big gun . . .but what is it?

staind460

January 01, 2007 19:34

here is a clip that i am sure has made it's rounds before but my question is what do yall think this rifle is chambered in to have such a result?

http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=201598

here is another of the same series

http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=201598

and another

http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=201595

in all three videos it is the same rifle, just differant people. i figure it has to bee like a 577 nitro or the like maybee ev en a .50

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  Gibbs505

  January 01, 2007 19:45

  585 Tryno. Lot's of vid's at another site.

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  nononsense

  January 02, 2007 07:58

  staind460,
  
  I think it's the .577 T-Rex IIRC:
  
  http://www.accuratereloading.com/577tyr.html
  
  This is part of a clip from over a dozen which are available at:
  
  http://www.accuratereloading.com/
  
  You have to join the forum in order to view the videos now since they were pirated by quite a few folks previously.
  
  Here is another good one...
  
  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7613769721160629857&q=arabs+throw+rocks
  
  This is the next step up:
  
  "History of the .600 Overkill Cartridge by Dr. Robert L. Garnick
  
  The .600 Overkill was conceived specifically as the most powerful cartridge that could be chambered and fired in a modified CZ550 action to produce a firearm of acceptable weight (12-13 lbs) for the hunting of dangerous game. Unlike the .50 BMG cartridges and their variants (which have been converted into .600 caliber), the .600 Overkill was specifically designed as a sporting cartridge whose lineage can be directly traced to the widely accepted Big Bore British NE cartridges such as the .577 NE and .600NE. While conceptually similar to a .600NE with the rim removed and a magnum belt added, the reality is that as far as the inventor knows, this cartridge design has never been previously considered. This most probably is due to the difficulties inherent in adopting bolt action rifles to the rimmed .600 NE caliber. The .600 Overkill cartridge was designed to produce a muzzle velocity of 2400 fps with a 900-gr Woodleigh bullet for well over 10,000 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. The cartridge was the result of the inventors somewhat unhappy experiences with converting a CZ550 from .416 Rigby into a 585 NYATI. These experiences, particularly with the resolution of deficiencies in the NYATI case design served as a basis for the .600 Overkill. The .600 overkill was based in turn on the observation that 585 Nyati basic brass (cylindrical .577NE brass with the rim removed) uses a .640 rim diameter and is 3.25 inches long would just fit a .620 Woodleigh, 900 gr bullet. Unfortunately, this combination would not allow for a shoulder to be produced for head spacing and thus the headspace of the .600 Overkill could only be accomplished by the addition of a belt. The case OAL was reduced to 3.00 inches in order to produce a COL of 3.600 using the woodleigh 900-gr bullets. This proved to fit the CZ 550 magnum action and resulted in smooth feeding." http://www.hunting-rifles.com/
  
  Best.

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  sig232

  January 02, 2007 08:13

  Finally a good video of Hairy at the range!![;)][:0][:0][:)]

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  bama55

  January 02, 2007 17:37

  I liked the video of the guy that fell back and busted the glass door from the recoil. Don't have a link, but it was going around a few years ago.

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  staind460

  January 02, 2007 18:36

  that is pretty sweet.
  
  i have a few of the large dangerouse game cartridges sitting on my shelf. uppon further inspection i have both a .585nyati and a .577 tyranosaur in my small collection. pretty intimidating round. would get my vote for being the round the rifle in question is chambered in.
  
  not to mention the rifle does look like a CZ

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