[TPR] Fw: A Real Man's gun

[Brian Ward]

I feel a sequel to Dirty Harry coming on
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Subject: [TPR] Fw: A Real Man's gun

 



               Just got this from a friend --------- thought I would pass it
along.

 

              Bud #3400 (The 7 Banger)

 


 

 

A Real Man's gun

  

  

Forget everything you've heard about magnum revolvers; this is the ultimate.


Cal.600 Nitro Magnum - Measured by muzzle energy, it is the most powerful in
the world. 

http://www.vincelewis.net/50magnum/600text.gif

Pfeifer-Zeliska .600 Nitro Express Magnum. 

http://www.vincelewis.net/50magnum/600-gun-1.JPG

Image not to scale 

The worlds most powerful pistol is the Austrian Pfeifer-Zeliska .600 Nitro
Express Magnum. It is chambered to fire the British developed .600 caliber
rifle  bullet originally made by Holland and Holland .. This revolver was
not originally a full production model but a one off built especially for a
wealthy Swiss gent...Mr. Zeliska. 

But if you would like one and I am sure that a few of you licensed rootin
tootin gun lovers with a bit of disposable income would, then contact
Pfeifer arms ( url near bottom of page ) and they will make one for you.
Priced at 13,840 Euro's. This equates as $16,501 or �9,417 ( Exchange
rate Feb 24th 2006 ) 

The Pfeifer Revolver is also available chambered for the  .458 Winchester
Magnum and qualifies as the second worlds most powerful handgun. 

The .600 Nitro Express Magnum revolver is a Single Action, 5 shot, old west
style gun. A single action revolver is stronger in construction than a
double action revolver due to the solid base frame that the cylinder sits
in. 

The image below shows the colossal size of the revolver in the hands of a
suitably impressed gun magazine photographer ! 

http://www.vincelewis.net/50magnum/600-gun-5.JPG

Because of its size this revolver would need to be fired whilst resting on a
bench clamp or small sand bags as shown in the image below. The gun weighs
in at 13.23lbs and consequently is heavy enough to absorb most of the
violent recoil. In fact it is on scale to firing the ..50 Magnum. 

http://www.vincelewis.net/50magnum/600-gun-4.JPG

The recoil is not uncontrollable, but instead, tamed by the guns weight.  A
bi-pod and shoulder stock may be in order though. 

The .600 Nitro Express bullets were originally developed in 1899 for the big
game hunters who went to Africa with the intention of killing Elephants,
something that I despise by the way. Even though H&H no longer manufacture
these cartridges they can still be sought through the gun trade, small
reloading companies or even over the internet. 

One company still actually make these rounds and they are  Kynoch atwww
<http://www.kynochusa.com/>  .kynochusa.com <http://www.kynochusa.com/>  

The images below shows the actual size of the .600 Nitro Express round, the
bullet of which can go clean through a 10mm steel plate at 12 meters like a
hot knife through butter. The bullet on the end is a .700 Nitro Express
which is currently the worlds most powerful Rifle cartridge and its probably
just a matter of time until a Revolver is developed for it. 

 http://www.vincelewis.net/50magnum/600-cartridge.gif
http://www.vincelewis.net/50magnum/700nitro.gif

Actual size. These are pretty awesome rounds, folks! 

These .600 Nitro Express rounds sell from about $40 each! 

Of course the size of cartridge based ammunition can go up to an 88mm
anti-tank round and beyond but as small arms go, these bullets/cartridges
are colossal. 

Nitro Express in firearms terms applies to a cartridges charge or powder
that in this instance is made by mixing nitroglycerine with the already
explosive gunpowder to make a  nitrocellulose compound which is then dried
and becomes many times more explosive than the original gunpowder. 

 With a Bullet Weight of 900 grains and a Muzzle Velocity 1950 fps, it
produces Muzzle Energy of 7591 ft/lbs or 3� tons !! the Pfeifer-
Zeliska .600 Nitro Express Magnum is 8 times more powerful than a Smith and
Wes son.44 magnum  and 3 times more powerful than the Smith and Wes son .50
Magnum. 

  The 'Mag-Port' recoil compensation holes can be seen at the business end
of the barrel, these holes let some of the blast out before the bullet has
left the barrel, in so reducing the back pressure enough to lower the recoil
to an acceptable degree. In fact the gun 'only' rises up 60 degrees when
fired. 

The line of sight from rear to front sight is 440mm. This long sight range
of course helps for long range shooting of which the .600 is more than
capable. 

http://www.vincelewis.net/50magnum/600-gun-3.JPG  

As a Single Action revolver the hammer needs to be cocked before the gun can
be fired. 

http://www.vincelewis.net/50magnum/600-gun-7.JPG

The cartridges are loaded through a 'gate' on the right side of the cylinder
housing one at a time, the spent cartridge case are also ejected through
this gate by pushing back the extractor rod that lies under the barrel. 

The ejector rod has a stroke of 170mm and pushes the 76mm long Nitro Express
cases out 60mm from the back of the cylinder leaving 17mm of case still in
the chamber, enough for them to be extracted by hand. As the Nitro Express
cases are expensive and can be reloaded they aren't damaged by falling to
the ground. 

http://www.vincelewis.net/50magnum/600-gun-2.JPG

Nice polished woodwork there ! 

The gun is made from 42CrMo4-Tungsten steel and can withstand the gas
pressure of the .60 Nitro Express cartridge of 2500 BAR without a hitch. The
cylinders pivot is 8mm in diameter and is bolted to the frame for extra
strength. The empty cylinder with its highly polished chambers weighs 4.5lb
on its own. 

The hammer, extractor, knock-out cylinder bar, screws and the cylinder
central pivot are all gold plated.  Also on the right lower sides of the gun
the inscriptions are gold filled. The inscriptions read, 'MOD. ZELISKA CAL.
600 NE', on the left side the manufacturer's address 'K. PFIEFER WAFFEN,
FELDKIRCH, AUSTRIA . 

Most of the guns metal work was made on conventional milling and drilling
machines, then each part was finished to a very high standard by fine filing
and polishing to give the gun a superb finish. 

With a price of 16,501 Dollars though the price of this unique gun is just
as exclusive as the caliber!

 <http://www.pfeifer-waffen.at/cms/html/index.php>
http://www.pfeifer-waffen.at/cms/html/index.php

Click the picture to go to the Austrian Pfeifer custom gun website 

Measured by muzzle energy, it is the most powerful in the world. 

Cal.600 Nitro Magnum 

Every single part is made by hand and is matched individually for each
Zeliska revolver. 

The Zeliska revolver is unique and a masterpiece of the art of gunsmithing. 

Due to the weight of the gun, shooting the Zeliska is no problem for a
skilled marksman. 

There won't be any permanent damage inflicted to your wrist. 

The Zeliska is also available in cal .458 Win Mag, take into consideration
that the price for this ammunition is much lower than 600 Nitro Magnum. 

Technical Data 

 Calibre:     .600 Nitro Express or .458 Win Mag. 

 Muzzle velocity:   462 m/s, FMJ 900 grain 

 Muzzle energy:   6,230 joule's 

 Weight:      13.23 lbs 

 Capacity:     5 rounds 

 Barrel length:   13 inches 

 Overall length:   21.65 inches

 

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