From an economics point of view, it doesn't make much sense to say that S&W and I were both right, and the market was wrong, so I won't say it.
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"Trapdoor loads only", though
I recall reading that the howdah was built for repelling tigers when you miss 'em with your rifle from atop the elephant.
In the pics from the Westley Richards website I linked above there is a painting of such an encounter. I've often wondered what the elephant's reactions were to having a double-barrelled .577 discharged 3' from their ear
I've often wondered what the elephant's reactions were to having a double-barrelled .577 discharged 3' from their ear
I know as much about elephants as I do flying an airplane but maybe their big ear flaps act as ear muffs.
Larry
Hence the origin of the aviation phrase, "Flaps down!"I know as much about elephants as I do flying an airplane but maybe their big ear flaps act as ear muffs.
Downside is that a J frame in S&W 500 only has 3 shots instead of 5.
S&W engineers figured that's all you could shoot before needing to return the gun for a rebuild while the owner recovered from wrist surgery.
That's if the owner's friends could find the gun where it flew off into the bushes after the first shot.
S&W engineers figured that's all you could shoot before needing to return the gun for a rebuild while the owner recovered from wrist surgery.
That's if the owner's friends could find the gun where it flew off into the bushes after the first shot.
Reminded me of this article:
From Cartridges of the World, 11th Ed., p.224
Around 1960, Fred Barnes (of Barnes Bullet fame) built himself a 475 A&M-chambered rifle, based on a sporterized Enfield action. With its open sights that rifle weighed no more than 8 pounds.
Being Fred Barnes, his initial handloading effort combined stiff charges of IMR 3031 behind his 600-grain bullets***. He, friends, and a small group of well-wishers went to an informal shooting range near Grand Junction, Colo. Fred sat down on the pea gravel of the parking area and crossed his legs to fire from the sitting position. He took dead aim at the base of a small juniper tree, which was tenuously hanging on at the top edge of a roadway cutbank.
When Fred pulled the trigger, everyone was watching for the impact. The shot went low. The tree was summarily uprooted!
All watchers cheered as the tree fell, then, as a group, they looked around to find what Barnes' reaction might be. There he was, located several feet behind his original position, lying on his back, arms outstretched, holding the rifle above his head. Dust from the muzzle blast and his ignoble recoil-induced slide (he had absorbed well over 110 foot-pounds of energy) was still stirring when Fred asked, matter-of-factly, "Anybody want to buy a rifle?" He found no takers.
*** 600 SP | 105 gr. of 3031 | 2502 fps | 8340 FPE
Around 1960, Fred Barnes (of Barnes Bullet fame) built himself a 475 A&M-chambered rifle, based on a sporterized Enfield action. With its open sights that rifle weighed no more than 8 pounds.
Being Fred Barnes, his initial handloading effort combined stiff charges of IMR 3031 behind his 600-grain bullets***. He, friends, and a small group of well-wishers went to an informal shooting range near Grand Junction, Colo. Fred sat down on the pea gravel of the parking area and crossed his legs to fire from the sitting position. He took dead aim at the base of a small juniper tree, which was tenuously hanging on at the top edge of a roadway cutbank.
When Fred pulled the trigger, everyone was watching for the impact. The shot went low. The tree was summarily uprooted!
All watchers cheered as the tree fell, then, as a group, they looked around to find what Barnes' reaction might be. There he was, located several feet behind his original position, lying on his back, arms outstretched, holding the rifle above his head. Dust from the muzzle blast and his ignoble recoil-induced slide (he had absorbed well over 110 foot-pounds of energy) was still stirring when Fred asked, matter-of-factly, "Anybody want to buy a rifle?" He found no takers.
*** 600 SP | 105 gr. of 3031 | 2502 fps | 8340 FPE
"Bury My Thumb at Busted Wrist"
I have a model 60-15 J frame in .357 with a 3” barrel.
I guess that settles it.. size does matter...
Don’t be silly, you’ll only fire it once. The bullet May hit the target, the revolver will hit you. If target is hit, you’re safe, if target is missed, at least you’ll be concussed and unconscious so you won’t know what’s happening to you
lawandorder
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Bet everyone who carries one loads it with .500 Specials instead of Magnums.
