The other day I tried out my 500 Jeff at the gunsmith`s, to test the bedding (standard Mauser, standard mag).
The weight was still about 8,6 lbs, so it will require some balancing...
Should the weight exceed 9,9 lbs/4,5 kg? What is your learned and experienced opinion? Alf, please, what is the weight of the original Jeffery?

Boha

boha,

That sounds very light to me. My .470 Capstick weighs 10.75lbs, and generates plenty of recoil. That 'flyweight' .500 Jeffery is going to buck like a Brahma bull!

George

My Heym express is about 5,6 kg with full mag and a leupold 1,5-5x20 (30mm tube)
Balance is perfect and she handles real well.
9,5 pounds is too light IMO

Cheers,

André

At 8.6 pounds, both your chiropractor and your orthopedic surgeon stand to make significant earnings from your use of the .500 Jeffery!

I would suggest 11 pounds. You can add 2 mercury recoil reducers to the butt and one to the forearm. They not only add weight, but the mercury takes the edge off of recoil (less pain, more push).

It depends on how hot you plan to load it, but I'd say you'd probably find it much more pleasant to shoot if you plan a finished weight close to 5 kilo's. At the current weight, it would be more than unpleasant to shoot

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Originally posted by boha:
The other day I tried out my 500 Jeff at the gunsmith`s, to test the bedding (standard Mauser, standard mag).
The weight was still about 8,6 lbs, so it will require some balancing...
Should the weight exceed 9,9 lbs/4,5 kg? What is your learned and experienced opinion? Alf, please, what is the weight of the original Jeffery?

Boha

Much too light, get up to 11 or better and enjoy it inplace of visiting the Dr. to see what is displaced.

Jefferydenmark, do you know if the rifle has additional weight to it? The weight you mention must have been added by weights of some sort, the stock cannot be very heavy?
Boha

Boha

NO weight is added to the rifle. The heym is a extra BIG rifle. Everything on the rifle is BIG Stock and all. NO merc reducer or the like.
The Heym will hold 4+1 in the calber .500 Jeffery mag box is deep and wide and the stock is made to fit it. The mag is not with a rigby deckel.
The forend is nice and wide. The rifle is build for a big caliber and not like some safari rifles where you have the same "frame" for all calibers. Like the Sauer 90 where you have the same rifle weather you get it in 375 H&H or 6,5x55.

Cheers,

André

the first time i built it, due to stock, it was 9.5 ish... way light...

put in a 2# of lead... okay, recoil was fine, but a bit heavy...

second stock, 10.4#.. seemed perfect
jeffe

mine - on a p14 enfield and one of the biggest bbl i could get from mcgowen and 23" long - originally came in at 10#-6oz. since was quite muzzle heavy i added enough lead to butt to bring up to 11# even and moved cg back to fwd face of rcvr ring. i wouldn't have wanted any lighter than the original wgt and the current i think is abt perfect. i didn't like adding wgt but i'd rather have the fwd wgt in the bbl instead of adding ballast in both places. at least bbl wgt has a genuine advantage. i think this bbl is .93" at the muzzle.

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Thank´s Alf. Imagine Fletcher Jameson enjoying shooting the 500 prone... That´s a light rifle for the calibre.
I would think the right drop of the comb is crucial to get the perfect ratio between muzzle climb and recoil. I will not use a scope, so maybe 9,5 - 10 lbs.
8,6 is a bit light; ouch.

Boha

If your going to just shoot it standing up at the range, like many you will note that recoil was just a big push, but if you ever have to bend over and shoot under a tree limb or under some grass or prone, it will hammer the living crap out of you, probably cut a half moon over your eyebrow, so I would go with the heavier suggestions...but I hate to pack a bit cumbersome heavy rifle, thats slow to get into action after 15 miles on a hot day, but then after 15 miles on a hot day I probably wouldn't feel the pain, so whatever suits your fancy its your gun, for which I'm eternally grateful ...