Widely regarded as the premier safe showroom in the united states, northwest safe has over 18,000 square feet of safes. Nitro express elephant guns were first made around 1895. Two possible scenarios came to mind to access the contents of the safe. Guns and ammo 2016 the white elephant sporting goods. The r1 is one of the best looking guns youll find on the market. Steelwater heavy duty 16 long gun safe the heavy duty 16 long gun safe by steelwater is qualitymade, durable and attractive. Elephant safe rooms manufactures life safe storm shelters, safe rooms, panic rooms, and gun safes for residential and commercial use. Personal safes help protect valuables from disasters and unwanted intruders. The second bullet from pats rifle hit high on the elephants forehead. Division street store 1730 north division spokane, wa 99207 509 328 3100. This gun safe is built with 12gauge steel that is 1. Sports afield yosemite series 24 gun fire rated safe. Cracking the case the educational fund to stop gun.
Its a great cartridge but its no more uniquely suited to shooting elephants than the 7x57. Bring enough gun its a common expression at both ranges and hunting cabins, but can be applied whenever a buddy buys some huge caliber rifle or shotgun and shows it off for the first time. Elephant guns were black powder muzzleloaders at first, then black powder express rifles, then later used smokeless powder cartridges. Magnum revolvers recoil stoutly and can cause heavy, lightly crimped bullets to creep slightly forward with each shot. The crimesolving promise of ballistic identification 1 montgomery county md police chief charles moose speaks to the press during the october, 2002 sniper shootings. A handgun bullet at point blank range is more like 8kj. Lions are thinskinned animals, and you want a bullet that will get in there, open up and really wreck the vitals. From pistols to rifles to shotguns we have the ammo you need.
Plore, a hacker with an interest in safe cracking, read a vehemently antismartgun thread in 2015. Restored muzzleloading 4 bore 948 caliber elephant gun. Brazen crack cocaine dealer, 22, is jailed for nine years. The back of each is up against the wall and anchored they cannot be moved wo lots of effort. If you want some serious stopping power that can take. These are both high quality safe s and will stop most general home invasions. Photo courtesy massaro media group and jnjphotographics. Safecrackers can use what are known as jam shots to blow off the safes doors. I found is that the metal was dented and caused some cracking in the molding. Yes, the frames can crack, however, the issue in question stems from the use of improper ammunition, that exceeds the tolerances of the aluminum frame.
If the owner purchases ammunition with a higher muzzle energy than specified, repeated use will crack the frame. If a gun is out of ammo, it can be thrown by holding down the fire button and deals 20 damage if it hits an enemy. Type of ammo for stevens crackshot 26 22 rifle if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Once in hand, it was clearly an elephant hunting 4 bore used from horseback think fredrick selous or samuel baker. This ruggedly strong safe offers some of the best protection for your guns that can store a moderate amount of guns. Elephant hunters with discretionary income would keep a. The dial moves tumblers inside the locking mechanism to align them in the correct pattern to open the safe. Nov 30, 2016 double barrel elephant rifle photo of the earl of ava in his. Now, not all of those are going to be specific to the problem, but even if just 10% are, well then, man.
It inserts into and extracts from the chamber easily, causing less jams and less potential for the wrong type of explosion in the chamber. How to defeat stackon gun safes the truth about guns. Some surprising results, definitely not what i expected. P proof digital keypad with a high security, double bitted bypass key. Interior led automatic lighting included logod door organized kit included high quality ul listed outlet with 3 110 volt ac plugs and 2 usb ports. Thanks to liberty safe for donating this awesome safe for testing today. Double tap ammunition and talked to him about my upcoming hunt.
This means it cant be drilled, it cant be hacked with an axe or saw, and it cant be forced open by a crowbar. In a few years the big bore guns disappeared from the gamefields. And it has been called a good, allaround rifle cartridge. Can a brenneke magnum crush 3in, 666 grains, 1604 fps, and 3804 ft. A bullet is a kinetic projectile and the component of firearm ammunition that is expelled from the gun barrel during shooting. These heavier bullet loads make the 500 jeffery a wonderfully effective buffalo and elephant cartridge. Please include the details of the rilfle, weight of the bullet, if possible. The specifications place this caliber between the larger two bore and the lesser six bore. There is a lot of internet chatter about whether or not it is safe to shoot a low number springfield m1903 boltaction rifle. See what happens when a gun safe that is supposed to be fireproof actually burns in a fire. I swallowed my pride, went to bed, and got up at the crack of dawn. An elephant gun is a large caliber gun, rifled or smoothbore, originally developed for use by biggame hunters for elephant and other big game. They used smokeless powder, which was new at the time. The one problem with eddystones is the hardness of the receiver, plus the crush fit of the barrel threads.
Elephant gun simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steelwater safes fireproof, drill proof and incredibly. The most awesome demolition ranch shirts and hats here. Both have the best fire liners offered at the time. After receiving a lot of expensive quotes to open it, we decided to use old uncle sledge.
The toughest bullets are not called for and may well be dangerous. The round achieves a higher velocity, and a relatively flat trajectory. Massaro is the president of massaro ballistic laboratories, llc, a custom ammunition company, which is comfortably nestled in between the hudson river and catskill mountains of upstate new york. Not a gun for plinking, no fun off of the bench, and even less fun to feed on the wallet, that is. If youre going to shoot big guns, it aint pleasant no matter how you slice it.
If you have a rifle that gets little use, collecting dust in your safe until. Whether its across the country or down the road, northwest safe has you covered. I have a pair of 60 gun safes, a liberty and a fort knox both anchored into the floor in the garage. Although booker can use this weapon, his only access to them is by defeating motorized patriots and scavenging one from the remains, or in some locations, elizabeth can permit access to the weapon via a tear. The brass case is the only part of the cartridge that can be reused. Back in the 1970s, i went on an allblackpowder safari with turner kirkland, founder of dixie gun works, which then, as now, was the worlds center for blackpowder firearms and accessories. If they creep far enough, one will protrude out of the mouth of its chamber and come against the revolvers frame as the cylinder rotates, locking the gun.
If youre having problems with your safe operating properly, northwest safe can help. A close inspection of brass cartridges before every reloading is a must. The caliber was also used for the coffman cartridges used. This caliber was the quintessential elephant gun caliber of the black powder safari rifles. Most safes are constructed from heavy steel and can be opened in a variety of ways. The other main safecracking methods involve either lock manipulation or. All of these calibers are perfect for north american big game hunts. Four bore or 4 bore is an almost obsolete black powder caliber of the 19th century, used for the hunting of large and potentially dangerous game animals. Safecracking is the process of opening a safe without either the combination or the key. Also, the 19ecb comes with eight 1 inch bolts that lock on to the frame once the combination lock is activated. Strictly speaking, there is no such things as an elephant gun.
Fine cracks such as the one above on the neck of the case render it useless. We open a fireproof gun safe after a house fire youtube. Click to add item sports afield yosemite series 24 gun fire rated safe to the compare list. The peppermill, commonly referred to as the crank gun, is a gatling gun and heavyclass weapon used by motorized patriots in columbia. Elephants gave up on guns a long time ago because of the difficulty of pulling the trigger with their stubby toes sure, they can handle the largest gun with their trunks, but cheek. Tough and fire resistant up to 45 minutes of protection, the door expands to tightly seal the contents of the safe. The investigation began after the researchers, toby bluzmanis, marc tobias and matt fiddler, learned that certain stackon safes, issued to some law enforcement officials to secure their. The eddystone is as strong as any other m1917 which is to say, strong enough for any magnum cartridge to which you might convert it but please dont desecrate such a fine old rifle.
Plore, a hacker with an interest in safe cracking, read a vehemently antismart gun thread in 2015. Click to add item sports afield yosemite series 24 gun fire rated safe to your list. Go check them out, they really do make a great product. It also was a remington barrel that would have been custom ordered by a shop to make this gun. Bullet head is a 2017 americanbulgarian crime thriller film written and directed by paul solet and starring adrien brody, antonio banderas, and john malkovich.