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To: shibumi

Gosh! What caliber were they shooting?

14 posted on 03/26/2008 6:32:21 AM PDT by longhorn too

To: longhorn too

.577 Nitro.

The round is designed to take down an elephant with one shot.

17 posted on 03/26/2008 8:19:16 AM PDT by shibumi (".....panta en pasin....." - Origen)

To: longhorn too

Addendum:

I’ve fired a lot of weapons, but the .577 is one I’ve never tried - nor do I intend to.

18 posted on 03/26/2008 8:21:40 AM PDT by shibumi (".....panta en pasin....." - Origen)

To: longhorn too

Just for fun I did some technical research.

To put things in perspective, the average 30.06 rifle weighs about 8 pounds and recoils with 15 foot/pounds of rearward energy.

The .577 Nitro being fired in the video weighs 15 pounds, and recoils with 70 foot/pounds of rearward energy.

20 posted on 03/26/2008 8:49:45 AM PDT by shibumi (".....panta en pasin....." - Origen)

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