550 Gibbs

615@ 2300

I would shoot a few boxes of these...

505 Gibbs shootn'

535 @ 2300

Looks windy

yup...

Just a toe popper for ya' Boomer!!

You need something bigger!!!

What's with the sideways video?? Trying to give us all neck injuries??

sorry...Rich was the videographer...

at least its all action and less unscenery...

I need to go visit Safarikid and go shooting with his guns

Someone here can figure out how to rotate the image 90 degress right.

Safarikid lives in on the east coast so that might be a trek. I'll have something really big for you to shoot down here in a short time. You need to aquire one of Tom McCoy's recoil obliterators first.

Boomer,you need to crank it up some more!My 700 is due here I think this week! here is a short video of the 4 bore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHfzdQ8HWoI

Yawn.... Where's the kick?!

Crank it up and then show us!!

thats 120 lbs of recoil and 7,200 fpe...

Next stop 750@ 2400 out of the 577 BME

Didn't look too bad, you looked right at home.

I don't know about that 4 bore though.

the 505 was tame in comparison... I think I will be good for 750 @ 2400 and rich wants to shoot his 1000 grain casts @ 2000 out of the 577 BME

Now, just because you shot them, does not mean a thing. You have not owned one, and can not create any wildcats. So there.

Boomy and Rich called me right after their "shoot" .. Boomie was all geeked out!

Good for ya, Boomie, finally shot a big in... watch out for the trigger snap/jerk, though .. that's a BAD habit that will lead to a cut finger.. and it comes from shooting recoiling semi auto pistols.. .i had to get rid of it too..

Oh, Bent.. man, that's a little harsh on him!

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Originally posted by boom stick:
the 505 was tame in comparison... I think
I will be good for 750 @ 2400 and rich wants to shoot his 1000 grain casts @ 2000 out of the 577 BME

Way to go....

You're hooked now man...

Boomy lost his virginity!! Congratulations Boomie!! Now, you should have shot it off of the bench to really get the full effect of the recoil........LOL!

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:


Oh, Bent.. man, that's a little harsh on him!

LOL, I was not harsh on HIM, jeffe....

Baptism by fire, eh, boom stick?

Rich, you look disturbingly like John Taffin. Have the two of you ever been seen in different places at the same time?

George

Way to go Rich & boom! There's no hope now, boom! No 12 step program, nothing! You'll be afflicted for life!

Boomie finally got his cherry busted



The Force is strong

Have fun, be safe

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Originally posted by Bent Fossdal:
Now, just because you shot them, does not mean a thing. You have not owned one, and can not create any wildcats. So there.

I will take posession of the 470 next month

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
Boomy lost his virginity!! Congratulations Boomie!! Now, you should have shot it off of the bench to really get the full effect of the recoil........LOL!

when there are benches every 10 feet in Africa to hunt DG I'll do that

Boomy, you need to do it just to complete the big-bore experience!!

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Originally posted by boom stick:
the 505 was tame in comparison... I think

Boomy,
What's this "I think"??? The 505's either rattled your brain or you need to go back and work it out. Your not paying for the ammunition are you?! SHOOT MORE!!!

Big bore rifles are fun aren't they??? Big bore wildcats are both fun and addictive ... lets see where I'm at ... the baby 375/08, then 470Capstick, 458AR being built ... and scheming on another ...
Cheers...
Con

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the 505 was tame in comparison... I think I will be good for 750 @ 2400 and rich wants to shoot his 1000 grain casts @ 2000 out of the 577 BME

I should have proof read... There fixed...I posted using my phone and I pressed enter on accident...

The 505 was significantly less.

I was having problems uploading that vid...will try again.

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615@ 2300

WTG boomie! Long time coming, eh....bet it felt sweet.

615 @ 2300 is a decent place to get started. Not quite 500 A2 levels, but gettin close. I think you may be a little off on your recoil ft-lbs, but thats just little details eh! You finally rode the dragon, and liked it.

If you want to enhance the recoil experience (ie. take it up another notch), try shooting a 3 shot group from the bench with that bad boy. That'll change your perspective on 615 at 2300 a little.

Cheers and congrats,
Canuck



And like Jeffe says, watch that trigger finger.

Ok, ok, anything over 100ftlbs is acceptable. The vid doesn't look like you rock back much though, I assume it's a heavy rifle?

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Originally posted by Macifej:
Someone here can figure out how to rotate the image 90 degress right.

Done: While playing the video, pick up your monitor screen and rotate it to the right by 90 degrees.
Looked like a squib load to me, or Boomie is a regular recoil sponge.

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Done: While playing the video, pick up your monitor screen and rotate it to the right by 90 degrees.

Yes, very easy with a laptop.

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Originally posted by PWS:
Ok, ok, anything over 100ftlbs is acceptable. The vid doesn't look like you rock back much though, I assume it's a heavy rifle?

The rifle is 10 lbs and single loaded...

seems I have disappinted some here with my lack of falling over and bleeding ECT...

I will post another vid of me shooting a 22 and crying from the recoil and scope bite...

Good thing I had a problem posting the 505 vid or I would have put some to sleep...

The 505 was 535@ 2300 and felt about 1/3rd less recoil...

I used a thin polo shirt and froze my butt off so you could see it was just me and the beasts.

I hope to make it to Texas to try some bigger stuff and try to get the response some here are looking for

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Originally posted by Canuck:

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Done: While playing the video, pick up your monitor screen and rotate it to the right by 90 degrees.

Yes, very easy with a laptop.

Yeah well I'm using a 36" Tube TV for my AR viewing and entertainment. I picked it up and rotated it to watch the video but couldn't hold it up long enough to watch the video for a third time.

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The 505 was 535@ 2300 and felt about 1/3rd less recoil...

That would be about 90 ft-lbs, assuming that rifle is also 10 lbs.

The 550 would be about 110 ft-lbs.

The difference is pretty noticable IMHO. My 470 Mbogo is about 100 ft-lbs vs the 500 A2 at 125 ft-lbs...and I definitely notice a difference.

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I used a thin polo shirt and froze my butt off so you could see it was just me and the beasts.

Thanks for indulging us.

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I hope to make it to Texas to try some bigger stuff and try to get the response some here are looking for

Me too, actually. I'd love to take Fritz454's 600 OK for a spin.

Cheers,
Canuck

Boomermeister,

Thanks for the vid and comments. Good to see you shoot the bigger guns and want more! Keep after it and remember that shooting a big rifle well is what its about. Good job

John

Watching that .550 video I beleive Rich needs to have you shoot them at 2600!!

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Originally posted by boom stick:
seems I have disappinted some here with my lack of falling over and bleeding ECT...

I will post another vid of me shooting a 22 and crying from the recoil and scope bite...

Good thing I had a problem posting the 505 vid or I would have put some to sleep...

The 505 was 535@ 2300 and felt about 1/3rd less recoil...

I used a thin polo shirt and froze my butt off so you could see it was just me and the beasts.

I hope to make it to Texas to try some bigger stuff and try to get the response some here are looking for

You had fun and no one can take away what you did!

PS, good form! you take recoil like a fine Tequila!!

The 550 stock has a bit more drop, better for irons. It was a factory-equivalent load for the 505; Mac's 558gr at 2300 give or take. The 550 was about the same, 615 at 2300. Ya gotta break 'em in easy!

The most exciting part of the whole show was driving back last night...got to minus-seventeen-degrees!! near Currie, Nevada about 1 am.


Great show!


Rich
DRSS
Knowledge not shared is knowledge lost...

Ouch! That's purty cold Rich. It was actually 38F here at the beach last night.

Did you have your Donna Karen Faux Fir Designer jump suit on in the truck or what??

Boom stick - congrates on popping some large bores and just one FYI: there is a considerable jump between 615's @ 2300 and 750's @ 2400 in a similar weight rifle. Work up a bit at a time and you will have fun.

Have fun

KMule

900 gr bullets at 2400fps and NO Brake! Now that will get your attention. Congrats on finally shooting these guns. A well designed gun will not hurt you even at max. Now I have a Heym .600NE you can shoot if you want to experience some real pain!-Rob

Boomie,
Some of us just handle recoil better than others, welcome to the big bores.I am glad the gun did not knock you over and leave you bleeding! The more experience you get the easier it gets. If you shoot properly and the gun is made right, you will get to be like Rob, Safari Kid and myself and recoil won"t bother you at all. It makes for a less spectacular video when the gun doesn't knock the shit out of you, or go flying over your head, but thats not what shooting big bores should be about anyway. Good luck.