Nuclear artillery is being used when elephant guns would do.

One farmer said he now slept with an elephant gun by his side.

Behind him, the big elephant gun roared again and another man dropped.

Sweetheart, you couldn't frighten me off with an elephant gun.

She looked at the big elephant gun lying there on the table, and almost wanted to laugh.

Her fingers worked nervously on the stock of the elephant gun.

"Not an elephant gun, but it'll give them pause to think," Morgan had said.

The elephant gun went off and that was the end of him.

Like most elephant guns the purpose was stopping power on large dangerous game at close quarters.

Right about now the inspector was probably wishing he had an elephant gun.