Gerhard Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 She weigh 11.5lbs Shoots a 535gr solid at 2300fps a 570gr cast at 2000fps... Love my 500Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Quite a stout looking setup. Oughta do the trick on whatever ails ya. Looks like an OTPG membership with high status in the making, to me. Nice rifle!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Can you say OTPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted December 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Quite a stout looking setup. Oughta do the trick on whatever ails ya. Looks like an OTPG membership with high status in the making, to me. Nice rifle!!! Strut.... Forgive my ignorance, I am still new to the forum. What does OTPG stand for? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 OTPG stands for Off the Porch Gang. There is an old saying over here, "If you cant run with the big dogs stay on the porch." The off the porch gang is a group of member that think you can NEVER have enough gun. Others think that too much gun is overkill, youll never hear an OTPG member say that. They would happily kill a rabbit with a cannon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted December 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 OTPG stands for Off the Porch Gang. There is an old saying over here, "If you cant run with the big dogs stay on the porch." The off the porch gang is a group of member that think you can NEVER have enough gun. Others think that too much gun is overkill, youll never hear an OTPG member say that. They would happily kill a rabbit with a cannon. Jeramie, ha ha ha ha Ok thanks for the update. Trust me when you get charged by a rabbit in Africa you need the biggest piece of lead that you can send down range accurately.... :clown::clown: Africa is a tough country :cool2::cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Nice looking rifle! I don't think you need to be worried too much about overkill over there in Africa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem308 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Very impressive. Would love to see some photos from the field w/ that. Very nice gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 OTPG stands for Off the Porch Gang. There is an old saying over here, "If you cant run with the big dogs stay on the porch." The off the porch gang is a group of member that think you can NEVER have enough gun. Others think that too much gun is overkill, youll never hear an OTPG member say that. Pretty much it in a nutshell. Yep. They would happily kill a rabbit with a cannon. Not true......at least yet. I have popped a couple groundhogs with the .375 Weatherby. But in africa, a .375 Roy is, no doubt, considered a "varmint gun". So that's what I use it for here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Nice! I'd want something like that if a cape buffalo was charging me! Pics are a little fuzzy of the cases, but is that what they call a rebated rim? I'm not nearly as up to par with most of you guys on the technical stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted December 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Nice! I'd want something like that if a cape buffalo was charging me! Pics are a little fuzzy of the cases, but is that what they call a rebated rim? I'm not nearly as up to par with most of you guys on the technical stuff. Redneck, well spotted the 500 Jeff is a rebated rim. Makes for a bit of a challenge for the gun smith to get it to feed reliable but we are getting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Can't imagine the energy that imparts to the target. Devastating I am sure. You hit a critter with that and it's ancestors shudder. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Can't imagine the energy that imparts to the target. HB The .500 Jeff is in the 5000-6000 ft/lb neighborhood at the muzzle as Gerhard is loading it. It will run a bit harder than that. But I'm not sure what critter would know the difference......or care, for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowana Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Very...nice...rig! So...who gets it worse..the guy pulling the trigger or the vermon charging the muzzle. I love it when someone shows a beauty AND a powerhouse. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 This will give you an idea of the recoil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Would that be a 500 nitro express. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Ouch! more than I want for recoil but you gotta have the for what your going after.:gun2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Would that be a 500 nitro express. Its a 500 Jeff, this will give you more information about this caliber. http://www.huntinglegends.com/archives/1754 All the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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