.950 Caliber Rifle

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[jsh3180]

According to this video, it's the largest rifle made.

[JRandomFreeper]

Weren't there some scandinavian 20mm shoulder fired rifles?

/johnny

[556x45]

Thats right there were!! I think tho they were deployed w/ a ‘crew’ of 2 men. The things are heavy not to mention the ammo. Ive never fired on but did get to handle it. Was all boxed w/ its fitments and what not.

[cripplecreek]

Its cool but I think I like the 700 WTF rifle better. It might actually be useful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFYXTH7Gdhk&feature=player_embedded

I think the music really sets the tone.

[Thane_Banquo]

2400 grain bullet! That isn’t so much a rifle as it is field artillery.

[mosaicwolf]

They were the Lahti made in Finland. Fired the 20mm round. They were originally designed as an anti tank rifle but did not meet expectations for obvious reasons.

[vikingd00d]

I see little point to this. If someone’s going to build a .950 cal, why not go the extra distance and build a 1.000 cal.

[The Great RJ]

It reminds me of a riverboat "punt gun" I saw in a local museum. I believe that had a 2" bore and was of course a muzzle loader. It was apparently used in commercial duck hunting at the end of the 19th century and could obliterate scores of ducks in a single shot.

I am not sure what purpose this .95 caliber rifle might be used other than for hunting unbelievers.

[wideawake]

Lahti L-39

[crosshairs]

I see little point to this. If someone’s going to build a .950 cal, why not go the extra distance and build a 1.000 cal.

If it were me, I'd go 1.001 cal.

[Thane_Banquo]

1,132 gr bullet. Getting hit with that would really put a damper on your day.

[org.whodat]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCcQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DL1ejpcGbrWE&ei=KCssT7O4MKnI2AXhv4n5Dg&usg=AFQjCNFDGRPG_UXVBT_MLyI8nYEGGkuA0A

[Berlin_Freeper]

280 mm Canon Fires Nuclear Weapon

[cripplecreek]

1,132 gr bullet. Getting hit with that would really put a damper on your day.

That's called stopping power. Kinda like throwing a steel mill at them at a couple thousand fps.

[treetopsandroofs]

“Whatever it takes.”

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That would be one more, now wouldn’t it? The Spinal Tap approach to arms crafting.

[JRandomFreeper]

That's only 4mm diff between 20mm and .950. So I'm thinking, based on how well the 20mm shoulder fired did, the 24.x mm would probably be just a little bit worse.

/johnny

[cripplecreek]

This one goes to 11.

[crosshairs]

“Whatever it takes.”

Put er in mah gun cabinet next to mah 12.5 ga. shotgun.

[wardaddy]

October Country made a 4 bore

A 4 bore is about a 1.00 caliber ....1400 grain ball...

but these are/were muzzle loaders and very costly...

Tropical hunting rifles...

Hughes...Robert, not Howard made a 4 bore as well with 1800 grain bullets

a 4 bore is a monster...dwarfs a 600 or 700 Nitro...I cannot imagine

and some of these are cartridge puppies

these guns typically cost as much as a fancy Clayton Double Wide and up....way way up...if it looks British or Austrian or German...fuggedaboutit