Welcome to right this moment’s Picture of the Day! All dinosaurs feared the Tyrannosaurus Rex, however what was in that huge ol lizard’s nightmares? That query was answered by West Level teacher Col. Artwork Alphin. After retiring within the late Nineteen Nineties, he went in deep into designing his personal rifles and particularly his personal cartridges. His most acknowledged triumph got here on the request of international hunters searching for a looking cartridge that will carry down any wild recreation. The outcome was the firearm and accompanying rifle shared in our Picture of the Day. That is the A-Sq. .577 T-Rex, in any other case known as the .577 Tyrannosaurus. The .577 T-Rex is a thirteen-pound rifle firing 750-grain projectile able to delivering 10,000 foot kilos of power. A lot payload means it has to have some recoil, proper? The .577 T-Rex rifle will knock you in your however with its 170-foot-pound recoil. Now that may be a cannon worthy of killing dinosaurs!
“Customized constructed by A-Sq. on an Eddystone Mannequin 1914 sample army rifle receiver with a ramped beaded blade entrance and glued specific notch rear sights. The correct facet of the barrel is marked “A-Sq./Made in Glenrock, WY, U.S.A.” and “.577 TYRANNOSAUR” on the left. The barrel and receiver are drilled and tapped for scope bases with filler screws in place. The receiver ring nonetheless has the unique “ERA” marking over the serial quantity. Heavyweight pistol grip inventory with a contrasting forend cap, twin recoil bolts and a vented A-Sq. recoil pad. With a set of swivel fashion scope rings.”
Lot 408: A-Sq./Eddystone Mannequin 1914 Bolt Motion Rifle in .577 [Photograph found in Auction Catalog #72, Rock Island Auction Company]. (n.d.). Retrieved July 28, 2022, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/element/72/408/asquareeddystone-model-1914-bolt-action-rifle-in-577
