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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