.577 NE or .600 NE double rifle?
02-09-2008, 04:53 PM
#31
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RE: .577 NE or .600 NE double rifle?
Eld is that a Sauer or a Suhl? Heck it almost half looks like a merkel. I saw a very nice 9.3x72R Merkel double at a nearby shop for what is really a song in a double rifle.... $5500 if I recall... in fine shape too.
02-10-2008, 07:36 AM
#33
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RE: .577 NE or .600 NE double rifle?
ORIGINAL: SwampCollie
Eld is that a Sauer or a Suhl? Heck it almost half looks like a merkel. I saw a very nice 9.3x72R Merkel double at a nearby shop for what is really a song in a double rifle.... $5500 if I recall... in fine shape too.
Eld is that a Sauer or a Suhl? Heck it almost half looks like a merkel. I saw a very nice 9.3x72R Merkel double at a nearby shop for what is really a song in a double rifle.... $5500 if I recall... in fine shape too.
02-24-2008, 10:22 PM
#34
Join Date: Feb 2008
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RE: .577 NE or .600 NE double rifle?
Hey guys, I'm brand new here, but i just wanted to put in my two cents. I'm young, and inquisitive and inexperienced, but i did just shoot a .577 Nitro today. An officer at the range i go to had it, and his shoulder didn't want anymore when he still had about 6 rounds left, so he let some of us shoot it.
A couple thoughts:
The guys in the video are idiots, who obviously don't know how to stand to shoot a high power gun. I didn't lose my balance at all, and i only weigh 170.
the recoil is incredible, but with a good honeycomb rubber pad it wasn't as PAINFUL as i expected, but it does knock your whole body back.
the guy qhose gun it was hand loads his shots, and he says he pays about $2.50 per round, or $50 for 20, whereas to buy its about $340 for 20. So if you can handload, the cost is significantly less.
But moreover, having shot that gun, yeah it was an incredible experience but i sure wouldn't want it on a hunt. It was by far the heaviest gun I've ever held, and the bulkiest. it seems more like a gun to say to buddies, "yeah, its a hemi" than to actually use. and for $22K that doesnt seem worth it to me. But again, this is one simple man's opinion.
A couple thoughts:
The guys in the video are idiots, who obviously don't know how to stand to shoot a high power gun. I didn't lose my balance at all, and i only weigh 170.
the recoil is incredible, but with a good honeycomb rubber pad it wasn't as PAINFUL as i expected, but it does knock your whole body back.
the guy qhose gun it was hand loads his shots, and he says he pays about $2.50 per round, or $50 for 20, whereas to buy its about $340 for 20. So if you can handload, the cost is significantly less.
But moreover, having shot that gun, yeah it was an incredible experience but i sure wouldn't want it on a hunt. It was by far the heaviest gun I've ever held, and the bulkiest. it seems more like a gun to say to buddies, "yeah, its a hemi" than to actually use. and for $22K that doesnt seem worth it to me. But again, this is one simple man's opinion.
02-25-2008, 07:14 AM
#35
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RE: .577 NE or .600 NE double rifle?
ORIGINAL: salukipv1
a double for $5500 sounds like something I'd be skeptical of. How's it shoot?
a double for $5500 sounds like something I'd be skeptical of. How's it shoot?
I turned down a used like new Merkel (30-06) the other day for $5,400.00 and also a used Krieghoff (9.3x74R) for $5,500.00... All good deals, but just didn't ring my bell enough to part with the $$.
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