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the .450/.400 worked so well and was so successful - more double rifles have been built in .400 than any other over .40 caliber

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A rifle for a straight case .423 with a 450 grain bullet at standard velocity will weigh just as much as a .450/.470 and produce just as much recoil, so why bother?

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It set the over .40 flanged nitro velocity standard that the others followed. If something larger were desired, a .450 was the next logical step.

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Seems like everybody is a velocity hound these days. None of the over .40 flanged nitros ever did that in the field, and all were successful and proved more than adequate.

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I just feel that, while the .450/.400 is eminently suitable and highly desirable for its original purpose (all-round DR, including buffalo), it might leave some people feeling that they needed more than one DR, for instance if they wanted to hunt elephant. Nothing wrong with that! But a .423 might bridge the gap between the .450/.400 and .470 by approaching the performance of the more modern .404 loads, especially with the heavier bullets now available, and therefore appeal to a lot of potential DR shooters.

Edited by JabaliHunter (16/11/07 05:26 AM)

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