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Chapuis Elan Artisan
Break action · .450/400 Nitro Express 3" · introduced 2022
Also known as Chapuis Elan Artisan Side-by-Side
About the Chapuis Elan Artisan
The Chapuis Elan Artisan is a French-made side-by-side break-action double rifle built for dangerous-game hunting. Chambered for classic African cartridges including .450/400 Nitro Express and .470 Nitro Express, it uses a coin-finished boxlock action with fully hand-engraved sideplates depicting acanthus leaves, geometric scrolls and African game animals. The Artisan grade is distinguished from the Classic by its higher 5A-grade figured walnut and hand engraving, and features automatic ejectors, double triggers, and express sights on regulated barrels.
Chapuis Armes of Saint-Bonnet-le-Chateau, France, joined the Beretta Holding group and introduced the Elan line as a modernized African double rifle. The Artisan grade revives the tradition of bespoke London-style big-bore doubles, each pair of barrels hand-regulated to place both shots together at close range on Cape buffalo and elephant.
Chapuis Elan Artisan specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Break action
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Double trigger
- Calibres
- .450/400 Nitro Express 3", .470 Nitro Express
- Magazine capacity
- 2 rounds
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 648 mm (25.5 in)
- Overall length
- 1092 mm (43.0 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 4.31 kg (9.50 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:16 in (406 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- coin
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 610 m/s (2001 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 4825 J (3559 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 100 m
History
- Introduced
- 2022
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- FR
Available calibres
Features
- Boxlock action
- Hand engraved sideplates
- Automatic ejectors
- Double trigger
- Express sights
- Pistol grip stock
- Regulated barrels
- Scope mount provisions
Safety
- Manual safety
- Automatic ejector intercept
The Artisan differs from the Classic Elan primarily in finish: hand-engraved sideplates and 5A-grade walnut versus the Classic's laser engraving and AAA-grade walnut. Barrels are regulated to converge at typical dangerous-game ranges. Length of pull approximately 15.3 in (389 mm).
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