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Chapuis Elan Classic
Break action · .470 Nitro Express · introduced 2022
Also known as Chapuis Elan Side-by-Side Double Rifle
About the Chapuis Elan Classic
The Chapuis Elan Classic is a side-by-side break-action double rifle built by the French maker Chapuis Armes for dangerous-game hunting. Chambered in the classic African cartridges .470 Nitro Express and .450/.400 Nitro Express 3-inch, it uses a coin-finished boxlock action with double triggers, automatic ejectors and a manual safety. The rifle wears AAA-grade satin Circassian walnut with a pistol-grip stock, laser-engraved scroll-and-game receiver, and express sights (one standing, three folding) over a receiver machined to accept Recknagel scope bases.
Chapuis Armes was founded in 1927 in the French gunmaking town of Saint-Bonnet-le-Chateau and became part of Beretta Holding in 2019, after which the Elan line was introduced to bring a modern French-built African double rifle to the North American market.
Chapuis Elan Classic specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Break action
- Firing mechanism
- Internal hammer
- Trigger
- Double trigger
- Calibres
- .470 Nitro Express, .450/.400 Nitro Express 3-inch
- Magazine capacity
- 2 rounds
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 610 mm (24.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1041 mm (41.0 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 4.67 kg (10.30 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)
- 640 m/s (2100 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 6636 J (4894 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 100 m
History
- Introduced
- 2022
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- FR
- Designer
- Chapuis Armes
Available calibres
Features
- Boxlock action
- Automatic ejectors
- Double trigger
- Express sights
- Laser engraved receiver
- Recknagel scope bases
- Pistol grip stock
Safety
- Manual safety
The .470 NE model (#16702) weighs about 10.3 lb with a 24-inch barrel and 41-inch overall length; the .450/.400 NE model (#16701) is lighter at about 9.5 lb with a 25.5-inch barrel. Length of pull is 15.3 inches. Sold in North America through Chapuis USA (part of the Beretta Holding group).
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