章 38: The Amusement

The bidding got higher and higher until the BFR was sold for twenty million USD.

'For just a pistol, a person spent twenty million?' she thought.

"Next item," said the emcee. The auction continued until it was already at the fifth item.

"Next is the 480 Ruger. It fires a 0.475-caliber bullet, and when it was introduced in 2003, it was the largest caliber production revolver cartridge available. Considering it only generates 48,000 psi, with a power factor of 492, it is very efficient. The 1310-foot pounds of energy it will develop with a 410-grain bullet at 1200 fps is about 10 percent more than a .44 Magnum, and you can expect an even higher percentage of recoil to come with it—especially when fired from a 2.5-inch barreled Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan.

"However, from the standpoint of recoil and power, it is an extremely well-balanced revolver cartridge for hunting the biggest big game. And there's only one left in the world—"