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Ironscot
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Is .500 N.E. the new .470?
04/12/09 04:53 PM

I'm kind of wondering what the general consensus would be on the future of the .470. It seems from perusing the threads here about that the .500 and up seem to be getting all the play, while the intermediate calibers are almost left to the wimmins an chilluns.

A few years ago I was in a better position to pick up a double, and didn't. Since then the advent of an esposita and now a youngin' had kind of put the kiobosh on the idea until recently. The Sabattis are apparently starting to hit the streets at what seems reasonable money. I've been putting the stink eye on my meager collection and trying to decide what might need another home to be replaced by a standard model Sabatti. I've yearned for a .470 since I was a wee nipper reading Capstick, but wonder if it was just good enough back then and has been seriously kicked to the curb by bigger bores. I had almost convinced myself to pick up a .45-70 simply because it would be fairly inexpensive to burn quantities of ammo and wouldn't be too much overkill on North American game, but a .470 at these prices is almost too good to be true. What do you think the future looks like for this cartridge and available ammo?

I appreciate y'alls learned thoughts.

Bret

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Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	Ironscot	04/12/09 04:53 PM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	DUGABOY1	06/12/09 11:32 AM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	500Nitro	04/12/09 04:59 PM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	CptCurl	04/12/09 11:19 PM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	CptCurl	04/12/09 11:20 PM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	500Nitro	04/12/09 11:53 PM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	bonanza	05/12/09 12:13 AM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	500Nitro	05/12/09 12:23 AM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	Ripp	05/12/09 12:44 PM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	500Nitro	05/12/09 12:50 PM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	Ripp	06/12/09 01:17 AM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	500Nitro	06/12/09 06:11 AM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	chipolopolo	06/12/09 06:42 AM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	chipolopolo	06/12/09 06:02 AM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	Ripp	06/12/09 09:46 AM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	500Nitro	06/12/09 09:55 AM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	4seventy	06/12/09 08:28 PM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	Ripp	06/12/09 01:12 PM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	500Nitro	06/12/09 01:34 PM
Re: Is .500 N.E. the new .470?	Ironscot	05/12/09 05:13 PM

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