577 NE Alex Henry Rifle Review

[@DL-ij7tf]

A rifle straight from the golden age of African safaris. Awesome to see that kind of hunting still going on.

[@JAlainSmith]

The best kind of hunting

[@mckenziesimexperience]

Man makes a guy want to buy a double!! what a fine rifle!

[@vladimirkalinov1086]

Thank you for sharing this! I was always wondering when do we get a bit more about the treasures that you shoot and bingo! Fantastic!

[@JAlainSmith]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@sadendy]

Love this. Would be cool if you did a video of all your favorite hunting rifles over the years.

[@aaronsmith7854]

That's a fine rifle with a great story.

[@terencenelson4472]

Beautiful rifle, Alain....and a stout cartridge, as well. Thanks for the vid....I've been wondering about your rifle from viewing in videos.

[@kenaidog6974]

Much better than plastic push feeds and sniper scopes.

[@MrPh30]

There were 2 loads for the .577 , 650 grain,modtly for BPE and regular .577NE , then the fullbore 750mgrain and its load. Probably regulated for 650 to begin with this was .

[@pamtnman1515]

MrPh30, when the late 577 BPE guns transitioned to the 577 "light nitro" or "light cordite" load, their new barrels were upgraded to handle the 75/650 load. The full nitro load is 100 grains of smokeless pushing a 750 grain bullet, which is going to be too harsh on the old BPE frames and receivers. I have a 577 very similar to Alain's rifle here, originally built in 1891 and rebarreled in 1922

[@MrPh30]

@@pamtnman1515 I had a Ruger nr 1 in .450 NE, could load up and down. It handled alot and pressure wise it was something interesting from the classic one. Down to .45-70, up to 2450 fps or so on top. 300 -550 grain.

[@MrPh30]

It is very good how the NE held up from BPEs ,just with new components of any kind. Some of them is better now than ever before,

[@pamtnman1515]

@@MrPh30 recall that today’s Nitro Express rounds started out as Black Powder Express: 450, 400/450, 500, and 577. Literally every case stayed almost exactly the same but was loaded with smokeless powder and shot out of much stronger, heavier rifles

[@MrPh30]

@@pamtnman1515 Yes it was suddenly quickly realized need for stronger brass for NE from Bpe cartridge needed. Chamber sticking is not .... fun at all. On African Hunter forum a interesting and fine thread about Henry .20-577 double rifle

[@rupertmcnaughtdavis3649]

That last vid shot at the end says it all.

[@nickfarmer5056]

Beautiful gun, looks like it does the trick!

[@KernowekTim]

I think that this rifle, similar to the dangerous game that it was intended for, is absolutely Not for the faint-hearted, and less 'robust'.

[@pamtnman1515]

Wonderful gun, thank you, Alain. The engraving must be subsequent to manufacture. Though the engraving is nice, the Scots do know how to spell Edinburgh! I would have wanted a serious chat with the engraver. That Bertram brass is what fits in my 1891/1922 Westley Richards 577, too. Took me a while to find the right brass, because the chambers were never enlarged for the then-more modern 577 Nitro brass for the 100/750 load. Our two rifles still rely on the dimensional brass from the black powder era, even if the gun's chambers are now capable of handling higher smokeless pressures. Looking forward to more videos of you using this wonderful gun

[@JAlainSmith]

The engraving was upgraded in the 1980's by a Belgian artist who spelt it the French way....I guess that will just have to add to the mystery of Sir Alex?

[@pamtnman1515]

@@JAlainSmith those French…they don’t tolerate any other language but their own. 😄

[@cliffordgomes4397]

Great looking rifle Sir. What's the length of the barrels? Is it a .577 NE , 3 inch or 2 3/4 inch ?

[@JAlainSmith]

2 3/4” 26 inch barrels

[@cliffordgomes4397]

@@JAlainSmith Thank you Sir, it's an honour to have received your reply.

[@brianduchene6366]

I would love to shoot one of those.beat up guns are some of the best .it means you they are working .just like your favorite wrench or a good truck.my big game are whitetail in michigan .i love your safari vids.almost like being there .i did get shoot a 416 .no joke caliber made my 7mm mag look tame .

[@johnkertzman3223]

Why do you shoot the 650 grain bullet as opposed to the 750 grain for the 577 Nitro?

[@JAlainSmith]

That’s what it is regulated for and it’s a 2 3/4 inch not 3 inch

[@johnkertzman3223]

@@JAlainSmith I was kind of wondering that with the manufacturing date! Still a very nice rifle, one would be very proud to own!

[@pamtnman1515]

@@johnkertzman3223 late 577 BPE rebarreled to the "light nitro" load of 75 grains Cordite and a 650 grain bullet

[@1950Bonanza]

Bit confusing here, full nitro's are 750 grain from 1800 to 2050fps, not 650grain. 650 grain was always the 2.75" light nitro, or the 577 BPE. The Light Nitro is 650 at 1650 FPS or the 750 at 1600 fps for about 5400FPE. Its a nice gun, what exactly is the regulation load currently?

[@JAlainSmith]

2.75” 650 grain

[@mzeeraza3516]

Awesome Mzee 👍🏾

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

When it was converted to smokeless, was it just a set of barrels made for it? Could it handle the 3" 750gr load if you had a set made for it?

[@JAlainSmith]

It was made for 2 3/4 so not sure if it could be re-done to 3'. It performs well as is though...

[@tombladen4915]

What is the weight of the Rifle? Neuman was famous and a user of the BP version.

[@JAlainSmith]

14 pounds plus

[@bahubalbaba7886]

What happened to 750 grain bullets for this rifle…the ideal bullet 🧐🤨

[@JAlainSmith]

This is the 2 3/4 inch version which the 650 grain shoots better in

[@michaelmoser7892]

I cannot even imagine that thing is got a kick like a mule

[@captsavage3049]

Got to be like getting hit with a Mack truck.

[@JAlainSmith]

Kills on one end, maims on the other

[@lfeco]

I suspect finishing a charging buffalo you wouldn't notice the recoil but to shoot a target to check the sights, well that would be something else!

[@JAlainSmith]

@@lfeco Amen, you don't want to switch ammo very often...the good thing about doubles is once they are shooting correctly they are good forever with the same loads, no scope to knock off!

[@WaffenlandTV]

Top! Br Pete

[@ericeustace9662]

What’s the value of that gun

[@KernowekTim]

Priceless, I rather fancy.

[@MikeGuadango]

Not sure of that one but old H&H royals are 40-60k

[@ericeustace9662]

@@MikeGuadango ya i looked up some old Alex Henry’s it looks like you can’t get one for less than $15k. The Westley Richards start at about $60k

[@MikeGuadango]

@@ericeustace9662 not a horrible price for a double rifle and a piece of history. Merkel makes a nice working man’s double for 7-8k. Still price but that’s the cost of regulating the rifles etc

[@ericeustace9662]

@@MikeGuadango curious is a scope necessary in the African bush? Seems like you would want one

[@HolyDroneAD]

I've always wanted to go on a safari... sadly I don't have that kind of money.

[@felixgoudeau19]

Interesting history on that gun!- guess it costs more than a Bentley! Lol

[@dominicohea5624]

A heavy. Gun. And a stopper. I. Held. One. Once made. By. Ronald. Wharton From. Rugby’s a beautiful. Gun.

[@MegaRiffraff]

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[@paulharter2343]

Nobody built guns like the British.

[@JAlainSmith]

#truth back in the old days when they were building them by hand!

[@jeetts59]

I’m a hunter, but how anyone could kill an elephant is beyond me. Positively discusting

[@HunterForEver12]

I am also hunter, but you are right 👍

[@paulsullivan9697]

Spelling sic , that means spelling is incorrect . Can I ask what would you consider to be acceptable for killing something ? Be it anything from an ant to you & your moral high ground & that's cool . But don't criticise others ! Killing is killing no matter how you justify it .

[@HunterForEver12]

@@paulsullivan9697 you are also right, but I was thinking about numbers of some species. We don't have so much elephants enymore like before a 100 years. In the next 50 to 60 years we will be able to see them just in the ZOOs.

[@HunterForEver12]

@@paulsullivan9697 and of course lions are also there and hunting is still legal, it doesn't matter how manny lions people kill every year. We are talking about legal hunting, but ilegal hunting is even worse than that. I personally would never give so much money to see some endangered species on my wall.

[@paulsullivan9697]

And how do you know this ? My point is killing is killing . I would assume that you have first hand experience in Africa to be able to be able to form an opinion . It's ok in the USA to kill anything that walks if you have a tag , but in another part of the world it's not ? Consider conservation , do you think that you want this resource gone ? If it makes you feel better than it's better than an for an animal to be suffering in a snare .

[@MegaRiffraff]

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[@danmuscarella785]

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