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Gary Reeder here in the US ( www.reedercustomguns.com ) builds a 'Beast' on a heavily reworked Ruger No.1 in several large calibers, including a 470NE, which I own, a 500NE etc. It uses a slightly redesigned stock, and a VERY LARGE and (thankfully) efficient muzzlebrake. The recoil is not that bad, not that good, but the rifle can be shot and kept under control if you lean into it, hold on properly, and wear a good set of ear protectors. Very short, very light, reasonably accurate (yes, if you concentrate) and useful for one thing that I use it for all the time.

I love the idiots who show up at the range and either 1) pretend that there is a prize from burning up ammo, and the barrel, on their AR 15 and then wave it around trying to clear a jam despite the Range Officer saying, 'keep that muzzle pointed down range' 2) the idiot who shows up with a Desert Eagle and tells his girlfriend, 'this is a real man's gun, nobody who isn't a real man can handle it' and then puts his rounds into your target while the gun barely stays in his hand.

I pull out the Beast in 470 NE and pop off a round or two. The noise and muzzle blast from the brake is usually enough to rid me of these vermin. If that doesn't work, the CZ550 Safari Classic in 505 with a brake does the trick.

Never underestimate the power of a big cartridge and an effective muzzle brake to get rid of pesky neighbors at the range. But, if you have a friend near you, always warn/ask first.

Oh, I forgot to mention that Gary has gone a bit 'up scale' recently with this product This is from his site:

"For over 5 years now I have wanted to build a LARGE caliber hunting rifle. The 577 Nitro or the 600 Nitro have enticed me for years. We tried to put out a single shot 600 Nitro but had problems finding manufacturers to do the small parts and stocks. So we dropped the idea, until recently.
After doing almost a years worth of ballistic testing on 2 new cartridges we now have our MEGA BEAST in production. This new beauty comes chambered in either of the 2 new calibers, the 586 GNR or the 610 GNR. Both are based on the 577 Snider case which is readily available from Jamison Brass or from Huntington Die Specialties. We carry the dies and have the loading data.
The new MEGA BEAST is built on your Ruger #1 base gun and the base gun can be in any caliber as all that changes. We add a new heavy duty 20 inch barrel and our own patented muzzle brake, add front and rear sights and engrave the sideplate with scenes of dangerous game. The deluxe version has solid sterling silver dangerous game positioned to the sideplates along with engraving while the field grade has engraved animals. We add gold or silver bands to the barrel and the gun is then high polished and has our deluxe Black Chromex finish done to it. We finish the stock in an ebony finish and add a decelerator butt pad to it for more comfortable shooting.
The 586 GNR and 610 GNR are true short range dangerous game cartridges. Each one was designed to shoot a 550 grain hard cast flat nose bullet at 1900 fps or better. This gives our MEGA BEAST a TKO of 92 or better. A factory 460 Weatherby has 84 TKO, so we beat the 460 but do so with less than half the recoil.
Whether you choose the 586 GNR or the 610 GNR MEGA BEAST, you will have all it takes to put down the largest most dangerous game on this planet."

or, if you want to stay simple, you can go for the 'ordinary' Beast, which can be had as follows:

"The Beast comes in the caliber of your choice. We recommend 375 H&H or up, but the choice is yours. Some of the calibers available are 375 H&H, 375 Rem. Ultra Mag, 378 Weatherby, 375 H&H Ackley Improved, 405 Winchester, 416 Remington Mag, 416 GNR, 416 Rigby, 450 GNR, 450 KNR, 458 Win. Magnum, 458 Lott, 460 Weatherby, 475 GNR, 476 GNR, 470 Nitro, 470 Capstick, 500 Nitro, 50 Alaskan, 505 Gibbs, 510 Wells, 510 Express, or 500 Jeffery."

"Ain't no such thing as too much gun." (Yeah, but don't shoot one of these from a rest, or bye bye shoulder blade.)

Dave

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Edited by dnovo (31/03/08 08:26 AM)