wwillson Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 700 Caliber bolt action rifle chambered in .700 W-T-F. 700 W-T-F is a necked-up 50BMG case with a 1132g cast lead bullet.I hope I never shoot one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_in_Utah Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I've heard of that gun here. The guy who made/owns it is in the state. Something like 200 grains of Win 748! Nothing like 35 rounds per POUND just for powder... I'd shoot it. Just so I can say I did. May regret it later though.Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 No thanks. Ever shoot anything with strong recoil that made your vision sorta "sparkle" for a split second? I'm told that's your retinas starting to pull away from the eye. I don't know if that's true, but I don't really want to know. I have a 7.5 pound .375 H&H Mag (Sako M995 Carbine) that is just about my threshold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_in_Utah Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I've shot a .460 Weatherby Magnum in a bolt action and you knew when it went off. Did not have a "sparkle" moment but it was something you'd only want to shoot once or twice a day. Also shot a .50 cal barrett but the .460 was "harder" on the shoulder IMO. (or maybe I was having a different day when I shot it) We shot the .460 at a 40-50 gallon plastic drum full of water (the blue ones you use for water storage) at 150 yards. You knew when you hit it! Just a wall of mist. And the ammo I shot was a FMJ (I don't even know if you can get JHP or JSP for that round?) so it was pure energy transfer. What got me was the noise that thing made. I had plugs PLUS muffs and still rang for a hour or so. IIRC it was ported so I'm sure that did not help in the noise department. I'm not into too much big stuff so I like to shoot others but would not get into it for my self. My ARs and .357/.44 mag carbines make me happy enough. If I really want to blow up jugs or such a 12 gauge slug works wonders. Take care, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLH70 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 The recoil didn't look much worse than a 460 Weatherby. My step dad is a collector of Weatherby Mark V Deluxe rifles, and he has an early German made 460 without the muzzle brake, which I shoot every chance I get, and that .700 didn't look like it recoiled any worse than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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