Thread: How the 700NE came about

A good mix of passion, experience and a shit ton of money
160ftlb recoil-ouch. That doesnt count buying 4 of them or the ammunition

https://www.americanrifleman.org/con...nitro-express/

at a mere $400,000 for a new rifle its a bargain...Mr Songhurst the first and second will be ordering one soon enough so we can hear about how they preform on fallow does at 50 yards LOL....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

at a mere $400,000 for a new rifle its a bargain...Mr Songhurst the first and second will be ordering one soon enough so we can hear about how they preform on fallow does at 50 yards LOL....

I can actually confirm 375HnH works well on fallow

@muzza article says much the same but supposedly a rich bugger started it off

most companies would have shortened or lengthened the case by 1/4" and carried on making them.....the new "600 smokeless express"...they still could do it.

Bloody mad !

Just reading on the 600 nitro, elephant skull penetration 27”, considered adequate

Originally Posted by chainsaw

Bloody mad !

You mean Bloody Awesome,

Makes my 416 remmy look weeny. Almost twice the muzzle energy and over 3x the recoil from firearm that weighs twice as much
And yes the 416 has taken a red deer...and a couple of cattle beasts lol

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

at a mere $400,000 for a new rifle its a bargain...Mr Songhurst the first and second will be ordering one soon enough so we can hear about how they preform on fallow does at 50 yards LOL....

So a lucky punter can pick up a cheap one second hand soon?

Well I can appreciate and understand the passion ( insanity ) that inspired the 700 NE
But there are plenty of existing options that are as effective in reality
577 NE and 500 NE will have all the power anyone could ever need and better bullet selection in a much more manageable size and weight rifle

Personally I would draw the line at a 577 Light Nitro as the biggest I would want to shoulder fire
But then I don't have the need for that many Foot pounds on target
If I did need all that power and penetration I expect I could get sufficient from a 500 NE and the correct bullets and be able to comfortably do a lot of practice with it prior to facing off with a big bad and ugly target species

@akaroa1 definitely but if the article is correct the buy had the desire and the money to own a shit ton of double rifles etc and used quite a few of them and often.
It almost sounded like he was using a solid chunk of what I earn in a year on safaris every year, plus buying the ammunition etc.
Very rich and used to getting what he wants all the time.
On the Africa hunting forum I go on the recoil thing comes up a bit. Especially the 460 Weatherby. It is one of those calibres that does pretty much what anyone might need %99.9 of the time but has savage recoil. Quite a few on there say they had on/shot one and went yeah... Nah. Mine has a respectable shove to it and the Weatherby is half as much again on the shoulder

This picture


indicates Trumpesque levels of vanity so while new guns are always a good thing, he comes across as a tosser

Also, maybe it's just me but anyone who shoots an elephant is a right arsehole in my books

They're a big hua for sure.
Here's one against a .318WR for scale.

A few of the larger varmint calibres.....L to R: 600 Nitro Express (900 grain bullet); 700 NE (1000 grain bullet, 8900 foot pounds muzzle energy; 10 gauge rifle load; .729 Jongmans (1000 grain bullet); .4 bore rifle load (1800 grain bullet).