.577 TRex rifle O.T.

Here's the latest one.

NOW HERE IS YOUR GUN.............. For sure anyone who knows anything about guns will like the following. The Pistol every home owner needs--60 Caliber This video is basically a"show and tell" for 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.

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 in a rifle configuation!

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.

Now watch the video ...

Lee

How many liberal can you take out with one round?

JT

Lee Aanderud wrote:

Good thing it wasn't full automatic. Paul Johnson

Lee, that was a funny video, alright.

Really, though a .600 Nitro Express handgun has to be nothing more than a stunt. While you're working up the guts to fire it, the intruder is beating you about the head and stealing your silverware.

I'd sooner have something small enough and light enough that you could hold it, arm extended sideways, and fire off a few rounds. That way, if the perp aims for the muzzle flash, he's aiming away from my body.

Gord Richmond

Gord Richmond

That's why you keep a 12 gauge handy... no chance of him shooting back at the muzzle flash.

The way you're talking about shooting, you'd probably end up shooting the neighbor's cat because the guy would have to be 3 feet from you to him him aiming like that.

Lee

funny thing.. go research videos for the 50 BMG.. found one there that a 10 year old was shooting it.. and NO big recoil on it..

PUT A MUZZLE BRAKE on that stupid pistol..

--Shiva--