Old .577/.600 Nitro elephant guns for serious ivory work developed from black powder cartridges. The guns were often double barreled and weighed 16 to 20+ lbs- that is why gunbearers were used on hunts. The video shows a Mauser based short plain barrel weighing maybe 10-12 lbs? Rifleman last month had a short article on Zastavia made .50BMG based on Mauser, long barrel with 4 port muzzle brake and weighing at 35 lbs, had bipod and energy absorbing butt pad. Old WW2 Russian anti tank rifles - 2 most used Siminov was gas operated self loader that had some energy absorbing, Degtarev (sic?) was partial bolt and recoil unloading single shot- again some energy absorbing features. Feature gun could use muzzle brake and recoil absorbing butt pad or recoiling stock to be practical with lower pressure cartridge like old .577/.600 Nitro loaded with brown shutzpowder load-nitrated wood pulp- instead of guncotton and nitroglycerin Cordite. RN
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Today's Featured Article - The Day Mom Drove the 8N - by Brian Browning. My Dad was wanting to put in a garden but couldn't operate the 8N and handle the old horse drawn plow he had found and rigged up to use with the tractor. Well, he decided to go get Mom out of the house and have her drive the tractor while he walked behind the plow. You got to understand that while my Mom is a hard worker who will always help whenever she can... she had never operated farm machinery before that day. Dad got her out there, explained how the clutch was the same as in our o
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