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gryphon
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Which members have a 505Gibbs
#280109 - 01/04/16 04:03 PM

And what do they use their rifles in this calibre for?

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Ash
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: gryphon]
#280119 - 01/04/16 10:17 PM

500Nitro does. He has an original Gibbs..

I don't

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gryphon
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: Ash]
#280131 - 02/04/16 03:53 AM

500N? Isn't that " Nigel the missing" I cant remember myself.

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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: gryphon]
#280160 - 02/04/16 01:41 PM

I'm building one on a p17 Enfield action if the barrel ever shows up.answer why not.going to have hammer of the gods engraved on it. Hope to take on a black bear hunt this fall.overkill oh yeah.dont want jack the bear to suffer .ever sense I watched a hunting show where the girl shot a whitetail with a 12 GA. Slug and if fell over dead without even a quiver I.ve decided to go back to big bores.gotten to old and fat to chase them for miles.all stupid answers I guess

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NitroX
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: ducmarc]
#280253 - 03/04/16 10:38 PM

One of the members of the local BGRC has a .505 Gibbs. Guess it is used on targets!!! Maybe buffalo on occasion.

JG, thinking of getting one? Elephant or buffalo on the menu?

Big cartridge.

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Charles_Helm
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: NitroX]
#280302 - 04/04/16 10:48 AM

I picked up an MRC PH in .505 Gibbs. Getting ready to send a Trijicon RMR off to be fitted with a QD mount for it. Assuming I sight it in instead of endlessly procrastinating, will try it on pigs.

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xausa
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: Charles_Helm]
#280316 - 04/04/16 07:57 PM

I own a .505 Gibbs built for me by Lon Paul on a Granite Mountain action. At age 77, I will never hunt with it, but after years of experimenting with and using my own design of a wildcat .505, the .505 SRE, I decided that I wanted to try the real thing. (My wildcat accounted for one black rhino, three elephants and five Cape buffalo.)

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Waidmannsheil
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: xausa]
#280338 - 05/04/16 06:25 AM

Very nice, the barrel looks in good proportion to the rest of the rifle, sometimes large bore rifles do not. Fantastic.

Waidmannsheil.

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gryphon
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#280339 - 05/04/16 06:54 AM

Beautiful..

I thought that such a big booter may have had a straighter stock.

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ducmarc
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: gryphon]
#280359 - 05/04/16 01:35 PM

Beautiful rifle hope mine turns out half that good looking

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NitroX
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: ducmarc]
#280504 - 08/04/16 01:17 AM

Lovely rifle.

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Homer
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: xausa]
#280613 - 09/04/16 09:28 AM

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I own a .505 Gibbs built for me by Lon Paul on a Granite Mountain action. At age 77, I will never hunt with it, but after years of experimenting with and using my own design of a wildcat .505, the .505 SRE, I decided that I wanted to try the real thing. (My wildcat accounted for one black rhino, three elephants and five Cape buffalo.)

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Donuts!

Doh!
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chuck375
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: Homer]
#280958 - 15/04/16 11:53 AM

Gorgeous rifle xausa

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justcurious
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: chuck375]
#281815 - 02/05/16 01:16 AM

I owned one, 20 years back.
H&H on a Brevex action.
At least too hard kicking for me.

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CHIP
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: justcurious]
#285753 - 27/07/16 11:35 PM

I have one built by Ryan Breeding here in the United States. With the scope, sling, and a magazine full of cartridges, it weighs over 14 pounds. Despite the weight and the straight stock, (almost zero drop at the comb), it's a very heavy recoil....probably at or above my tolerance. More than my .577 NE or my .600 Overkill. I have not hunted with it, and probably won't.....alas, I'm getting pretty old, too. Here are a couple of photos of it:

Cheers. Chip.

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Ripp
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: CHIP]
#285759 - 28/07/16 01:39 AM

That is a really cool looking rifle..short and compact for the bush...

If you want I can try it out for you next year while in Africa and file a report..

Ripp

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Moosemind
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Re: Which members have a 505Gibbs [Re: Ripp]
#309284 - 21/12/17 05:25 PM

I have one built in South Africa in 1960 on a BRNO 602 action. Full octagon barrel with integral quarter rib and front sight. Love it.

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