http://gardenandgun.com/newsletter/s...s-elephant-gun
Ernest Hemingway's Elephant gun.
http://gardenandgun.com/newsletter/s...s-elephant-gun
Ernest Hemingway's Elephant gun.
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Even without its history, that's one nice double rifle. I like that front sight hood. I've never seen anything like that before.
Ammunition can still be found for it. Both Kynoch & A-Square load the .577 Nitro Express. Each use a 3" case with a 750gr. bullet. Both list a muzzle velocity of 2050 ft/sec. which creates muzzle energy of about 7000 ft-lbs. And it's expensive. Over $25 per cartridge.
Steve
Last edited by Gunreference1; 02-26-2011 at 03:11 PM.
After today, it's all historical.
He hunted German U-boats with it. Would have been interesting to see what would happen if he had actually gotten to shoot at one. I don't think he would have punctured the hull, but I bet it would have made a heck of a racket inside the boat.
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I have to disagree, if he was close enough that bullet would most definitely have penetrated the hull, the black powder express might not have but it would have been pretty audible. 750 grains of lead at 2000+ fps is a whole bunch of energy focused on a very small point of impact.
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That small thing on the bottom must be the primerOriginally Posted by Gunreference1
Ammunition can still be found for it. Both Kynoch & A-Square load the .577 Nitro Express. Each use a 3" case with a 750gr. bullet. Both list a muzzle velocity of 2050 ft/sec. which creates muzzle energy of about 7000 ft-lbs. And it's expensive. Over $25 per cartridge.
Steve
He also had a machinegun on board
I wonder if you could discharge both barrels simultaneously...and what that must feel like.
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After you wake up you're probably pretty sore.I wonder if you could discharge both barrels simultaneously...and what that must feel like.
About 2/3s of Ma.
Which is a load by anyone's estimates.
Hands down this was an awesome round for the time.
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