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Boxlock
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Originally posted by Mark E.:
Hullo! I noticed your post...You might want to acquire a .460 Weatherby Magnum at the same time, or the 600 alone is useless unless you intend to use it just for a plinker.Here is some useful info if you take the plunge though. A .600 is a last resort gun, really, almost exclusive to elephant killing. An African write up on the subject said that elephants have extremely low blood perssure, so 4 penetrating rounds (bolt action capacity for .40 and up calibre rifles generally) is just a irritator to them, since they can't bleed out in time for you to get away. Their brains are small, and well protected in a styrofoam-like skull (very thick, though slightly spongy), are impossible to hit even after penetration issues are addressed. The solution? Hit them with a round that will separate their brainstems from their brains no matter where on the head it hits them via shock (.600. 6, 8 and 4 bore rifles were used for this. This may not kill them, but it will drop them (or bring them to a skidding, abbreviated charge) and allow you to retreat and regroup, assess what type of medical help you need and prepare yourself for the pain of a cracked or broken collar bone, nerve damage, and finger numbness after the adrenaline rush wears off. :D  UMMMMMMMMMM HUHHHHHHHHHHH! A full crock, it is!
Mac >>>===(x)===>
All real rifles have two barrels
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It's so obviously a crock, I just assumed it was tongue in cheek. Maybe I was wrong.
If brain shots on elephant didn't work I wouldn't be here to type this.
Pete
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"that will separate their brainstems from their brains no matter where on the head it hits them via shock"
Thats an interesting theory. What a load.
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Sidelock
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"If it is a herd of pachyderms that needs to be thinned, use the long 160 grain bullet. 160 grain RN solids (loaded in the somewhat smaller 6.5x54 Mannlicher cartridge) are what the famous British ivory hunter WDM Bell used to kill the many of the 1000 or so elephants he shot in East Africa." (From an Article called Sensible Rifle Cartridges)
I am sure he didn't shoot them in the butt.
JC(AL)
P.S.: He also used a "larger" 7x57 Mauser:"He appreciated the light recoil, accuracy, and deep penetration of the 175 grain FMJ 7mm bullet, and felt that the combination made a superb cartridge for executing elephants with precisely placed brain shots."
"...it is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance."ť Charles Darwin
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