The perfect home defense weapon.

/for those times you are attacked by a home.

Not impressed.

/punt guns are sexier

Meh, I've bump-fired bigger. Dual wielding too.

for the busy hunter who absolutely doesn't have time to dress their harvest.

The Emperor protects!

At last, I've seen a prototype boltgun. All we need now is explosive ammo.

Heh, anyone else think the shells look like their penis?

vossiewulf: Have to wonder why someone who go to the length and expense of designing and building that thing without making the barrel float with a long recoil spring. So, you know, shooting it isn't like have a roid-raged McGwire unloading on your shoulder with a bat.

Because they can.

Quick question for the benefit of those of us that are not very gun-smart: could you actually hit something with that gun or would the recoil throw you off?

Bathia_Mapes: Seth'n'Spectrum: Quick question for the benefit of those of us that are not very gun-smart: could you actually hit something with that gun or would the recoil throw you off?

I wondered that myself, They didn't show any targets so it's kind of difficult to judge how accurate this weapon was, especially with the amount of recoil.

I thought the video was pretty lousy precisely because they did not show us the targets.

What does a shell like this do? How far does it go?

We got a bunch of shots of recoil.

That thing should have a hydraulic recoil suppressor. Mount it on a tank and belt feed it and it might be useful.

rev. dave: That thing should have a hydraulic recoil suppressor. Mount it on a tank and belt feed it and it might be useful.

After they described how powerful it was, I was surprised they shot it like they did and didn't have it locked down on some stand.

But again, I assume it's a worthless device, completely inaccurate and ineffective expensive piece of shiat because they never showed us the results of shooting something with it.

I suspect the bullet landed a mile away in someone's backyard missing their backstop entirely.

Ed Finnerty: RoyBatty: I thought the video was pretty lousy precisely because they did not show us the targets.

What does a shell like this do? How far does it go?

We got a bunch of shots of recoil.

Came here to say exactly that. I wanted to see the damage that came out of the other end of that thing, not some pudgy guy talking about the recoil.

yeah, i mean they might as well be shooting blanks

Smeggy Smurf: [www.neatorama.com image 500x413]

Not impressed.

/punt guns are sexier

That is such a cool picture. I almost thought that it was some sort of hipster retro-recreation, but I don't think hipsters could ever do anything that cool.

The video is incomplete. I want to see their naked shoulders 24 and 48 hours later. Sounds gay, and it might be, but still.

farking rednecks and their guns.

they could have at least shown the damage the target took

.950 caliber is 25mm.

I imagine a tungsten round would penetrate several feet of concrete.

John Buck 41: Headline made me think of boobs.

//anyone else?

I read it as "Tittieosaurus" and was quite disappointed.

I would like to see what a round out of that would do to a line of watermelons.

I imagine it's quite accurate.... on that first shot.

/The follow-up, on the other hand, should you miss...

RoyBatty: Heh, anyone else think the shells look like their penis?

Did you run into these guys at a highway rest stop?

How do you know what their penises look like for comparison?

2500fps seems like it would run out of energy pretty quick. .223/5.56 M16 bullet is about 3000fps+ or - and drops like a stone at 400 yards so probably close to that. Impact on target would be double of what a shotgun slug point blank I would imagine. Recoil over 200lbs is just silly and impractical. True definition of boomstick.

2500fps seems like it would run out of energy pretty quick. .223/5.56 M16 bullet is about 3000fps+ or - and drops like a stone at 400 yards


Absolutely not.
That slug weighs 2400 grains. It will maintain massive energy for great distances.

The reason a 5.56 runs out of steam so quickly is because it only weighs 55-62 grains. Light bullets are unable to maintain high velocity for great distances.

The best current long range ammo for 5.56 is 77 grain "DMR" rounds.
These are OK but pale in comparison to 7.62 175 grain "match" rounds. If both these rounds are fired from a 24" barrel you can expect 2950 fps from the 5.56 and abot 2600 fps from the 7.62. However,at 1000 meters the 5.56 will be WAY slowed down to about only 900 fps or so....the 7.62 is still going 1100 + fps.

Powder charges are different as well as case volume between all these rounds. I can't imagine this 2400 grain bullet that is this short to be very accurate or effective at typical long ranges of 800+ yards. Who knows but, a .50caliber bullet it is not...

Since each round is centerfire and larger than .50 don't each of them have to be registered with BATF as a destructive device? That in mind...wouldn't each round cost $240 dollars due to the DD stamp tax?

Looked it up and apparently they have a sporting use exemption -- anyone can buy one of these rounds. For what? I don't know.

I wonder if this thing has uses as a sniper rifle? You could kill someone from miles away and a center mass hit would explodify a body it would seem

Lizardking: I wonder if this thing has uses as a sniper rifle? You could kill someone from miles away and a center mass hit would explodify a body it would seem

Probably useful sniping Panzer IV's and Tiger II's .

Lahtis and Solothurns were around 20mm's but the round for this rifle looks a little short for that application.

has actually fired a larger center fire round.

From Wikipedia:
"Ballistics

The cartridge propels its 3,600 gr (230 g) bullet at approximately 2,200 ft/s (670 m/s). This yields a muzzle energy of 38,685 ft·lbf (52,450 J)[1] and a momentum of 154.1 Newton-seconds. This kinetic energy would allow the .950 JDJ to pass through several body-armored humans. It is comparable to the original tank rounds of World War I in terms of ballistic energy.

By comparison, the 5.56x45 cartridge, used in the M16 rifle, produces between 1,200-1,300 ft·lbf (1,600-1,800 J), while the .308 Winchester, a favorite for hunters and medium-range police/military sniping, produces between 2,000-3,000 ft·lbf (2,700-4,100 J) depending on the load used. The ballistics of the .950 JDJ is more similar to that of the 20mm autocannon round, which delivers approximately 39,500 ft·lbf (53,600 J). The muzzle energy of the .950 JDJ is comparable to the kinetic energy of a 2,800 lb (1,300 kg) automobile traveling at 20 mph (32 km/h).

In a 110 lb (50 kg) rifle, this will develop well over 200 ft·lbf (270 J) of free recoil energy if an efficient muzzle brake is not used. This is far beyond the shoulder-firing capacity of nearly all humans, even without considering the difficulty of shouldering such a heavy rifle. Shooting is usually heavy "lead sled" or similar shooting rest, and the rifle is not held to the shoulder because of the severe recoil and possible injury. The rifle scope has significant eye relief to avoid injuring the ocular orbit."

RoyBatty: rev. dave: That thing should have a hydraulic recoil suppressor. Mount it on a tank and belt feed it and it might be useful.

After they described how powerful it was, I was surprised they shot it like they did and didn't have it locked down on some stand.

But again, I assume it's a worthless device, completely inaccurate and ineffective expensive piece of shiat because they never showed us the results of shooting something with it.

I suspect the bullet landed a mile away in someone's backyard missing their backstop entirely.

Your lack of firearms knowledge is showing.........

I think the L11A5 might be the worlds largest center fire rifle at 120mm (472.44 Caliber). I know that there where 18in (1800 caliber) Naval guns in WWII, but none of them would be considered Centerfire. There are 5in (500 caliber) center fire Naval guns in use today, however the projectile is loaded separate from the charge so I am not sure you would call it a cartridge. But the 120mm L11 is a rifled gun firing a centerfire cartridge.

Love how noone in this thread is posting pictures of their guns like they do in every other gun related thread.


Feeling.... inadequate?
It's just the cold water, right?

Dumb design.

Lars The Canadian Viking: Feeling.... inadequate?
It's just the cold water, right?

a weapon like that is devastating to home invaders, If you can convince them to shoot it.

honestly, that was pretty dumb, even for rednecks