Thread: New hard hitting rifle? Not for me!!

It's amazing that some guys actually have rifles made in those massive calibres. I think in the main there are very few who actually use them regularly with the possible exception of some African PHs.
Two problems for the average hunter with these big boomers. One is ,recoil. The thump is so punishing that shooting sessions become very brief, very quickly. The second is the cost of feeding these monsters. Factory ammo cost is stratospheric. Handloading cost is merely unbelievable. Also, sourcing components amidst the current shortages is a whole degree of difficulty greater than sourcing components for common calibres which is difficult enough.
Yep, shooting a biggie looks like fun but I'm not sure it feels like fun. Biggest I've shot was a double rifle in .470NE Interesting and educational. I decided then and there that .375 H&H and Ruger were the biggest bores I wanted to use.