But I've never known a man your size who could handle the six-nought-nought. It knocks him over.
7 seconds sound clip from the X Minus 1 - A Gun for Dinosaur by L. Sprague de Camp classic radio drama series.
You can hear this line at 00:03:19 in the radio play.
Quote context
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- Now, look here, old boy, what did you think you were gonna shoot those dinosaur with?
- Well, look over here in this case. That's my own gun, a Continental six hundred.
- Well, now, I've handled guns.
- Look, I've been guiding hunting parties for over twenty years.
- But I've never known a man your size who could handle the six-nought-nought. It knocks him over.
- But people have killed elephant with lighter guns, even a three-seventy-five.
- Ah, yes, but consider. An elephant weighs... Well, let's say, from four to six tons.
- You're planning to shoot reptiles weighing two to three times as much as an elephant.
- No, I'll tell you, I won't take anybody hunting dinosaur who can't handle a six-nought-nought.
- Look, let's pour another drink and I'll tell you why.
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