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Now this here is what I call a handgun!
They should just put a stock on this thing.... or else mount it on wheels.
At 13 lbs. it might pull your pants down a little if you hang if off your belt.
Pfeifer-Zeliska .600 Nitro Express Magnum
The world's most powerful pistol is the Austrian Pfeifer-Zeliska .600 Nitro Express Magnum.
It is chambered to fire the British developed .60 caliber rifle bullet originally made by Holland and Holland .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 and they will make one for you.
Priced at 13,840 Euros'. 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 world's second 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!
This is not a joke. This gun really exists.
It's the absolute ultimate Magnum revolver and one that Smith & Wesson would rather you didn't know about as their market researcher would need medication !
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 the scale of firing the .50 Magnum.
The .600 Nitro Express bullet was originally developed in 1899 for the big game hunters who went to Africa with the intention of killing Elephants.
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 at http://www.kynochusa.com/ ($180 box of five).
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 case is 3 inches long and the cartridge overall length is 3.7 inches.
The bullet is actually .620 inches in diameter, and is typically 900gr, or just over 2 oz, in weight.
For comparison an M-16 bullet weighs 1/4 oz.
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