The .500 NE Merkel I shot was pushing 570 gr. bullets at 2,150 fps. I was expecting punishing recoil but was pleasantly surprised. Big push, no pushishment.
I was able to recover quickly and put the second bullet within 2" of the first at 25 yds. I believe I could do some damage with that gun...
The .404J doesn't even get to 5,000 ft. pounds, even with the 450 gr. slugs. But the 470 NE doesn't quite get there either, at least from the data I've seen.
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