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Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?
09/12/03 02:37 AM

Christer:

Do you intend to handload for it? If not, the .470 is the obvious choice.

Nothing wrong with the .500/.416. My hunting partner has one that is very accurate and penetration is good. He used it on a 42" buffalo up in the Dande in 2001 and got exits with a Woodleigh soft and several solids. For my use, the safety lets the Krieghoff out of consideration as a DG rifle - I just can't use it quickly. If you can get along with it, its a good choice. Avoid the Krieghoff factory (W. Romey) ammo though. The stuff I shot was erratic and roughly 20% of the cases split at the shoulder on the first shot. Handloads in Bell cases cured all problems.

As for the Merkel .470, yes, that would be a very good price on this side of the pond too. Sounds like it would be hard to get hurt on that one. The "Muckle" is now available in .500, btw. A friend of mine just bought one - $8,500 U.S. We will start load developement as soon as cases and bullets arrive.

Best regards, Christer.
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470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	cchunter	08/12/03 09:51 PM
Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	NitroX	08/12/03 10:20 PM
Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	cchunter	08/12/03 11:24 PM
Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	400NitroExpress	09/12/03 02:37 AM
Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	cchunter	09/12/03 08:32 AM
Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	NitroX	09/12/03 10:22 AM
Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	400NitroExpress	09/12/03 12:43 PM
Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	mickey	09/12/03 12:56 PM
Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	cchunter	11/12/03 09:29 AM
Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	NE450No2	11/12/03 02:33 PM
Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	mickey	09/12/03 10:19 AM
Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	400NitroExpress	09/12/03 11:44 AM
Re: 470 NE - wh? why not? what else?	NitroX	09/12/03 02:18 AM

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