Elephant gun @ 1500

[jdude]

Did anyboby see the HUGE Elephant gun the was in back in the right corner at the show. That thing looked like it would take 2 men and a boy to shoot.
I think it said it was 20+ pounds and the cartridges were huge, about the size of a bratwurst.

 

[ewoodworth1]

i saw it too, i wonder what caliber that was. the ammo made .50 bmg look like a .22

 

[smbaldwin]

the one with the pic of the guy firing it? haha he was on his way to the ground

 

[Blackhawk2001]

I don't remember what gauge the rifle was but the equivalent was .90 inches or something like that. Almost twice the diameter of a .50 BMG! That thing looked like it should have been shot off a tripod mount.

 

[Calvin]

It looked close to a short 37mm shell. I don't think I could hold it level much less shoot it.

 

[Oldcoyotedream]

I believe that was a 2 Bore Rifle

 

[shootinghoosier]

Yeah, I saw that beast. I think it was a .904 caliber. What was the deal with the sign saying that it was not classified as a firearm? Must have been classified as a cannon as big as it was!

 

[yotebutcher90]

i thought it was a 4 bore

 

[hodgej1843]

bet a 100 i can shoot it one handed......

 

[ArmedProgrammer]

...once....

 

[! twitty]

bet a 100 i can shoot it one handed......

Bet I can shoot it one handed and come closer to the target...

 

[DarkRose]

Sounds like an old punt gun almost, that they used to set up in a swivel in the front of boats for commerical duck/goose hunting... Saw a video of one fired once... WOW....

Doesn't sound big enough though, punt guns had closer to a 2" or 3" bore iirc...

Sounds like a sight to behold though

 

[swoobie]

Interesting. Did anyone see the maker? Was it for sale?

 

[jason867]

i thought it was a 4 bore

I remember reading that it was a 4 bore as well.

One of the recent gun mags (american hunter I think) recently had an article where a famous 2 bore was reproduced. 4lb projectile if I remember correctly!

 

[jdude]

Interesting. Did anyone see the maker? Was it for sale?

It was for sale @ $20,000 or something close to that

 

[Plinkuh]

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Nothin' like takin' targets down the easy way

 

[shootinghoosier]

It was for sale @ $20,000 or something close to that

It was listed as an "elephant gun", but yeah, I seem to recall a price tag of $23,000.

 

[danmdevries]

It was listed as an "elephant gun", but yeah, I seem to recall a price tag of $23,000.

4 bore, over 20k.

also had a pair of thompson originals for IIRC 32k.

Another table did have a punt gun though it was new manufacture.

 

[gunowner930]

that thing was massive

 

[swoobie]

It was listed as an "elephant gun", but yeah, I seem to recall a price tag of $23,000.

Wow, that's pretty steep for a curiosity...