The Handgun you have to own!!!

OnYrMrk · Post by **OnYrMrk** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:48 pm

The Pistol every home owner needs.. a 60 Caliber. This video is basically a "show and tell" custom built a Thompson Encore. The Caliber .600 Nitro Express. That's right... An elephant gun round in a handgun.

The story goes that the guy that built it is some kind of custom gun maker. He built this as an exhibition piece. He takes it to the range with him just to show it off, and the big guy that shot it (In the video) had been bugging the builder to let him shoot it. Now think about this... Only until fairly recently(early-mid '80's) the 600 Nitro Express was hands down the biggest, nastiest, hardest Hitting, and heaviest recoiling weapon you could buy. It was designed for one simple Purpose... to knock an elephant flat on his butt. It was really built as an exhibition piece! This cartridge is known for breaking collarbones, arms, and shoulders of the shooter!

Think about this, in the gun world they use what is termed as" recoil Index" to kind of give prospective buyers an idea of what a gun kicks like. A 30-06 gets a rating of a 1.0, which for many people is about the limit of what they can shoot multiple rounds thru comfortably.

A .243 is rated at like a .4,

A .270 was like a .8, etc.

The .600 Nitro Express is rated at a 9.4... 9.4 times more punishing power than a 30-06.

check this bad boy out!!!

elephant pistol

brtnboarder3241 · Post by **brtnboarder3241** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:51 pm

lol..

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:59 pm

nothing like putting 5/8ths round down range

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:10 pm

I've seen that video before. That is definately insane.

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:49 pm

lucky it didnt break his wrist or face.

joeyc · Post by **joeyc** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:53 pm

wow! thats insane! I shot a .404 jeffries or jennings, something like that. It is supposed to be an "elephant gun", and that rifle kicked like a mofo.

ZeroAccess · Post by **ZeroAccess** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:31 am

Dang!!!!
I would love to see the dmg it can do..holy crap!!

MaxdSPL · Post by **MaxdSPL** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:34 am

I think that he messed himself when it went off. The power of that round is amazing. I bet next time he shoots it, he will hold onto it a little better. lol

ZeroAccess · Post by **ZeroAccess** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:44 am

bump that, I'd build something to hold it for me lol

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:08 am

he should just port the end of the barrel if it isnt that would help alot with the muzzle jump and the little energy it loses i dont think u would be able to tell the difference.