2007-02-11 09:34:26 · 20 answers · asked by tmack2384 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Around the turn of the last century (1900), the 303 British was pretty much the standard in Africa, mainly due to British presence in the Afghanistan and Indian theatres.
The 303 British killed everything there was to kill in Africa. It may not have done it well or humanely, but it has killed everything, including elephants.
Looking in my Speer reloading manual, with a 180 gr. bullet, the 303 British is capable of velocities between about 1500 FPS to around 2450 FPS.
Looking at my box of sabot shotgun slugs, a 2 3/4 inch Winchester Supreme with a 385 gr. Partition bullet advertises muzzle velocities of about 1900 FPS.
A 12 ga. sabot slug is capable of pushing a larger caliber bullet that is designed for controlled expansion, is almost twice as heavy, and at roughly the same velocity as a 303 British. If you go with the same brand of slug in a 3 inch shell, I think you will get 2000 FPS.
A 12 gauge with a good sbot round is capable of performance a little under the 458 Win. Mag.. With a high powered sabot slug with a projectile designed for controlled expansion, you could probably take down an elephant.
Personally, I wouldn't want to try it. An elephant is a huge animal and shotguns are not known for their accuracy. If you mess up and wound an elephant, you could be in a world of hurt real quick.
Thinking of trying to use buckshot or birdshot? Make sure you got your will filled out first...
2007-02-11 14:34:35 · answer #1 · answered by Slider728 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes, seen it on Faces of Death 4 with a circus elephant, it took two people with shotguns to take it down, they unloaded over 14 shots into the elephant.
2007-02-11 12:42:43 · answer #2 · answered by david 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, a 12 gauge shotgun slug or two can definitely bring down an elephant.
2007-02-11 12:56:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Probably but it wouldn't be my first, second or even third choice. First, why would you want to kill an elephant? If you have to, then use a proper elephant caliber. If you have to kill an elephant because it is rogue, then you want to kill him outright so it doesn't kill you first. Something along the order of a .500 to .600 Nitro Express double-rifle would better your odds of surviving. At least use a good Mauser action in at least .458 Winchester Magnum.
Good luck.
H
2007-02-11 11:53:13 · answer #4 · answered by H 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the round they load in a shot gun could, there a re three different types of rounds you can load in a shotgun. the one with the little pellets inside, those are the standard ones. but the one that could kill an elephant would be a slug. just like a bullet slug but since the shot gun has a large barrel the slug is larger as well as the powder load in the shell.
2007-02-11 09:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by David M 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Short answer: No.
The slug is too slow to properly penetrate the thick hide or heavy bone.
Old time elephant guns were often double barreled but fired such rounds like the 500 and 600 Nitro Express. Far more powerful than the shotgun slug.
2007-02-11 10:34:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
not likely. those who hunt elephants use high power rifles that can penetrate. These guns use extra powder in the shell to increase the bullet speed. You could possibly put a lead slug in the shotgun but it would not have the penetrating power to go deep into the elephant's vitals.
2016-05-23 22:31:13 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the 1800's and early 1900's elephant hunters sometimes used 2-4 gauge shotguns for elephant and other large game. These guns were called "punt guns" because they were often mounted to punts (boats) and used to take out entire flocks of waterfowl.
2007-02-11 10:10:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Not recommended. Double barrel shotguns just look like elephant guns. Fancy double rifles can cost from $25,000.00 to near $100,000.00 for special order engraved and inlaid works of art. Embellished with gold, platinum, silver, and other precious metals inlaid, beautiful hand carved wood and superb craftsmanship. They shoot extreme ammunition; extremely powerful, extremely expensive compared to most common ammo. Most people never see this type of cartridges or the guns that shoot them. They're for the very rich. It must really be nice to afford to collect such elaborate and expensive weapons, but people do collect them.
2007-02-11 13:37:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It depends on the guage, ammo, range, and where you hit the elephant, but if you have all those things right, then you could propbaly kill the elephant
2007-02-15 05:10:13 · answer #10 · answered by calvin 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋