anyone own/shot a .577 t-rex?

It's obvious that these guys are not experienced shooters. They also deserve a kick in the pants for treating a firearm in that way.
 
Curt said:
It's obvious that these guys are not experienced shooters. They also deserve a kick in the pants for treating a firearm in that way.
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The CZ550 is a steal @ $1500 for a 416 Rigby and still at $3500 for a 505 Gibbs. A 577 t-Rex will run twice that. What a shame to not hold on...:D
 
Gibbs505 said:
Like to see those!!
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Here is the pict

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416 kicks, I can't even imaging the 577 T-Rex...
 
JasonYuke said:
Yep the 416 rigby rock and rolls, the hardest kicking one I fired was a 460 WBY, that was enough for me to handle! I bet the 577 is nuts, I have always wanted a 505 Gibbs!
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Yeah 460 WBY and even 378 WBY... I was told not to shoot them... At least not without a mouth piece.

Pete
 
Watched the video those people on it have no idea how to shoot a heavy rifle. I shoot a 505 Gibbs on a regular basis and would have no problem shooting a 577 T Rex. Hold it tight and lean into it not away from it and get behind the recoil it will move you but a trained person could handle it.
 
Those home videos are taken in Saeed's basement range. Besides owning the Accurate Reloading website, his family owns Emirate Air. Saeed is widely considered to have killed more buffalo than any other living non-professional hunter. The T-Rex has been restocked more than once due be being dropped, but by his posts the rifle is useless except for it's entertainment value. Out of the 400 rifles he owns, he actually hunts with 2 .375/404s built on Dakota actions. This wildcat is basically today's .375 Ultramag.
 
never the rex, did fire cgn member Bullcoon's 8.5lb 50-140 ruger #1. I've fired a lot of large rifles, that was the only one that ever picked my front foot off the ground. :D
 
Dogleg, Saeed's brother is the grand poobah of UAE. He's the guy that is responsible for the developement there. No shortage of $ there. Mark
 
I have built and had built many big bores including Bullcoon's .50-140 #1 and a .500 A-Square #1. Currently I have a single shot in .577 NE 3" and a Jeffery double rifle in .577 BE 3 1/4" magnum. I also have a .600/577NE here that is going to WR1894. All of these big bores can be handled with practice, while I sure wouldn't recommend trying to learn on a .577. The Hannibal stock is excellent and recoil is straight back and spread over a wide area, it's one of the best stock designs for recoil I have ever tried.
Practice, practice, practice seems to be the answer to recoil control. It also seems like really big guys get hit harder than more average sized shooters, more resistance maybe? I am an average size guy and have learned to not let recoil affect my shooting rifle or handgun. Medium sized, solidly built shooters seem to fair best in my experience.
I think you can master about any gun if you are willing to shoot enough and you are determined. You do need to learn proper form and work up to the biggest guns. Reloaders have a huge advantage here, it would be really pushing it to think you could buy a .470 NE or similar and take on full house loads until you got good. Reduced loads are the place to start and work up.
I find big bore rifles especially old ones fascinating, I know others don't feel the same.
 
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