Seven and a half pounds is fine I suppose if you like HEAVY guns , but mine is a trim 6.6. 16.5" and launches .510" 525s at 1865fps with all of the recoil you'd want. This is my load testing butt stock and I'm still fittng the front sight. I have to admit wild west's trigger is worth all of the money, and that is the only good thing I'll say about them. I haven't killed anything with it yet, but use it as a camp/fishing gun. I'd love to see what it would do on a buff!

Cheers,
Bob

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Originally posted by Omnivorous_Bob:
Seven and a half pounds is fine I suppose if you like HEAVY guns , but mine is a trim 6.6. 16.5" and launches .510" 525s at 1865fps with all of the recoil you'd want. This is my load testing butt stock and I'm still fittng the front sight. I have to admit wild west's trigger is worth all of the money, and that is the only good thing I'll say about them. I haven't killed anything with it yet, but use it as a camp/fishing gun. I'd love to see what it would do on a buff!

Cheers,
Bob

Hey Bob
Well, my 71s are in fact 7.5 lbs, and heavy. But my Marlin Guides with 18 inch tubes are 7, also heavy. I have a 50 AK too--Not from WWG from SSK, it comes in at 6.5 even. It's stainless like yours. I have to take some photos of that. It's a nice gun, works too, although it is neglected. I think sometime PM and have a short discussion about WWG.

That looks like the Cast Performance 525? I think we must test that bullet at velocity, I don't recall doing so, since I never took the 50 AK out, I really neglected load data on 50 AK too. About the time I did a couple of 50 AKs, I also had the 50 B&M AK .500 in the works and neglected the .510 afterwards and devoted most of my data to the .500. However, even then once I got the 500 Hornady up and running I neglected the .500 too. I have had too many cartridges and things I put in front of my lever guns. Sad to say, I have yet to take my .500 lever guns to the field yet! Shame! I am still backed up with other projects too.

Michael

Same bullets I'm using in my .50 AK, but mine gets only 1,575 fps.......oh, and I use the same bullet in my .500 Linebaugh. We could test it at a variety of speeds.

Mike, I'll see if I can scare up a few for you.

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Originally posted by Rusty:
Mike, I'll see if I can scare up a few for you.

Rusty

You saying you might have some of those 475 barnes lying about????


Wow, if that's what I understand, that would be fantastic! I would love just to see a few. Perfect for the 475 B&Ms!

Thanks
Michael

Mike,
I'll check with the rifle's owner and see if he has any of the Barnes bullets he would part with.

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Originally posted by Rusty:
Mike,
I'll check with the rifle's owner and see if he has any of the Barnes bullets he would part with.

Rusty

Thanks, much appreciated, would love to just have a couple of samples would be great!

Michael

Dave, I also have a 45/70....in a Wild West that is Parkerized and has all the options except the take-down feature. But with an 18 1/2" barrel, it is already pretty much "taken-down" !!!! Can you say Garrett Hammerheads???

Biebs:

You're back! Did you kill anything over there in Africa? Did you buy that .577 yet?

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Originally posted by Dave Bush:
Biebs:

You're back! Did you kill anything over there in Africa? Did you buy that .577 yet?

I'm sure that he will tell the story of the hunt himself but to address the second part of your question, I am dragging him kicking and screaming to visit Kebco and his litter of 577s.

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Originally posted by 500N:
Well, with 3 of the best topics for starting arguments on gun forums
in the one thread (45/70, Canada and Barnes), if that doesn't start
WW III, nothing will

Sooooo...Canada, in collusion with Barnes, is smuggling illegal immigrants into the country and arming them with 45-70's?

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Originally posted by CCMDoc:

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Originally posted by Dave Bush:
Biebs:

You're back! Did you kill anything over there in Africa? Did you buy that .577 yet?

I'm sure that he will tell the story of the hunt himself but to address the second part of your question, I am dragging him kicking and screaming to visit Kebco and his litter of 577s.

You go Doc! I want to have a friend with a .577 so I can shoot it

You go Doc! I want to have a friend with a .577 so I can shoot it [/QUOTE]

If I did buy one, how would that give YOU a "friend" with a 577 ?????

(Just kiddin!)

Biebs,

if you ask nice, I will let you shoot my 1886 50-110 sometime.

Rich
DRSS

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Originally posted by Biebs:

quote:

Originally posted by Dave Bush: You go Doc! I want to have a friend with a .577 so I can shoot it

If I did buy one, how would that give YOU a "friend" with a 577 ?????

(Just kiddin!)

Cold Biebs, really cold ...

Sorry Mike, no luck on the bullets!