Nice rifle, but they dont seem to understand what they have

[rifletuner]

This came up as a suggestion in my YouTube feed last night. They are enthusiastic about the rifle and it is probably a lovely piece. But its a bit disappointing to see an alleged "expert" repeatedly referring to a BP 577 cal rifle as an "elephant gun".

 

[Pondoro]

The elephant rifle of those days were 8 bores..and the occational 4 bore..

 

[rifletuner]

The elephant rifle of those days were 8 bores..and the occational 4 bore..

Yes mate, exactly. A .577 was a medium bore, deer and boar rifle. But I am sure "elephant rifle" would get more clicks, and neither the people making the video or most of those watching it seem to know any different.

 

[DieJager]

Hopefully he finds out sooner then later. Would be one pissed of elephant.

 

[rifletuner]

Hopefully he finds out sooner then later. Would be one pissed of elephant.

A bit of Darwinian theory of evolution at work

I imagine his conversation with the PH would be something along the lines of "once you shoot, I am going to give it both barrels of my 500 Nitro just to back you up".

 

[.300RUM]

Maybe if you're Elmer Fudd...

 

[.300RUM]

Elmer tried...

 

[fourfive8]

Oops… more “YouTube experts” looking for 2 minutes of fame. I can see where those without some basic firearms historical context or knowledge could mistakenly assume the 577 BP cartridge gun to be an “elephant gun”… I guess. Also, notice how one of the shooters exaggerates the recoil Seems always an “over cooked ham” pops up in these type videos,

Add a few years… into the smokeless powder era, use stronger steel for the barreled action, then yes, a rifle chambered in 577 Nitro could be called an “elephant gun”.

 

[Ridge Runner]

Wonder what these fellows would call:
a 60 - 60+ cal.
a 72 - 72+ cal.
Guess they should go back a bit further in history to see what the calibers of rifles were used in the American Civil War.

Go back a bit further in history to educate themselves on the 70+ calibers rifles used in the American Revolutionary War.

The .577 (.58 cal)(BP)
Elephant gun? Not.
Lion, Leopard, Tiger,? Yes.


Then again.....truth is stranger than fiction.....they my have found some obscure journal entry....by some forgotten, or unknown, hunter that used a properly constructed paper patched bullet, pushed by a near shoulder breaking, barrel bursting powder charge, who actual successfully shot an Africa or India elephant with it at 40 yards or less.

Or perhaps a person that in a last ditch effort for survival shot killing a charging elephant.

Then again this guy most likely things anything bigger, recoils harder, than a .243 is an elephant gun.