WHAT'S BETTER THAN A 577 T-REX RIFLE - "TWO" 577 T-REX RIFLES

Hello All,

You may recall my post from my post on this forum last January, where I finally found an original A-Square 577 T-Rex Tyrannosaur rifle that I had been searching for. I searched for nearly 5 years trying to find one for sale. Here's the 2019 link and a picture of that rifle.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/13527063/1

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So as my heading above says: What's better than a 577 T-Rex Rifle? - "TWO" 577 T-Rex rifles. I started searching the internet this year and asked forum readers to help me find one. It only took 4 days to find this second one in a Gun Shop in Tennessee. And this one's a REAL DANDY ...

Here are some pictures of the new addition.

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This one has some really nice figured wood. It has a single standing leaf rear sight, and an M8 2x EER Leupold Scope, in a set of Custom A-Square's QD Quick-Detachable Rings. There is a large Flip-Lever on the left front base. All you do to remove the scope is flip the lever, and twist off the scope. To put the scope back on - you twist it back in place, and flip the lever back to lock it. Now the rifle's back in scope mode and it never changed Zero. That's Slick!

The Scout rifle scope mounting like this is perfect on a heavy recoiling Dangerous Game rifle. It accomplishes 2 important things. First, and most important, it keeps your face "way back" away from the scope so you don't have to worry about being bashed by the scope during recoil. Second, with the scope mounted forward, it keeps the action area clear for "fast-topping-off" the magazine if more shots are needed.

As many of my previous posts have shown, I love guns with stories. And the T-Rex has an "everlasting story". This is one of the very few guns that has an iconic youtube video that has been seen by thousands of Gun Enthusiasts - all over the World.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrImp-ek3bI

Every time I show-off the T-Rex rifle at the range, or when I display it at a gun shows, or when I'm just showing it to visiting gun friends, everyone instantly recognize the rifle as; "That's the Dinosaur Gun from the Internet!" .... and now they are going to say; [b]"And you got 2 of them? - WOW"[b]

Also, the famous T-REX rifle even has a wikipedia reference on Google. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.577_Tyrannosaur

If anyone knows of another one of these big boys for sale - let me know. I'd love to have 3 of them.;)

As always, your comments are most welcome.

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That's a sweet looking rifle!

Now you need to go hunt elephant.

Hello elkhunternm,
Thanks for the reply.

I use the rifles to control the elephants here in Wisconsin.

You're doing a good job then!

What does that beast weigh??

Hello Huntz,
Thanks for the reply.

T-Rex number 1 weighs 14 pounds - - - 14pounds 13 ounces when loaded with 4 rounds

T-Rex number 2 with the scope weighs 14 pounds 10 ounces - - - 15 pounds 7 ounces when loaded with 4 rounds

WOW! what a pair of game Bashers, thank god for the weight of them, I have a 14 pound 577 Nitro double, recoil with 750gr bullets at 2075 fps is bad enough, your T-Rex's will run them to 2500 fps if I remember correctly.

If I had a bunch of money I would make a .600 Godzilla.

That would be better than the .577 T-Rex.

Set up your 5 gallon bucket of liquid Advil IV drip first ; ]

And hell Elk, one big tractor tire will buy one of those rifles.

Most likely,two big tractor tires will get that rifle.

Yup,on the 5 gallon Advil drip.

Rabbits beware!

Maybe a .700 Blue Whale for those things that go bump in the night.

Hello gunner500,
Thanks for the reply.

Nice thing about the A-Square .577 T-Rex rifles is that each of them comes from the factory with 3 mercury recoil reducers built into the stock, and the overall surface area of the recoil pad is more than twice that of a conventional Big Bore Double Rifle.


Hello elkhunternm,
Thanks for the reply.

But only the A-Square .577 T-Rex has the iconic youtube video that's been seen by thousands.

While I appreciate big boomers like those, I think I'll stick with .17 Hornets and such. Recoil is not my friend, and we're kinda short on ellyphants, Godzillas, and T-Rexs here in Kentucky. I wuss out at .378 Weatherbys, and I haven't shot one of those for a LONG time. Even 12gauge slugs are no fun these days.

Pretty cool. But no thanks. We senior citizens have learned our limitations. I won't do anything bigger than my buddies braked 340 Weatherby anymore. Even my 12 ga. slug gun seems to kick harder than it once did. That's gotta be a fabulous dangerous game rifle, although it could also be dangerous to the shooter as well.

Hello ratsmaker,
Thanks for the reply.

You are lucky shooting those little calibers - You can get 38 bullets for one of the T-Rex - and get 390 shots per pound of powder vs 33 for the T-Rex - and shoot 125 shots to equal the felt recoil from just one shot of the T-Rex.



Hello 22250,
Thanks for the reply.

I'm a senior citizen (age 69) and still enjoy these big ones. But I'm not fond of 12ga slugs either - in most cases the shotguns are too light, and recoil seems worse than my Big Bores.

Nice, but bet it's still like an Elephant backing into you with the massive rearward push at recoil.

Buckstix, I always enjoy the posts of your finds. Thanks for letting us in on them.

What is the parent case the 416 Rigby? How does this compare to the 585 Nyati and the classic Gibbs and Jeffrey 50s? I am surprised that Saeds rifle is not banged up from all the rubes shooting it.

Gunner, am I hearing this right. You balking at recoil...

Never thought I'd ever hear that...



DF

I think before I spent any money on a T rex I'd buy 1 of those Barret semi auto 50 BMG's. They look like a better investment and provide better lr shooting use. Before you tell me what I don't know about big cartridges I've been using a 50 3.25" Shiloh Sharps with holy black for 29 years and no you don't even get 50 loads to the pound. Extra strength Tylenol 1/2 before you go to shooting still works for me. They are nice LOOKING though. MB

Yes, you read right DF, it finally started to sink in on the bench the other day with 30 rounds of Big 50 Sharps and 780gr bullets ; ]

I would think if ever three was a rifle crying out for a muzzle brake, this would be it.

Of course I think most of the folks shooting this rifle in the video aren’t experienced shooters of DG rifles, and for at least some, the rifle clearly doesn’t fit them.

How controllable is this rifle in the hands of an experienced shooter with a well fitting stock?

In any case OP, I’m glad you can follow your passion collecting this exotic caliber. I’ll stick to my .35 Whelen

I'll bet the ad for that rifle was a lot like the Italian Carcano in the gunshop window:

"Like New - Never Fired, Dropped Once."

I'm very jealous! I'm wondering if you can share what kind of work you had to do the bolt from the 577 vsre to function properly with the T-Rex
Thanks,
Gunner2012

i have a wood presentation box with 5 cartridges with 700 caliber bullet / cartridges box says: 700 H&H Nitro Express , 3 1/2 inch ,1,000 grain solid nosed bullet ,, at my age of 67 years old i am no longer man enough to want to shoot this size cartridge or should i say dumb enough

Those are beauties. I’d bet they’d do real well on squirrels with FMJ bullets. Soft points might not leave much for the table. 😁

I hear the recoil is horrific even when dry firing.

That's offset by the fact that dry firing will also drop lesser animals in their tracks. (Sort of like the .45/70.)

Thing I like about artillery is the color it adds to otherwise drab affairs.

Thanks for sharing your amazing find, Sir.
It does have the distinction of pounding on the largest number of paying customers on youtube.

Is it in good condition or does it show some wear and tear for it's hard life?

I'd have a 3 week long headache if I pulled the trigger on that.

Those might be an interesting option as a woodchuck gun.... no need to wait for them to come up above ground

I always think cast bullets with any jumbo sized round. There are 35 pages of guys showing off their art work on the cast bullet forum. I think the gloss black with a sprinkle of "zombie's blood" might be a good choice

https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?251956-Powder-coated-bullets-pics-only/page36

I like the signature line of the guy selling the powder coating supplies over there too . "I'm not crazy.... my mom had me tested..."

two words......patrol rifle

I still get a “Kick” out of watching the guys at the factory shooting that rifle. Funny stuff!

Ron

Seems like a good plinking rifle.