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02 February 2008, 07:39
Michael RobinsonGet Out Your Checkbook
Here it is, boys:
Holland & Holland Royal in .577 Nitro Express, regulated for 100 grains of Cordite and the 750 grain bullet.
Made in 1917 and in mint condition.
A mere US$165,000.
Go here and click on "Double Rifles" for more:
Schwandt Classic Arms
Mike
Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer.
02 February 2008, 07:55
FjoldWOW!
Frank
"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
- Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953
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02 February 2008, 08:07
WhitworthThat rifle is pretty much the Holy Grail.......wow........
"Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP
If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming.
Semper Fidelis
"Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time"
02 February 2008, 08:33
jeffeossogorgeous..
myself, i'd rather give butch 20 and hunt for the "change" , but to each his own
02 February 2008, 08:33
Ol BullI'm sorry but WOW just ain't enough!!
What a beeeeeautiful rifle!!!
" If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand which feeds you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countryman " Samuel Adams, 1772
02 February 2008, 09:39
MacifejA deal! at half the price of a new one and no waiting for the instant gratification crowd!!
02 February 2008, 10:51
RIPAt about 12.75 pounds, its muzzle-whomp would be greater and its butt-whump would be gentler than a hot loaded 10.5 pound 500 A2.
It has just the right LOP and looks like my hand would fit the grip and my face would fit the comb perfectly.
Yes it would do nicely as is.
I know I could swing it physically, if only I could swing it financially.
You make it hurt so good, MR, thanks for the torture.
02 February 2008, 11:16
boom stickWOW!
Cheap...in comparison to the new ones...
I will just have to settle for the 577 BME for about 2K
02 February 2008, 11:21
Macifej02 February 2008, 11:34
RIPThe "bespoke" ones of today weigh 14 lbs. 10 oz.
and cost only 91,350 pounds.
The 1917 vintage weighs 12 lbs. 13 oz. for $165,000 USD.
The older one is still nicer.
02 February 2008, 12:32
MacifejToo many barrels and too many dollars for me!
02 February 2008, 20:09
fla3006Same seller has a more practical and equally nice 465 Royal for $69.5, also a "relatively" good deal,.
NRA Life Member, Band of Bubbas Charter Member, PGCA, DRSS.
Shoot & hunt with vintage classics.
03 February 2008, 05:32
AtkinsonNice gun, too big to hunt with IMO, only royalty had them and they had them for show..Wish I could have one just for show..aw hell I'd just have to shoot one buffalo with it..
Ray Atkinson
Atkinson Hunting Adventures
10 Ward Lane,
Filer, Idaho, 83328
208-731-4120
rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com
03 February 2008, 07:38
JPKquote:
Originally posted by Atkinson:
Nice gun, too big to hunt with IMO, only royalty had them and they had them for show..Wish I could have one just for show..aw hell I'd just have to shoot one buffalo with it..
This is crap. Sutherland hunted elephants with a pair, proffesionally. Other proffesionals were big users and fans too, including Taylor.
Too big for today? Well that I would agree with.
JPK
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03 February 2008, 13:51
WillI remember Taylor's stories about the 600 but not the 577. He said he used one but don't remember any anecdotes. I think Taylor mentioned that these boomers were in the 15+ lb. range and too damn big to carry yourself.
It would be tough today for anyone to be as tough as Jimmy Sutherland, but didn't he have gunbearers hauling them hogs around?
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Will / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun.
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04 February 2008, 00:27
PAHunterHi Lex:
That double is right up your alley, I think you should buy it, then have us all over to shoot it
Hey how did you make out on your last hunt?
Regards... Jim P.
The Hunters Hut
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www.huntershut1.com 04 February 2008, 17:41
Michael RobinsonNo way, Jim. Too beaucoup for me.
While I'm dreaming, though, I think I'd go for the .500-.465 before the .577. Both rifles are in incredibly great shape.
Mike
Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer.