Largest rifle ever made
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Oh dear Lord! I think that would more along the lines of a small cannon!
LOL what the [censored] is the intended use for this weapon?
Originally Posted By: dparm
LOL what the [censored] is the intended use for this weapon?
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LOL what the [censored] is the intended use for this weapon?
Compensation!
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Even with the compensator, the "unprepared" could dislocate a shoulder when firing this one. I would like to have a dummy round just to display. I wonder how accurate it is and what was with the "chamber slowly"? Is this thing subject to slam fires?
While it wasn't quite the same caliber, I know a guy who made a rifle from an M-61 20mm barrel.
The 20mm would have more impact energy and velocity than this round...good for piercing armor...it would go through big game without slowing down.
Building experimental firearms can be risky, this guy lost his thumb in a breech bolt failure...and the docs sewed his big toe in its place...but that's another story....
The 20mm would have more impact energy and velocity than this round...good for piercing armor...it would go through big game without slowing down.
Building experimental firearms can be risky, this guy lost his thumb in a breech bolt failure...and the docs sewed his big toe in its place...but that's another story....
That's gotta hurt.
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: dparm
LOL what the [censored] is the intended use for this weapon?
Compensation!
G*D!! Why do people always pull this out? Stupidest thing ever said out loud.
It's an awesome piece of engineering and needs no purpose other than to simply BE.
Any gun. Any where. Any time.
Originally Posted By: dparm
LOL what the [censored] is the intended use for this weapon?
Compensation!
G*D!! Why do people always pull this out? Stupidest thing ever said out loud.
It's an awesome piece of engineering and needs no purpose other than to simply BE.
Any gun. Any where. Any time.
Originally Posted By: Mr_Incredible
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: dparm
LOL what the [censored] is the intended use for this weapon?
Compensation!
G*D!! Why do people always pull this out? Stupidest thing ever said out loud.
It's an awesome piece of engineering and needs no purpose other than to simply BE.
Any gun. Any where. Any time.
What's really stupid is people who don't get a joke or understand sarcasm!
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: dparm
LOL what the [censored] is the intended use for this weapon?
Compensation!
G*D!! Why do people always pull this out? Stupidest thing ever said out loud.
It's an awesome piece of engineering and needs no purpose other than to simply BE.
Any gun. Any where. Any time.
What's really stupid is people who don't get a joke or understand sarcasm!
Is thing is bigger than the 20mm rifle?...they built lots of 20mm rifles from sniper rifles to anti-tank... http://www.anzioironworks.com/20MM-TAKE-DOWN-RIFLE.htm
Originally Posted By: Blaze
Is thing is bigger than the 20mm rifle?...they built lots of 20mm rifles from sniper rifles to anti-tank... http://www.anzioironworks.com/20MM-TAKE-DOWN-RIFLE.htm
20 mm equals .8 inches, so the caliber is smaller. Don't know about the cartridge though. I'd imagine the muzzle energy is still superior for the 90 caliber rifle.
Is thing is bigger than the 20mm rifle?...they built lots of 20mm rifles from sniper rifles to anti-tank... http://www.anzioironworks.com/20MM-TAKE-DOWN-RIFLE.htm
20 mm equals .8 inches, so the caliber is smaller. Don't know about the cartridge though. I'd imagine the muzzle energy is still superior for the 90 caliber rifle.
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: Mr_Incredible
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: dparm
LOL what the [censored] is the intended use for this weapon?
Compensation!
G*D!! Why do people always pull this out? Stupidest thing ever said out loud.
It's an awesome piece of engineering and needs no purpose other than to simply BE.
Any gun. Any where. Any time.
What's really stupid is people who don't get a joke or understand sarcasm!
What's really, really stupid is expecting any sarcasm to be felt in a one word response with no setup or explanation.
Originally Posted By: Mr_Incredible
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: dparm
LOL what the [censored] is the intended use for this weapon?
Compensation!
G*D!! Why do people always pull this out? Stupidest thing ever said out loud.
It's an awesome piece of engineering and needs no purpose other than to simply BE.
Any gun. Any where. Any time.
What's really stupid is people who don't get a joke or understand sarcasm!
What's really, really stupid is expecting any sarcasm to be felt in a one word response with no setup or explanation.
Originally Posted By: Mr_Incredible
What's really, really stupid is expecting any sarcasm to be felt in a one word response with no setup or explanation.
You're right; it is stupid when you need an explanation.
What's really, really stupid is expecting any sarcasm to be felt in a one word response with no setup or explanation.
You're right; it is stupid when you need an explanation.
This should have been classified as a man-portable (?) weapon. Naval guns are classified as "rifles" because they ARE rifled! The largest "rifles" ever installed were the 18.1" rifles on the IJN Yamato and Musashi. At the US Army Ordnance School, there is a 36" mortar built for WWII. It was never fielded.
I haven't noted attacks by T.Rex lately, and I feel that a 20mm round would make mincemeat of one; at 1000m!! As an engineering exercise, it's interesting. As a weapon, it's as useful at a dragster is for transportation.
I haven't noted attacks by T.Rex lately, and I feel that a 20mm round would make mincemeat of one; at 1000m!! As an engineering exercise, it's interesting. As a weapon, it's as useful at a dragster is for transportation.
years ago they used to offer Lahti 39 20mm rifles with ammo for $199.99...I believe the ad I saw was from a comic book.
You'll note this rifle has a muzzle brake....depending on the efficiency of the brakeand considering the weight of the rifle, recoil may not be that bad.
If not mistaken, I believe the largest "rifles" by definition were installed on WWII Battleships
You'll note this rifle has a muzzle brake....depending on the efficiency of the brakeand considering the weight of the rifle, recoil may not be that bad.
If not mistaken, I believe the largest "rifles" by definition were installed on WWII Battleships
I believe the largest bore shoulder fired rifles were the old elephant guns, the [censored] grandfather of today's 12 gauge slug gun. They were produced in calibers as larges as 2 bore, 1.32" 1/2 pound round balls. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_bore 4 bore was a lot more common 1/4 lb ~1" ball. This was before smokeless nitrocellulose powder, black powder doesn't burn very fast, so upping velocity was impossible, the only way to increase power was to make the projectile heavier.
If you want to go by muzzle energy, various anti tank rifles are probably the "biggest" shoulder fired rifles.
If you want to go by muzzle energy, various anti tank rifles are probably the "biggest" shoulder fired rifles.
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