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Re: which 577 cartridge in this cape gun?
      29/05/23 01:26 PM

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.577 Nitro-Express 2 ¾“, see the 1925 Kynoch catalog:





And I was going to say normally the 3" uses a 750 gr and the 2 3/4" a 650 gr and am instantly proven wrong.

Nice old hammer cape gun.

So Rolf Babnicks modern Greener Empire Cape gun conversion in 12-bore and .577 2 3/4" has some historical precedent. I always thought a 12b and the hefty .577 unlikely, unless one was pot shooting pheasant and wild cock in an Indian jungle where a tiger, gaur or rogue elephant might be stumbled onto. If ones gun bearer fled!


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The choice of the .577 however was to fit better the large action of the 12-bore.

Back in 2004 I thought the price was high ... Now I wish ... Though it is just a cape gun.

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* which 577 cartridge in this cape gun? lancaster 28/05/23 02:47 PM
. * * Re: which 577 cartridge in this cape gun? kuduae   28/05/23 07:29 PM
. * * Re: which 577 cartridge in this cape gun? NitroXAdministrator   29/05/23 01:26 PM
. * * Re: which 577 cartridge in this cape gun? kuduae   29/05/23 09:19 PM
. * * Re: which 577 cartridge in this cape gun? 85lc   30/05/23 12:44 AM
. * * Re: which 577 cartridge in this cape gun? kuduae   30/05/23 05:05 AM
. * * Re: which 577 cartridge in this cape gun? NitroXAdministrator   30/05/23 03:32 PM
. * * Re: which 577 cartridge in this cape gun? lancaster   30/05/23 03:13 AM
. * * Re: which 577 cartridge in this cape gun? lancaster   28/05/23 09:21 PM

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