World's Biggest Revolver Fired Successfully (Polish Hog Leg Fires 5 oz. Bullets)

Business Insider ^ | March 1, 2013 | Geoffrey Ingersoll

[DogByte6RER]

World's Biggest Revolver Fired Successfully

So this is fun.

A guy in Poland built a gigantic revolver. Then he fired it.

RT reports that "It took Mr (Ryszard) Tobys around 2,500 hours to construct, since most of the parts had to be built by hand."

The revolver fires 5 oz. bullets and is supposedly certified by Guinness World Records. The Pentagon has not yet contacted Tobys for potential contracts.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-biggest-pistol-fired-2013-3#ixzz2MWWHiVe9

(FR Note: Link to the original story to access video of pistol being fired.)

[dfwgator]

"Śmiało, aby mój dzień".

[Have Ruck - Will Travel]

28mm would be 1.10 caliber or what we would call a 110 caliber if I did the math right. Think about that, a bullet over an inch in diameter. THAT’s gonna leave a mark.

[ClearCase_guy]

[central_va]

Hate to have to clean that thing.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Did you move the decimal a place?

[Chode]

first "Crew Served" hand gun...

[jespasinthru]

Now what was the point of building that stupid thing? What good is it? It probably weighs 30 times more than the average impromptu rocket launcher, and you have to manufacture the bullets one at a time over a period of weeks. Some people have way to much time on their hands, and not enough real enginuity to make it practical in the real world.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I’m thinking an even more effective and perhaps desirable load for this puppy would be 5 oz kielbasas.

[Misterioso]

Now, how do I pronounce it? ::)

[The_Sword_of_Groo]

be neat to see some ballistic info on that load

[dfwgator]

"Śmiało, aby mój dzień".

Shmawo, aby mooy jane.

[Smokin' Joe]

Now what was the point of building that stupid thing?

Why not? Why build a "Monster Truck"?

(Because you want to! That's why!)

What good is it?

Well, it got him in the Guinness Book of World Records...and international notoriety as well--without harming anyone. Nothing wrong with that.

[eartrumpet]

I would love to make one as well but instead a 4 foot long 1911.

First thing I thought of when I read that was the force of that 35 pound slide coming back when fired. But then I thought about trying to rack the slide to load the thing, with a stack of railcar springs for the recoil spring.

[Misterioso]

Dziękuję!

[dfwgator]

Nie ma za co.

[Right Wing Assault]

I hear he picked off a pigeon 7 miles away. Caught it right in the eye.

[DogByte6RER]

This has a tendency to make things appear larger than they really are

[Right Wing Assault]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=16SIvVKtuks

[Have Ruck - Will Travel]

Hmm, it’s a black powder pistol.

Oh well, I still want a bolt-action, 25mm, anti-material rifle. Now THAT would be fun. It might not be as big in diameter, but talk about “reach out and touch someone”. (WEG)

[Delta 21]

Beautifully insane replica charcoal burner !!

We all dream of having a bigger gun. This guy made his own.