Just looking at some of my favorite sites and happened on the BALLARD RIFLE COMPANY site. They list a HI-WALL EXPRESS rifle in calibers up to 577 NE. They list the weight at 8.5lb! Not sure that I would like to be the one that pulls the trigger on that one! Just thought some of you might be interested....

Whew!!! not for this kid!

Ray,
This one it TOTALLY in the "too much recoil for even jeffe" department....

brutal... savage.... profound...


i think those are the adjectives the doctors would use to describe the damage to neck and shoulder

jeffe

uh.....not for me, thanks. This could be an H&H Royal for under $500 and I would pass.

JMHO,

JohnTheGreek

I was thinking of buying my daughter a rifle for her 9th birthday this year. That ought to fit the bill nicely.

What'd ya think?

I had a 13 lb 577NE double rifle, and I sold it because it was too damn heavy to carry, and too light to shoot, and it didn't kill any better than a well placed 400 gr bullet from my 9 lb 450/400NE 3"!

Talk about detached retinas !! Only if my life hung in the balance would i fire an 8.5lb. .577. Thats a monster of a gun. Charlie

I could not find it on the Ballard website. Does anyone have a direct link? Thanks.

500 Grains:

go to www.ballardrifles.com. Click on the "Rifles" link. Then go to "Winchester" and then pick calibers and options. About 2/3 way down it will say HIGH WALL EXPRESS RIFLE, along with all the specs.

http://www.ballardrifles.com/Winchester-products.htm

scroll down to express

jeffe

You'll need a personal chiropractor to accompany you on safari for that one!

Sounds like a recipe for a displaced shoulder to me.

DAMN! The gun is ugly too. For nearly $4000, I would expect something a little more interesting than the same rear sight that is on my factory winchester! What a bastardization of a classic gun with that recoil pad! YUCK!

JMHO,

JohnTheGreek