elephant gun
Big-game firearm
An elephant gun is a large-caliber rifle designed for hunting elephants and other dangerous big game.
The term covers various heavy firearms capable of stopping massive animals at close range.
Figuratively, elephant gun describes any tool or approach that's dramatically overpowered for a task: They brought an elephant gun to a knife fight.
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
- double-barrelTwo-chambered gun design
- bolt-actionManual rifle mechanism
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
ballistics · trigger · barrel · stock · scope · sights · recoil · magazine
Wildlife observation journey
- trophyAward for winning
- huntingPursuing wild game
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- ivoryTusk-derived material
tusk · rhinoceros · buffalo · lion · leopard · pachyderm · savannah · tracker
Public exhibit space
- collectorOne who gathers items
- vintageQuality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- restorationReturning something to condition
artifact · relic · engraving · auction · patina · historical · memorabilia · preservation
rifle
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
- double-barrelTwo-chambered gun design
- bolt-actionManual rifle mechanism
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
cartridge · ballistics · trigger · barrel · stock · scope · sights · recoil · magazine · shooting
safari
Wildlife observation journey
ivory · tusk · rhinoceros · buffalo · lion · leopard · pachyderm · savannah · tracker · expedition
museum
Public exhibit space
restoration · artifact · relic · engraving · auction · patina · historical · memorabilia · preservation · Victorian
magnum
1.5-liter wine vessel
velocity · penetration · knockdown · firepower · stopping power · shell · brass · solid
- Rifleshunting rifle, M16, lever action, AK-47, M4
- Victorian weaponsrifle, musket, revolver, pistol, bayonet
- Multi-Barrel Gunspepperbox, drilling, double rifle, sawed-off shotgun, Gatling gun
- Single-Shot Riflestrapdoor, break action
elephant gunBB gun
Pneumatic pellet shooter
pellet gun · air rifle · pea shooter · derringer · cap gun
elephant, elephants, elephantine, guns, gunned, gunning, gunner, gunners, gunnery