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Caliber & Bullet Nerd, Student of Terminal Ballistics, and Lover of All Things Outdoors (especially hunting in Africa). The Big Game Hunting Blog is a resource for those who love hunting and want to learn more about cartridge, bullet, and rifle selection. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Ultimate Big Bore Caliber Discussion With Kevin Robertson
This big bore rifle caliber discussion is your complete guide to all the big bore rifle calibers .50 caliber and larger designed and intended for hunting in Africa. In this episode, former Zimbabwe Professional Hunter Kevin Robertson shares some personal stories involving some of these big bore calibers afield on game in Africa. He and I also discuss the history, legacy, their strengths and weaknesses, and recommended uses of the 500 Black Powder Express (50 BPE), 500 Nitro Express (500 NE), 505 Gibbs, 500 Jeffery, (12.7x70 Schuler), 495 A-Square, 500 A-Square, 550 Magnum, 577 Snider, 577 Black Powder Express (500 BPE), 577 Nitro Express (577 NE), 577 Tyrannosaur (577 T-Rex), 585 Nyati, 600 Nitro Express (600 NE), 600 Overkill, & 700 Nitro Express (700 NE).
To learn more about popular calibers like some of these visit: huntingguns101.com/optin1615146914565?UA-cam&HG101&YT&
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0:00 Intro
1:27 Kevin Robertson Story About 500 A-Square
8:35 500 Black Powder Express
11:13 500 Black Powder Express Copper Tubed Bullet Discussion
12:23 500 Nitro Express
20:46 505 Gibbs
32:54 Elephant Hunt Story About 505 Gibbs & 500 Nitro Express
42:06 500 Jeffery
45:46 500 A-Square
46:16 495 A-Square
51:02 550 Magnum
54:33 577 Snider
56:21 577/450 Martini-Henry
1:01:12 577 Black Powder Express
1:02:43 577 Nitro Express
1:06:48 577 T-Rex
1:09:22 585 Nyati
1:10:45 600 Nitro Express
1:13:38 600 Overkill
1:16:42 700 Nitro Express
1:18:06 Big Bore Rifle Caliber Discussion Summary
1:19:29 Buffalo Charge Story With 500 Nitro Express
1:20:47 Cape Buffalo Story With 577 Nitro Express
1:22:15 Discussion of 9.3x62mm or 375 H&H vs Really Big Bore On Buffalo
1:26:40 Big Bore Rifle Caliber Conclusion
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500 Black Powder Express
50 BPE
500 Nitro Express
500 NE
505 Gibbs
500 Jeffery
12.7x70 Schuler
495 A-Square
500 A-Square
550 Magnum
577 Snider
577 Black Powder Express
500 BPE
577 Nitro Express
577 NE
577 Tyrannosaur
577 T-Rex
585 Nyati
600 Nitro Express
600 NE
600 Overkill
700 Nitro Express
700 NE
To learn more about popular calibers like some of these visit: huntingguns101.com/optin1615146914565?UA-cam&HG101&YT&
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HUNTING AND SHOOTING GEAR I LIKE AND USE
Hearing Protection: thebiggamehuntingblog.com/earbuds
My favorite scopes (blog article): thebiggamehuntingblog.com/best-rifle-scopes-for-hunting/
My favorite hunting rifle slings (blog article): thebiggamehuntingblog.com/best-hunting-rifle-slings/
The above links, or the pages referenced, contain affiliate links. Commissions earned.
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Follow BGHB:
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0:00 Intro
1:27 Kevin Robertson Story About 500 A-Square
8:35 500 Black Powder Express
11:13 500 Black Powder Express Copper Tubed Bullet Discussion
12:23 500 Nitro Express
20:46 505 Gibbs
32:54 Elephant Hunt Story About 505 Gibbs & 500 Nitro Express
42:06 500 Jeffery
45:46 500 A-Square
46:16 495 A-Square
51:02 550 Magnum
54:33 577 Snider
56:21 577/450 Martini-Henry
1:01:12 577 Black Powder Express
1:02:43 577 Nitro Express
1:06:48 577 T-Rex
1:09:22 585 Nyati
1:10:45 600 Nitro Express
1:13:38 600 Overkill
1:16:42 700 Nitro Express
1:18:06 Big Bore Rifle Caliber Discussion Summary
1:19:29 Buffalo Charge Story With 500 Nitro Express
1:20:47 Cape Buffalo Story With 577 Nitro Express
1:22:15 Discussion of 9.3x62mm or 375 H&H vs Really Big Bore On Buffalo
1:26:40 Big Bore Rifle Caliber Conclusion
big bore rifle caliber
big bore caliber
big bore calibers
big bore rifle calibers
big bore
500 Black Powder Express
50 BPE
500 Nitro Express
500 NE
505 Gibbs
500 Jeffery
12.7x70 Schuler
495 A-Square
500 A-Square
550 Magnum
577 Snider
577 Black Powder Express
500 BPE
577 Nitro Express
577 NE
577 Tyrannosaur
577 T-Rex
585 Nyati
600 Nitro Express
600 NE
600 Overkill
700 Nitro Express
700 NE
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Complete Guide to 25 Caliber Cartridges | 25 ACP, 25-06, 257 Weatherby, 250 Savage, & More!
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223 Gel Test: Should You Really Be Hunting Deer With The 223 Remington 64gr Power Point?
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Are ammo companies lying about muzzle velocity?
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Ive seen those 117 RN dump deer and moose in their tracks first hand in 25-35 250-3000 and 2506. That bullet is just plain magic. Great SD and expansion. Punches way above its weight at respectable distances
Very interesting. Can you give me a couple of examples of situations where you've seen that bullet perform really well? Like on the moose you mentioned?
I had a 24" TC encore barrel made in 256 mag. 357 mag brass necked down and loaded with 75gr vmax at 2500 fps is wildly fun. It no recoil in a rifle and is explosive on gophers and coyotes. I would love to have a marlin 1894c or ruger 77 carbine made up in 256 one day.
That's really cool. I've only talked to a handful of guys who have a 256 Win Mag, but they all had great thing to say about it.
I have a 256 win mag, 25-35, 250 savage, 25-06, and 257 Weatherby. All are great cartridges
I have two 300 win mag TikkaT3X&700 Rim mag
Bet that 550 kicks like crazy
You're probably right!
I wish you would have done 3 round average.
I just don`t understand why people do these "V`s" videos with incomparable subjects!!
Why do you think these two cartridges shouldn't be compared?
Great to hear Kevin on the show again, really enjoyed watching & listening especially talking about the big bore calibers.
Thanks!
another Video with Dr Kevin Robertson , i press like , i really enjoy listening to these videos , dont think i will ever make it to africa , but im okay with that
Glad you enjoyed it!
I see a 3rd Infantry Division patch in your display. I was HHC 2nd Brigade, 3rd ID, Kitzingen, Germany in 1974-1976. We shall remain here. Nous resterons la. Rock of the Marne. Our HHC 2nd Brigade motto was 'Send Me'.
I was indeed in 3rd ID. I was a tank platoon and mortar platoon leader in 3-69AR in 1st Brigade and deployed to Iraq with them in 2009-2010.
Best episodes with Doctari and Africa!
Glad you enjoy them!
18:38 What you say is not true. The first cartridge with an rebatet rim was the 11.2x72 Schüler. By the way, you could/should have mentioned them in your video. August Schüler was a German gunsmith from Suhl and had already patented the idea with the rebatet rim in 1904. He also did the same thing with the 11.2x60 Schüler, .404 Schüler Magnum and the .500 Schüler (12,7x70) now known as the .500 Jeffery. The British generally stole/copied a lot of ideas from the Germans and sold them as their own. .425 WR, .275 Rigby, .500 Jeffery are just a few of countless examples. In return, they passed laws that effectively banned German construction for big game hunting in the British colonies. Well-known examples of this are the minimum caliber 9.5 mm/.375, with which the 9.3x62, 9.3x74R and 9.3x64 were deliberately banned from their colonies, which in turn were very successful in the German, French and Belgian colonies. If Mauser and August Schüler had not delivered any systems to England back then, the British would probably not have had a single decent repeating rifle at their disposal to this day
I appreciate your comment. Perhaps it would have been more accurate for me to say "one of the first" or "the first major cartridge" to use a rebated rim. For what it's worth, this was my source: www.riflemagazine.com/425-westley-richards-rifle-system The reason I neglected to mention most of those other Schüler cartridges (though I discuss the 500 Jeffery in my latest episode here: ua-cam.com/video/SSlQJ7KtL9o/v-deo.html) was because they just weren't all that popular in Africa. Do you have personal experience hunting with or shooting the 11.2x72, 11.2x60, or 404 Schüler Magnum?
The stories told are sooo interesting could sit and hear him talk of those accounts all day. Going to look for entire series you've done.
Glad you enjoyed it! Kevin has his own playlist on my UA-cam channel: ua-cam.com/play/PLZzKegcceGJQDuR1SbGWEUVzbtG1daeSA.html This was his 17th appearance on the podcast. Not all of them are in that UA-cam playlist yet, but links to all of them are at the bottom of this page and you can listen to them on your preferred podcast network.
My great grandpappy won a 2 bore stopping rifle in Africa in 69 in his early 30s I still have that monster of a gun
Wow! A monster of a gun indeed! How did he "win" such a rifle?
@@Thebiggamehuntingblog poker game on his trip to Africa and his early thirties and he wanted any poker game there and he didn't know that he was getting it as the main prize and he got a chance to hunt a massive elephant with it and not only that he hunted several other animals along with that very gun too and I have every single picture and the gun itself and it looks as perfect as it did the day he got it not a single scratch and just straight up perfect nice double rifle
That's awesome! I'd love to see that rifle. Would you mind emailing photos to me at john@thebiggamehuntingblog.com?
Awesome videos as usual!
Glad you like them!
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Really enjoy your series with Doc. Robertson on cartridges for Africa and dangerous game.
Thanks! It's always great to talk to him.
Hornady needs to buy me a $600 Cronograph so I can keep up with their changes.
Haha. While your'e at it, get them to send me one too! 😂😂😂
7mm 08 for me and I can use the same projectiles in my 7mm Remington magnum,
30 30 with a 170 grain cast bullet.
Nice!
the 25 wsm looks funny
Yes, those really short, fat cartridges like the 25 WSSM are unusual looking. Sometimes they don't feed great either
Back in the 80s, factory ammo in most cartridges, seldom hit advertised velocity. Hence, I started reloading my own at a very young age. I don't reloading ammo anymore, and pretty much am at the mercy of what factory ammo is going to give in velocity. Now, I don't shoot very far when it comes to hunting so they way I figure, whether the ammo in my 7PRC is running 2800fps or 3000fps, doesn't really matter to me or the animal. What matters is I shoot that ammo and verify it's all sighted in before I go hunting. But that's just me.
Took my REM 700 titanium Alaskan wilderness rifle in .300 WSM to Canada. It did the job.
Tell me more
If you're worried about recoil, man up or get a muzzle brake.
A break will darn sure help with recoil
I Have a rum. I put a custom brake on it and I could shoot it all day.
Awesome!
I'm getting 2825 fps out of a 26 inch barrel.. definitely not 3000
If you are serious about pelts you will go with the 204 Ruger it would have an edge over the others 🙂
good point!
I believe you would have better penetration at longer ranges as the velocity drops out to about 200 yards.
You're probably right. Expansion will decrease with velocity, but penetration will increase.
On 18 Aug, 2024 I shot 34 rounds of 7mm PRC Hornady Precision Hunter ELD-X that I purchased the day before at Bass Pro. Using the Garmin Chronograph my average speed was 2810, with a min of 2789 and a max of 2854. Was shooting out of a 2020 Waypoint with a 24 inch barrel. Both boxes had the same lot # of 3241973.
Humm… If you took the overall rifle length of a 300 win mag with lets say a 26” barrel, changed it to a 300 wsm with that light, short action, reduced the over length of that rifle by an inch 1/2- 2 inches, added that back onto the 300wsm barrel length, how would it perform compared to the 300 win… Kinda kick its ass and be cooler 😎
I prefer 7mm-08 - and 243
Wish someone would make a factory rifle with a 1:7 twist 338 federal for those long high bc copper bullets
Our current EDC is .25acp...we are well aware of it's shortcomings, but it gets carried, whereas our .45 sits in the safe (the .38s now on HD duty)...as seniors small, lightweight, low recoil are attractive features...rule #1 applies...
Yes indeed. That little 25 ACP you have on you should the need arise is much more valuable than your 38, 9mm, 40, or 45 ACP you left at home...
Maybe 6.8 western would be doing better if it was a 7mm... that 270 caliber is kind of an oddball diameter. Also it doesnt help that you are so limited in rifle and ammo choices.
Have not used but prefer the 45/70 as practical but what is best for long range as mile or two and what is Reange of the sharps 90 /110 or 45/70 compesrd to the Winchester 1886 45)70
I have a .257 Roberts in Ruger M77. Have killed many deer, coyotes and hogs with it using g the 117 gr. Hornady Light Mangnum. When they got hard to find switched to 90 grain Sierra GK loaded with Varget. My daughter uses it now and never missed or lost a deer with that loading. Also have a Rem. 700 CDL in 25-06. Very accurate with 100 grain Speer btsps loaded with 4350. Killed 2 pronghorn in Wyoming the longest was 350 yards. Lot of deer, hogs and coyotes with it as well.
Very interesting, thanks!
1953 Remington 721 in 270 Winchester was the first rifle I've ever been able to stack my holes on top of each other at 100 yds. When you have three shots that look like one ragged hole for your first time in your shooting history it instantly creates a long range addiction
When I look at the rifles I want since none of them seem to have shelf access except maybe 7 run mag I have to plan on going to a gun store or hand loading for everything that I desire so I take the shelf availability out of the equation when estimating what it is I think I need or want so 68 Western and 7 PRC with both being such a close caliber in size and shooting weights that are very similar and me shooting primarily for Target it's really whatever rifle I can get my hands on for the best price. Obviously Remington 700 make a tested and true rifle that just cannot be beat in a Browning x bolt a nice rifle as well so if you're not looking at modifying like you what a Honda Civic it is hard to say which one you're going to go with
Years ago, talked with a hunter who was a 270 hunter. Bought a 7mm-08 rifle , the store did not have a 270. Came in store looking to buy more ammo for his 7-08. He was really suprised how that round took a deer.
No, I sold it 6 months ago. I do still have reloading dies that I have never used. 😅
Good for home defense?
Yes, and I think it's a somewhat popular choice for that role (sometimes the 110gr TAC-TX and sometimes this 120gr TAC-TX).
And, I don't care : ) Said the baby browning !
I purchased both the 223wssm and the 25wssm in the Browning rifles. I could not find any factory ammunition after a few years. When I did find it, I would buy it all. I still have bags of new 223wssm brass from Winchester. I never could find the 25wssm brass. I sold the 25 about 10 years ago. The factory ammunition from Winchester would split the case at the neck. I inspected and noticed that all of the factory ammunition had a small deformity in the neck, causing the problem. I called Winchester before covid and was asked to return all the ammunition so they could inspect it. I took videos and pictures and was told that, unfortunately, they were never going to produce the ammunition again. They could only give me credit for a different caliber of new brass. That is the shortest version of a 6 month back and forth between myself and Winchester.
Oh jeez, what a mess. Sorry you had to deal with that! You still have the 223 WSSM rifle?
Very. Informative. Video. Now. Like. You.said. the. Different. Reasons. To. Make. Things. Work. Individually. For. You. In. Specialized. Use. I. Find. The. Rimmed. Cartridges. Interesting. For. Levers. As. You. Mentioned. And. They. Seem. To. Be. Favorable. In. Sxs. Olu. And. Sls. Rifles. Thats. All. I. Know. But. That. Is. My. Uniqueness. Kinda. Traditional. In. An. Old. Fashioned. Way. Have. A. Nice. Day...
I hear that Hornady is working on a 25 Creedmoor. That would be interesting and I am sure will have a twist rate to accommodate a heavier/higher bc bullet.
25 caliber is very underrated. 257 WBY is my personal favorite. 257 WBY has been very easy to load for. Some of my loads 92 gr Hammer @ 3875 FPS .3inch groups 101 gr Barnes LRX @ 3814 FPS Right around 1 MOA. 110 gr Accubond @ 3500 FPS .5 inch gropus 135 gr Berger @ 3150 FPS with .9 inch groups (Only reason my rifle shoots this bullet is due to my high elevation)
Very interesting, thanks for the comment! How does that 135gr Berger Hybrid Target perform for you? Have you shot anything other than paper with it?
@@Thebiggamehuntingblog I've only used the 135 gr Hybrid Target for steel and paper. I'm on the ragged edge of having it work in my 1in10 twist 257 Weatherby. It will not work at lower elevation or at below freezing temperatures at my elevation. I developed the load at 5100 feet. I have taken it out to 800 yards with a lot of success, that was at 6900 feet. ua-cam.com/users/shortsscRnmXrISfo?si=8GgTHgysEqKqf4Bw
I just subscribed to you channel very entertaining thanks.
Awesome, thank you!
Idk who thinks that a 35 yo woman is young?? This dude must be the wrong side of 90
So you think a 35 year old woman is old?
71+ year old FUD here. Another fine educational and entertaining video. The 250-3000 (like a lot of other cartridges) has been vastly improved with modern powders and bullets. If you search you will find reloading data from reputable publications that show the 100 grain bullet can be safely pushed to 3000 fps even in the Savage 99 with the 1/14 twist. My 99 is a 1951 model with its original K4 Weaver. Shoots 1” groups at 100 yards with Remington factory ammo. As to the BOB Jack O’Connor and others considered it the perfect deer cartridge but in the early 1960’s Jack was lamenting its demise. He wrote about that in his “Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns”. I do know one person somewhat younger than me who hunts deer with the BOB and he thinks it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. I don’t yet own a BOB but I have been enamored with the idea for sev😮eral years. To that end I bought an already nicely sporterized 1913 Kar. 98 Mauser 8x57 with what my well experience real gunsmith tells me is a graft line walnut stock. I got the rifle really cheap on Gunbroker because who ever built it left the original military stepped barrel on it which was in only fair condition at best, so I’m having it re-barreled to 257 Roberts. When it’s finished I will have less than $850.00 invested including the cheap scope that came on the rifle. I thought that was pretty good for a controlled round feed rifle with a action that is the perfect length for the cartridge just like that action is for 7x57. The old 722 Remington’s are a nice rifle but you can’t load the longer heavier bullets out far enough to take full advantage of case capacity. Regarding the 257 Weatherby I have a friend who shoots one. I once saw him shoot a medium size Whitetail buck at something close to 450 yards with an 87 grain bullet. I don’t know what type. One shot, grave yard dead right there. The only two Weatherby rifles I have any interest in are the 257 and 270 ( his first two designs) and that is only because of what I call geographic home town pride. I live only a few miles here in central Kansas from where Roy Weatherby grew up and have known several of his contemporaries. One gentleman from our church who was close to Roy regaled me with stories of their adventures growing up together before WWII. Sadly those those folks are all gone now. I’ll probably never have a chance to hunt with either of those rifles if I do manage to obtain either but sometimes just pride of ownership is enough reason to have something. Happy hunting boys and girls!😊
Great video. It’s obvious how much work you put into it. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching!