on youtube with the richoet that knocked the shooters ear cans off. Mighty lucky fellow. A 50 go that far then come back to get you.
give a .338 a try. Good long range without that violent recoil.
.50 cal's especially a 30 pound gun doesn't kick you it pushes you, the worst thing I have shot is a .415 rigby in CZ safari, chipped my tooth, loaded up another and got a tighter grip, at 40 yards the two shots were touching so if you were hunting cape buffalo its the ticket. It was my brother's gun and he loaded them down with lead bullets and he still broke two stocks because of the recoil.
My 300 win mag sako I have isn't too bad but after about 20 shots off the bench it gets a bit much, only loaded 74 grains of 4831sc with a 180 grain SST's.
you could shoot that .50 all day long if you had plugs in
Nice to see other fellow shooter and reloader in the forum:thumbup:. I collect rifles and also shot a cape buffalo with a 416 rigby, I also shot one with a 470 nitro double and another with a 458 lott in other hunts. I like the 416 the most, but a 375 H&H does the job too.
I own a 50 BGM but only shot it once (no ranges allow it in my area).
I will try your 300 mag load!
3WD
...I have to find some reload data for my new gun, FN ps-90 in 5.7X28....
Seth, please be careful. As fast as you open the bolt after a misfire, one of these days your going to have one go off in your face. Sometimes there can be a slight delay in misfires. Most of the time they are truly duds...but in a .50 cal...it only takes one. :lecturef_smilie:
Good to see a fellow Crip Shooter. :2thumbs: