of that hand! Follow up shots were off hand. I'll still use a rest if one is handy, but I've learned a lesson.
Regards, Tim

the load used is as follows

searcy brass trimmed to 3.499" + or - .001"

160 grains of rel 15 with a 1 1/8" hard foam wad with a peice of note pad paper under the wad to stop a dry chemical reaction between the wad and powder

the powder was causing the wad to shrink 1/8" causing air space big no no cause it drops the pressure and lowers the point of impact.

the load is compressed wich is very good trust me velosity is just over 2000 fps at the muzzel with the 1000 grain fmj

the primer was a fed 215 mag primer since then i have gone to the fed 215 gold match its the same as a 215 just with better componets

i must stress this load loves crompression rel 15 in the 700 is very finicky but as long as there is no airspace there will be no hangfire and everthing will be great

accuracy is great as well off of a rest 6 shot groups 3 from each barrel into a 2 1/2" square are easy at a distance of 50 yards i stress this is off a rest.

off hand it opens a bit to 4- 4 1/2" at 50 yards.

Is that your rifle for sale on GunsAmerica?

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Dang, 700, you're not going to hand this one down?
All the trouble you went to to get it and just one hunt?

Surely there is a buffalo over there that would require that double rifle.

you have a 500 also dont you?
I am surprised the 500 doesnt go and the 700 stays forever. beautiful rifle wish I had the $$$$
Dean

i had a moment of weakness i forgot to take the 700 nitro off of guns america

THE 700 IS NOT FOR SALE!!!!!!!!!

i did sell the 500 nitro to safaris botwana bound however graeme really loved that rifle.

instead i think im gonna replace the 500 with a 577 presidental grade searcy box lock under lever.

Good show 700,
That elephant tracking is a ton of fun isn't it.

Kyler

it shure is and i can't wait till i go back

700, did you really leave that 500 in Botswana? Be careful because Butch might charge you more next time if he knows you are not going to keep it!



Frankly speaking, if I owned your .700 double rifle, I would sell it and go on 2 more elephant hunts with the cash.

i already told butch i sold the gun to graeme pollok its good pr for butch since now another ph has 1 of his rifles.

and butch knows ill just end up buying another one of his guns to replace it.

What would you rather have - another double rifle or another elephant hunt?

thats a hard desion to make i love the 700 but on the other hand i love to hunt elephants its a catch 22.