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bpesteve
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An 'inspired' .577
      #119491 - 26/11/08 01:24 AM

Marrakai's recent Snider post (nice rifle there, Marrakai!) has inspired me to share this one:







No maker's name, early British proofs on underside of barrel, later Belgian proofs on left near breech, perfect barrel! Took a small bison with it in 2007 which confirmed my opinion of the effectiveness of large diameter bullets driven by black powder. Tasty!



Edited by CptCurl (29/12/08 04:28 AM)

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Re: An 'inspired' .577 [Re: bpesteve]
      #119509 - 26/11/08 06:46 AM

Nice rifle, and what great fortune with the bison.

Thanks for posting.

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Re: An 'inspired' .577 [Re: bpesteve]
      #119539 - 26/11/08 03:06 PM

Very nice rifle, and great to see it being used on a hunt.

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Re: An 'inspired' .577 [Re: NitroX]
      #119541 - 26/11/08 04:05 PM

Steve-

That thing is a beauty.
I'd seen your story on it somewhere else, some time ago.

Recant the tale of how you got it, and tell us about the hunt.

That's one snider I'd love to own and hunt with.

thanks for showing it off!



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Re: An 'inspired' .577 [Re: tinker]
      #119548 - 26/11/08 09:01 PM

Ooo yeah, that's a cutie alright!

I am in a 'catch 22' with mine: given the provenance I probably shouldn't take it hunting, esp since I have a couple of other military Sniders that would handle BP loads in humid tropical field conditions with less risk!

Sporting Sniders are super cool!

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Re: An 'inspired' .577 [Re: Marrakai]
      #119750 - 29/11/08 01:00 PM

either bpesteve is a giant, or he shot a pygmies buffalo!

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Re: An 'inspired' .577 [Re: buckbrush]
      #119802 - 30/11/08 05:08 AM

Much more of the latter than the former!

I picked up the rifle from the WR Agency several years ago after it had languished on their site for a while advertised as a "Belgian Snider". It certainly does have that set of Belgian proofs on the left breech end of the barrel, but the earlier set on the underside are 100% British. I made a cast of the chamber and had Dave at RMC turn some cases to fit with the wall thickness set to match the rather abrupt (can you say 'square'?) leade. It has the later model Snider 'fast' twist and it stabilises the 450 paper-patch bullets available from Russ at Montana Precision Swaging just fine.

That yearling bison was taken with Lee Hawes in SW Kansas in the fall of 2007. Lee runs a great outfit in period style and the hunting is all done on horseback and foot. I ended up with about a 100 yard broadside shot, putting the bullet just behind the large bones of the shoulder and driving through both lungs without hitting a rib either going in or coming out. The bison moved off a short way and stood with its head down for a moment, then collapsed in a pile. No second shot needed.

And tasty, too! So much so that I signed up for another one this fall, though I used a Lancaster single in .375 2-1/2" rather than the Snider this time.

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Re: An 'inspired' .577 [Re: bpesteve]
      #119809 - 30/11/08 05:58 AM

Steve-

I looked at the Hawkes link.
Looks like fun, teepee and all!

Again, great little rifle.
I'd love something just like it.



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