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Morten
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400 Purdey Express
#225856 - 24/02/13 02:37 AM

This caliber interests mee a great deal. This could have been a great caliber but Purdey's chose a very light bullet 230grs.But for big thick skoinned animal it is useless. I have seen two Purdey 400ds and they are absolutly beutifull guns with fantastic propostions and handling. Unfortunately most of them have been rechambered or rebarreled.

Was this cartrige originally only intended for big cats? and large game with thin skin? it must bee a splendid wildboar/moose gun??

could this have been a very popular cartrige if they had put in a heavier bullet, like 300gr+

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bonanza
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Loc: South Carolina

Re: 400 Purdey Express [Re: Morten]
#225865 - 24/02/13 05:02 AM

230 grain at 2000 fps seems pretty feeble. Impact velocity of 1700 fps at 100 yds would just piss off most critters.

My .35 WCF shoot a 250 grain at 2200 fps and I'd consider that OK for animals up to 500 pounds not past 100 yards.

The 400/360 Purdey is a better choice IMO.

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Re: 400 Purdey Express [Re: bonanza]
#225882 - 24/02/13 11:43 AM

If one came up in this cal. I would grab it quicker than one can blink, if the funds are there. A bullet of that weight and speed will do the job on the things most of us hunt regularly.

Its the modern mind set that is the problem with the older guns,we are too used to letting our trigger fingers do the walking and stalking.

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