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Not enough info on the rifles for me. In fact they were barely mentioned as to type etc and not many actual pictures.

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THE GUNS
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600 NITRO EXPRESS
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- 900 grain bullet
- 1,950 F.P.S.
- 7,600 F.P. Muzzle Energy
- Developed in 1900 to be the ultimate elephant stopper
- a true smokeless cartridge with no plackpowder heritage
- a .600 double will weigh 16 to 18 pounds
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.577 Nitro Express
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- 750 grain bullet
- 2,050 F.P.S.
- 7,020 F.P. Muzzle Energy
- the weapon of choice for many historic elephant hunters including Southerland, Pearson, Anderson, and Banks
- John Taylor recommended it as a second gun - to be carried by someone else!
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.470 Nitro Express
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- 500 grain bullet
- 2,150 F.P.S.
- 5,140 F.P. Muzzle Energy
- a .500 NE case necked down to a .470
- more doubles in this caliber than any other
- John Taylor killed more than 100 elephants with this cartridge, which he described as a "splendidly balanced cartridge".
- Robert Ruark's novels highlighted a Westley Richards .470 NE double
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.460 Weatherby Magnum
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- 500 grain bullet
- 2,700 F.P.S.
- 8,095 F.P. Muzzle Energy
- still the most powerful commercial cartridge available
- introduced by Roy Weatherby in 1958
- introduced by Roy Weatherby in 1958
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.450/400 Nitro Express (3 Inch)
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- 400 grain bullet
- 2,150 F.P.S.
- 4,110 F.P. Muzzle Energy
- John Taylor's favorite cartridge for Cape Buffalo
- inspiration for the .404 Jeffrey cartidge developed for bolt actions
- one of Britain's first smokeless loadings
- the choice of India's Tiger hunters, namely Jim Corbett
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.375 H&H Magnum
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- 300 grain bullet
- 2,530 F.P.S.
- 3,850 F.P. Muzzle Energy
- developed in 1912
- actually a "medium" bore, but can effectively pinch hit for the big bores.

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Still not much information.



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