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<blockquote data-quote="thedeep" data-source="post: 85715" data-attributes="member: 429"><p>The .577 was designed as a "last resort" gun. Not for hunters, but for guides--whose job it is to keep the hunter alive. With a muzzle brake and shocks, it's doable. The one in the video was plain--and painful. I think the round develops 11000-12000 lbs of energy. The 30-06 is, borderline, adequate for anything in NA--if there is a guide behind you with something bigger. The .577 was not intended for NA use. Cape buffalo and elephants can be really difficult to put down. Admittedly, Karamojo Bell killed 1011 elephants with a damned 7x57!</p><p> Funny story about recoil. I use to work in a gun shop. We had a very wealthy client with 10-15 African safaris under his belt, call us with a problem--dead trigger on a double rifle--600 Nitro. "Yeah, we can fix it." He brought in one of the most beautiful doubles you've ever seen. From memory, I think it was a Purdey with a ton of engraving. We took forever just finding the darn plate screws--they were integrated that well in the carvings. So, we replaced the spring. He left us two rounds to test fire it. We went to the bunker. Mike fired the first shot. When he quit complaining, it was my turn. OUCH! So, the owner shows up to reclaim his toy. I asked him (oh, he weighs, maybe 140, Mike and I are both well over 200) "how do you stand the recoil?" He said, "Oh, sonny, when an elephant is charging you, you don't notice the recoil!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thedeep, post: 85715, member: 429"] The .577 was designed as a "last resort" gun. Not for hunters, but for guides--whose job it is to keep the hunter alive. With a muzzle brake and shocks, it's doable. The one in the video was plain--and painful. I think the round develops 11000-12000 lbs of energy. The 30-06 is, borderline, adequate for anything in NA--if there is a guide behind you with something bigger. The .577 was not intended for NA use. Cape buffalo and elephants can be really difficult to put down. Admittedly, Karamojo Bell killed 1011 elephants with a damned 7x57! Funny story about recoil. I use to work in a gun shop. We had a very wealthy client with 10-15 African safaris under his belt, call us with a problem--dead trigger on a double rifle--600 Nitro. "Yeah, we can fix it." He brought in one of the most beautiful doubles you've ever seen. From memory, I think it was a Purdey with a ton of engraving. We took forever just finding the darn plate screws--they were integrated that well in the carvings. So, we replaced the spring. He left us two rounds to test fire it. We went to the bunker. Mike fired the first shot. When he quit complaining, it was my turn. OUCH! So, the owner shows up to reclaim his toy. I asked him (oh, he weighs, maybe 140, Mike and I are both well over 200) "how do you stand the recoil?" He said, "Oh, sonny, when an elephant is charging you, you don't notice the recoil!" [/QUOTE]
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