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Excuse my ignorance but who are EAA (I'm an Aussie). I can see an ever cheaper market for .577 and .600 NE's not long after they do come out, after everyone gets the crap knocked out of them. They will be selling them real quick. It will be great to watch on you tube, I will stick to what I know I can handle. But it would be fun to own a .600NE

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Everyone has their opinions on this stuff, but I agree 100% with the post here about the .577 and .600 guns. Yes, yes, there are those fellows who shoot these big ones and in some way enjoy them, but most, meaning in my opinion, damn near all the fellows that buy these things will regret it, whether they admit it on a forum or not, and just as is said, this will be proven as the guns quietly slip back on the market. "Only Put 4 Rounds Thru It" will no doubt be a great selling point.

Fun, sure. Everybody wants a .600 or a .577!

And SOME guys {some guys here} actually enjoy shooting this sort of stuff. Good for them.

I admit it. My mind about these things has changed over the years. Mostly changed by my association with mean horses. All men that stand around the corral and look at the wild thing kicking dust up in the middle talk big about squeezing leather and catching a glimpse of the young gals winking but most of us that have a few gray hairs and have done it a few times would rather get a hug from the wife than hug our balls for a fortnight while we relish the memories of our equine conquest.

You can have the .577 and .600.

Or come to think of it. Maybe a guy could make a nice sideline business. Buy one and travel with the carnival. Charge $50 to shoot it so every wannabe bwana can say he did without actually having to plunk down hard cash for a wallhanger.

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The above post has been my opinion for some years. In 51 years of owning, and shooting just about every chambering that was ever offered in a double rifle, I find, that the people who buy a very large bore double rifle for thier first double have plain and simply bought over their head.

You can always tell the guy that has never shot a "BIG" rifle when he posts the he wants to buy a double rifle, and expresses the desire to get chambered for 577NE, 600NE, or 700NE. You could always bet your bank account that he has never shot anything much bigger than a 7mm Mag.

It has always been my advice for a guy buying his first double rifle to start with something like a 9.3X74R, or one of the .450s, and to stay away from even the 470NE till they decide they are really willing to put up with the profound differences that come with a double rifle, as apposed to a single barreled rifle.

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Edited by DUGABOY1 (16/12/09 06:39 AM)

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