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DynoTom
01-17-2007, 12:19 AM
NOW HERE IS YOUR GUN..............
For sure anyone who knows anything about guns will like the following.



The Pistol (revolver), every home owner needs-- "60 Caliber" !!!???



This video is basically a "show and tell" custom built a "Thompson Encore" (fancy version of the Thompson Contender).



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 gunmaker.



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 ".4";

A ".270", is rated at a ".8", etc.

The ".600 Nitro Express" is rated at a "9.4" !!!



"9.4" times more punishing power than a "30-06".

Now watch the video ...

RUN TIME= 0:34


http://s55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/asanaski/?action=view&current=NitroExpressPistol.flv

DynoTom
01-17-2007, 12:32 AM
I've shot .44Mag and .500Mag, and they're actually not too bad in medium loads. BUT...they're still pistol rounds, putting a full boogie rifle round in one is silly.

I will say after 50rds with .44mag my hand shakes for a few hours and my wrist gets a little tweaked...I'd seriously be concerned about some sort of damage being done by touching off something like that .600.

johnny--2k
01-17-2007, 10:01 AM
damn......

Flight_740
01-17-2007, 10:25 AM
Whats the point of a gun that powerful if you can't even hang onto it?:confused



I have seen that video before.

DynoTom
01-17-2007, 11:22 AM
I agree with you ......This handgun is not even useable.....I guess it's still kind of cool that someone built it just to show what could be done.....I will stick with my .44 S & W and call it good......:D

GRM-REPR
01-17-2007, 11:55 AM
We were just firing at Fletcher friday, that gun would have made everyone deaf in that range...

That guy is a tool for trying to shoot it.

Cool vid tho!

Holeshot
01-17-2007, 01:27 PM
Reminds me of the 454 Casull Pretty powerful shit !!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.454_Casull

But my all time favorite round is the 460 Weatherby Mag This is one BAD ASS MFER

Introduced in 1958. Considered to be the world’s largest, most powerful shoulder-fired cartridge, the .460 shoots a 500 grain bullet at 2,600 fps, delivering an incredible 7,507 foot pounds of muzzle energy. That’s 50 percent more energy than the .458 Winchester. Heavy recoil to be sure, but few hunters who need to stop a charging Rhino or Cape Buffalo complain. Nearly four tons of smashing power make the .460 the only choice for Africa’s most dangerous game.


Trajectory
Bullet B/C Path of Bullet
(Above or below line-of-sight of rifle scopes mounted 1.5" above bore)
Wt. Grains Bullet Type 100 Yds 200 Yds 300 Yds 400 Yds 500 Yds
450 Barnes TSX 0.369 2.2 0 -9.5 -27.8 -57.1
500 Rn-Ex 0.287 2.6 0 -11.1 -33.5 -71.1
500 FMJ 0.295 2.5 0 -10.9 -33.0 -69.6


Energy
Bullet B/C Energy (Foot-Pounds)
Wt. Grains Bullet Type Muzzle 100 Yds 200 Yds 300 Yds 400 Yds 500 Yds
450 Barnes TSX 0.369 7072 5864 4823 3923 3178 2553
500 Rn-Ex 0.287 7504 5877 4539 3456 2608 1972
500 FMJ 0.295 7504 5917 4605 3534 2690 2046


Velocity
Bullet B/C Velocity (Feet per Second)
Wt. Grains Bullet Type Muzzle 100 Yds 200 Yds 300 Yds 400 Yds 500 Yds
450 Barnes TSX 0.369 2660 2422 2197 1983 1783 1598
500 Rn-Ex 0.287 2600 2301 2022 1764 1533 1333
500 FMJ 0.295 2600 2309 2037 1784 1557 1357

And just think a box of 20 rounds 500 gr FMJ is only $113 :wow

Al
01-17-2007, 05:36 PM
Is that a handgun or a handsgun?

The guy in the vid was not holding it correctly. It would have been very nice to see him hold his head a bit more to the right!

From what I have heard combined with common sense, the "Weaver Stance" seems to be a very good way to hold one.

Some research:

Weaver Stance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaver_stance

Jeff Cooper
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Cooper_%28colonel%29

BigSnailBuick
01-17-2007, 08:06 PM
Hahaha OMG I thought my 454 casull was wicked...my god :rolf :wooo

GTSLOW
01-18-2007, 12:54 AM
So how bad did he get hurt? Looks like he took it to the face :rolf