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- Jun 25, 2013
@Duke Nukem .577 is a military round so a big bullet that's slow (and it's black powder). The nitro express is smaller bullet, more powder, faster and smokeless.
Anshutz are all over the price range. My first competitive anshutz when I was 11 was a couple grand (thankfully I didn't have to buy it). My current I got for $125 cnd at a local gun show. She shoots like a dream though and is dirt cheap to shoot, probably my only firearm I buy ammo instead of reload my own. .22s are just so perfect for rabbit and grouse.
I'm down with 7.62s but it's just to modern for my tastes.
7.62x54R has been around since 1891, it honestly hasn't changed much since then. It's only modern in the sense that it refuses to quit even after 125 years. I hear that you can get certain items in Canada that aren't available here as well, and .22 LR isn't typically something that really lends itself to being reloaded. I'd like to get more into reloading 54R when my current projects are closer to completion.
Do most black powder cartridges use large, slow bullets? Kind of makes me think of a 12 gauge slug. I'm just not familiar with anything that isn't smokeless powder based.