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John "Pondoro" Taylor mentioned in his book African Rifles and Cartridges that the 12 drams (328 gr., 3/4 oz., or 21 g.) charge would propel the projectile at around 1,330 ft/s (410 m/s). [5] A double barreled rifle that would fire such a calibre would weigh around 22–24 lb (10.0–10.9 kg) bare, while the single-barreled version would be ...
The .500 Nitro Express / 13x76mmR is a rifle cartridge designed for hunting large and dangerous game animals in Africa and India. [1] This cartridge was primarily designed for use in double rifles though various single shots were produced on the Farquarson action and at least one major company (Heym) produced it in bolt-action configuration.
Allen soon became one of Finch Hatton's guns on shoots, including the Prince of Wales' 1928 safari. Rising to captain in the 6th King's African Rifles during World War II, after the war Allen started his own safari business and by the 1950s was considered the best and the most expensive safari operator in Kenya.
During World War I, both the British and German armies used elephant guns obtained from their African colonies on the Western Front.The British used elephant guns as a means of countering the German tactic of having their snipers advance towards enemy lines under the cover of a large, 6–10 millimeter (0.24–0.4 inch) thick steel plate.
The .577 Nitro Express is a large-bore centerfire rifle cartridge designed for the purpose of hunting large game such as elephant. This cartridge is used almost exclusively in single-shot and double express rifles for hunting in the Tropics or hot climates in general and is a cartridge associated with the golden age of African safaris and Indian shikars.
George Gibbs Ltd. (England) continues to manufacture .505 Gibbs rifles; other premium dangerous game rifle makers, such as Hartmann & Weiss and Westley Richards build expensive and reliable .505 Gibbs rifles on Mauser 98 actions. Ceska Zbrojovka (CZ) currently manufactures the Safari Classics rifle for this cartridge. [5]
Like many other professional elephant hunters of the time, he started hunting elephants with a sporting .303 Lee Enfield rifle, taking 63 elephant heads on his first safari. Later he outfitted himself for extensive hunting safaris in the Karamojo region of Uganda, preferring the .275 (7x57) chambered in a Rigby-Mauser rifle.
A safari (/ s ə ˈ f ɑːr i /; from Swahili safari 'journey' originally from Arabic safar 'to journey') is an overland journey to observe wild animals, especially in East Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The so-called "Big Five" game animals of Africa – lion , leopard , rhinoceros , elephant , and Cape buffalo – particularly form an important ...