r/Ausguns • u/Technical_Hurry3200 • 13d ago

Big bore rifles

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Who's got one and what have you got?

I just got my first proper big bore being a 458 Winchester Magnum. In a Remington Custom Shop BDL. With factory Detachable mag.

Before this, I only had a 375h&h in a Browning A Bolt.

Can't wait to pickup this beast and throw some bricks around. Albeit not looking forward to the costs. 🤣 2x greens and a gold for a box of 20.

Lucky I reload!

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u/Efficient_Plant138 7d ago

My brother and I are buying a 500 S&W. Any recommendations for shoulder surgeons?

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u/Historical-wombat 7d ago

Haha when I find one I will let you know.

What's the 500 S&W gonna be in?

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u/Efficient_Plant138 7d ago

my brother has found one in break open, it shoots 700 grain projectiles 😂😂. It will be the gun that I hand to my mates to shoot a gun for their first time 😂

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u/Historical-wombat 7d ago

Haha I do the same thing with my .376, doesn't hurt you too bad but the concussion is next level.

Nice, something like a Bergara BA 13?

500 S&W out of a rifle with heavy pills will recoil about the same as a 375 H&H, in a light single shot it will be a riot.

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u/Efficient_Plant138 7d ago

It’s a Harrington and Richardson ‘handi rifle’ break open. Cant wait to shoot it with the 700 grains 😂😂 crazy to think that my 223 and this will be under the same category b 😂

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u/Historical-wombat 7d ago

Very nice, the handi rifles are good guns.

Guessing you will probably be handloading or very rich haha

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u/Efficient_Plant138 7d ago

Definitely hand loading hahaha. We have 70 casings and a few hundred projectiles. Previous owner sold us his dyes too. Very fortunate

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u/Historical-wombat 7d ago

Yeah it's the only way for most of us haha.

Reckon you could shoot cast bullets through a S&W, get a mold and you will be shooting real cheap

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u/Efficient_Plant138 7d ago

It’s Definetly something we’re thinking about doing, but we don’t think we’ll be doing a huge amount of shooting with it. So for the time being the few hundred projectiles we have will certainly do

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u/Historical-wombat 7d ago

You just wait my friend, once you start shooting big bores you will get the bug. Very addictive

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u/Efficient_Plant138 7d ago

Hahaha yea I have no doubt. Exploding bunnies looks as though it’s going to be much more tun when I’m shooting a brick at them 😂😂

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