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Idaho Sharpshooter
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Cal,

With 600gr Hawk bullets, softs and solids, I can run over 2600fps. IIRC, about 135gr of 335 was around 2560fps.

The top load was just over 2600fps, and the ME was a bit over 8200ft/lbs. On a P-14 action.

Recoil is, shall we say, substantial...
 
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Cal,

With 600gr Hawk bullets, softs and solids, I can run over 2600fps. IIRC, about 135gr of 335 was around 2560fps.

The top load was just over 2600fps, and the ME was a bit over 8200ft/lbs. On a P-14 action.

Recoil is, shall we say, substantial...


Has it got a muzzle brake....

Reason I ask is a 460 with a compressed load of 4350 and 500 grain is just over 2600 f/s and without a brake it feels like a car accident!!!... that is on the bench or improvised field rest.
 
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338 user good to see you add ed the Joe Smithson scope mounts to that fine piece

just the right compliment

Joe is developing a mount for the red dot system by trigicon

it will snap on to your existing base

will let you know when that is ready


Thanks mate, I will look forwad to that. A quick red dot sight would be ideal for close work in the scrub.
Have you done your NT hunt yet?
 
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338User
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Originally posted by stradling:
338 user good to see you add ed the Joe Smithson scope mounts to that fine piece

just the right compliment

Joe is developing a mount for the red dot system by trigicon

it will snap on to your existing base

will let you know when that is ready


Thanks mate, I will look forwad to that. A quick red dot sight would be ideal for close-in work in the scrub.
Have you done your NT hunt yet?
 
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I had a 500 gibbs, Pierre von Tonder had a 500 Jefferys and I shot them both a bit...

Actually I didn't care for the recoil they produced as return to sight plane was slower than most big bores, and I got a few nose bleeds along the way, extracting my thumb from my nose was problematic in a tight spot!.....I went back to the 404 Jefferys and .416 Remington...but of the two I belive I liked the 500 Gibbs best as it had a staggard magazine and the 500 Jefferys was stacked.

As to the balistics it made no difference, they both did what they were designed to do..


Ray Atkinson
Atkinson Hunting Adventures
10 Ward Lane,
Filer, Idaho, 83328
208-731-4120

rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com
 
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