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Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?)
      21/08/05 03:35 PM

Hi guys. What a wonderful bunch of fellows who really know their stuff.

In mid 1990's, while reading one of Guns & Ammo rifle annual editions, there was a photograph of an individual firing a double .577 NE. Guys, I wasn't on the " sauce " but the barrels of this gun, supposedly taken in full recoil, were about 60 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZONTAL. Two-thirds the way to straight up! Could this be? If so, how could one manage a quick second shot with a gun that behaves as such?

I have a photograph of Elmer Keith firing a Hoffman .505 Gibbs taken in full recoil. The barrel rise is about a true 30 degrees above horizontal. I could live with that and would expect such from a 10 1/2 lb. .505. John Taylor states that the muzzle rise of a .577 and .600 is about 5-6 inches! What am I to believe?

Thanks very, very much.

Art Wright


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* Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?) N320AW 21/08/05 03:35 PM
. * * Re: Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?) clark7781   22/08/05 10:46 PM
. * * Re: Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?) Maineguide   22/08/05 11:07 PM
. * * Re: Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?) JTOMLINSON   23/08/05 01:20 AM
. * * Re: Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?) N320AW   23/08/05 12:26 PM
. * * Re: Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?) DarylS   24/08/05 01:19 AM
. * * Re: Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?) clark7781   23/08/05 10:21 PM
. * * Re: Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?) DarylS   22/08/05 03:55 AM
. * * Re: Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?) 500Nitro   21/08/05 06:04 PM
. * * Re: Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?) rgp   21/08/05 07:33 PM
. * * Re: Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?) mickey   22/08/05 01:34 AM
. * * Re: Muzzle rise of double .577 NE. on recoil (!?) 500Nitro   22/08/05 01:43 AM

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