This is basically a custom built Thompson Encore (fancy version of the Thompson Contender).
The Caliber . . . 600 Nitro Express.
That's right . . . an elephant gun round in a handgun - or rather; a handgun built around an elephant round.
The 600 Nitro Express was designed for one simple purpose . . . to knock an elephant flat on its ass . . . consider this: the 600 Nitro Express round can go clean through a 1/2" steel plate at 35 feet like a hot knife through butter.
The 600 Nitro Express cartridge is known for breaking collarbones, arms, shoulders . . . of the shooter!
Go to STORMBRINGER and watch the amazing (and painful) video . . . you may have to watch the recoil twice. Try to follow the gun; a 60 cal. pistol.
Monday, 10 August 2009
600 NITRO EXPRESS PISTOL
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4 comments:
Honestly, if you have to worry about the pistol killing you as it recoils, who cares about elephants?
It's called a 'Go on-I dare you' pistol.
Large bore pistols can and have been effectively braked. I have one hand shootable .458 Lott and .375H&H Mag pistols I've built. BOTH 600NE and how this particular gun was done have some problems design-wise. I've been at this a longish time and my cohort in crime of Bellm TCs has been at TC hotrodding for as long as they've existed.
I'll detail the wrong things about the way this project was constructed at STORMBRINGER'S PAGE after I look at his posting.
As to old wives tails: I've never known anybody to break a shoulder shooting .600NE or any other large bore. Maybe with an un-braked light rifle if you sandwiched your shoulder between the stock and a tree or brick wall or were laying on your back and shooting at the sky...feel free to introduce me to somebody who's broken their shoulder shooting a big bore rifle. I want names and contact info. You won't find anybody.
Some early elephant hunters shot TWO BORES and a fellow in San Diego still makes them in rifle form. They hurl half lb projectiles. No shoulders have been broken yet.
PHOTO ESSAY HERE, related to the above.
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