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Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch
      #300021 - 04/05/17 03:25 AM

Rolf sent to me photos of his newly acquired Heym 88B in .500 Nitro Express 3 inch. He will make some comments on it.


Congratulations Rolf on a lovely new rifle which hopefully will see the mud, dust, snow and ice of far afield game lands one day.







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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: NitroX]
      #300024 - 04/05/17 03:35 AM

Beautiful looking double...

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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: Ripp]
      #300034 - 04/05/17 06:07 AM

Like a bank vault, no nonsense, massive & unbustable!
Hope you get to really use it the proper way over in Africa Rolf.
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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: 93x64mm]
      #300041 - 04/05/17 08:11 AM

I think Heym make some of the best rifles going around, both double and bolt. Probably singles too for all I would know. Beautiful rifle in what I think is the best big game stopping chambering around. Congratulations on a cracking set up. I don't usually concern myself with things others have but have a touch of jealousy with that one.

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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: Claydog]
      #300055 - 04/05/17 06:42 PM

Lovely Heym as usual . Looks like Checkering is still to be done.

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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: ozhunter]
      #300062 - 04/05/17 10:29 PM

Now THAT's a lovely rifle!!! Very pretty lumber!!

By the mfgr date code 8AK, is that August 2010?

Edited by Postman (04/05/17 10:37 PM)

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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: Postman]
      #300284 - 10/05/17 03:08 AM

Gentlemen,
thank you for the nice comments and friendly remarks!

@ John: thank you very much for the posting of the photos, as I am lost in PC skills, did I mention this before? :-)

What can I say about the rifle? It is a 4,8kg beauty!
If she could also cook fine I would marry her (deleted before my girlfriend sees this...)
I shot two years ago some real loads in this rifle with Degol 570grs SPRN and was impressed about the grouping, all shots more or less dead center at 30 meters in 1 MOC("Minute-of-coconut").

Yesterday I tested some plinking loads with a .513"/300grs copper clad RN lead bullet from Haendler & Naterman and charges from 30 to 38grs of Trailboss.
The rifle sent 4 shots ca. 6 centimeters high and 40 millimeters apart with an accurate load of 34grs.
Recoil was soft, I think the velocity was around 400-450 meters per second (=> 1500-2000 Joules).

The handling is simple: up to the shoulder, pull the trigger, and another 13mm hole appears in the target.
Then I had to remind myself to pull the rear trigger (ok, only for the second shot, for all others I caught the principle).
It was quite simplistic and encouraging to see the holes appear in the 25meters target every time the triggers were pulled and the spring-loaded ejectors send the empty cases meters behind.

The cocking parts of the mechanism are still a bit stiff because in total only 20-30 shots were fired before I could aquire the rifle.
The closing sound is a nice solid "whonk".
The sights are a classic massive steel rear sight for 35 meters and additional folding sights for 50 and 100 meters and a big pearl front sight in red plastic.
The stock fits me very good, the metal work is better than very good and there are many more fine details which appear only after close inspection.
The rifle has only very sparse engraving, which I prefer.

As my description seems not to be sufficient the only proposal is to invite you to come over to the North of Munich/Bavaria and make yourself a picture!

One remaining question is:
Shall the wood be checkered?
I cannot control it with full power loads, but the appearance and looks without checkering are very fine!
Otherwise it is no question, if a buffalo is in the financial reach, the rifle must and will be checkered!
Your opinion?

best regards
Rolf

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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: Rolf]
      #300294 - 10/05/17 08:18 AM

I would checker it for sure. Will only look more beautiful as well as the practicality.

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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: Claydog]
      #300308 - 10/05/17 11:11 PM

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I would checker it for sure. Will only look more beautiful as well as the practicality.



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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: NitroX]
      #300573 - 20/05/17 08:47 PM

It does need to be checkered, both for functionality and for it to look complete. Whilst it may financially only be possible to shoot one or two buffalo in a lifetime , there are plenty of big wild boar running around the Bavarian woods. Friend shot one last year an hour north of Frankfurt that was nearly 300kg when hung in the larder.

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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: HeymSR20]
      #300591 - 21/05/17 07:41 AM

Beautiful rifle Rolf. Congratulations

That is a very nice weight for a 500 Nitro.

Whilst I am not a fan of the larger forend wood, I can see the practicality especially when caught out without a glove on the forend hand!

The 500 barrels heat up very quickly and become distinctly uncomfortable after just a couple of shots

Cheers and happy hunting, Chris

Edited by Rockdoc (21/05/17 07:45 AM)

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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: Rolf]
      #300618 - 21/05/17 01:43 PM

@ Rolf

No doubt its an amazing looking double rifle, although Ive had two Heyms, a double in 9.3x74R and a combo in 22LR with 20ga 3in. and while sighting them in I used quality bullets such as Norma, RWS, Brenneke, and Federal. Sadly, both rifles did not shoot well at all. I sight in the bottom barrel, it hits the target, the other barrel is not even on the target at 50yds. Ive contacted Heym in Germany and they did not offer to help. For me personally, Im not too fond of Heyms after having two bad rifles and bad customer service, I thought from hearing about how good Heyms were they were suppose to perform outstandingly given theyre a very well known company. I cannot deny though they are beautiful guns, but if you find a Heym that performs more than well, you are very lucky. By me saying this about Heyms Im not hating on yours, its a very nice rifle, I just thought Id speak about my experience.

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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: nicky93]
      #305774 - 28/09/17 03:51 AM

Beautiful rifle Rolf. Congratulations

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Re: Rolf's Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express 3 inch [Re: Gew98]
      #305824 - 30/09/17 02:53 AM

Great looking rifle!

Yes, I would have it checkered.

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