I like large caliber guns but I don't think I want this one.

Stinsok · #1 09-20-2009, 05:42 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnk5pl6VPoM&feature=fvw

I had a .340 Weatherby that I thought was badass...

Tama · #2 09-20-2009, 05:53 PM

He should have held on tighter. I think he wasnt ready for the kick at all.

My Dad had a 454 casull revolver.
We went to the range and he told me to watch out cause it kicks like a mule.

He wasn't kidding. It went straight up when I fired it.

This ol girl hung on like your supposed to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APv0U_XaK_E

Honk'n_down-low · #3 09-20-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Tama

He should have held on tighter. I think he wasnt ready for the kick at all.

My Dad had a 454 casull revolver.
We went to the range and he told me to watch out cause it kicks like a mule.

He wasn't kidding. It went straight up when I fired it.

This ol girl hung on like your supposed to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APv0U_XaK_E

Arousing

7StringBassist · #4 09-20-2009, 06:05 PM

i like when I hold a 9mm with a gangsta grip, crappy aim and accuracy but you get +10000 cool points

gold_member_321 · #5 09-20-2009, 06:17 PM

That last guy is all like " I got thiisss"

Tama · #6 09-20-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Honk'n_down-low

Arousing

LOL

Otter · #7 09-20-2009, 06:23 PM

My shoulder hurts just watching this!

Thunderscreech · #8 09-20-2009, 07:00 PM

I'm going to go have a gunsmith make me a blunderbuss with a 2" wide barrel. a "dragon" if you will.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blunderbuss

so then I will have the largest barrel of them all.

but that's pretty awesome.

Also: .700 Mega Mangnum, anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D41NYBHkb9M

IconBasser · #9 09-20-2009, 08:07 PM

wow. 1 and only one guy managed to keep his balance.

this was a related video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_XX2lIT1tQ&NR=1

very well made spoof if I may say so, monty python-esque at the end with the arm on the ground.

Balog · #10 09-20-2009, 08:09 PM

That's a pretty old video. Who ever set those people up is a douche, they obviously A. don't understand it's a very very powerful cartridge (.577 Tyrannosaur iirc) in what looks to be an underweight rifle (can't tell if it has proper mercury recoil suppression units in the stock) B. and obviously have no idea how to properly fire a rifle. One guy holds it several inches in front of his shoulder for heavens sake. There are a handful of people in the world who can handle the level of recoil generated by the bigger elephant rifles (especially the modern higher pressure variations) and tricking newbs into trying it so they get hurt is very much not cool.

ADbassman · #11 09-20-2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunderscreech

I'm going to go have a gunsmith make me a blunderbuss with a 2" wide barrel. a "dragon" if you will.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blunderbuss

so then I will have the largest barrel of them all.

but that's pretty awesome.

That's debatable.

superfunk47 · #12 09-20-2009, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Balog

That's a pretty old video. Who ever set those people up is a douche, they obviously A. don't understand it's a very very powerful cartridge (.577 Tyrannosaur iirc) in what looks to be an underweight rifle (can't tell if it has proper mercury recoil suppression units in the stock) B. and obviously have no idea how to properly fire a rifle. One guy holds it several inches in front of his shoulder for heavens sake. There are a handful of people in the world who can handle the level of recoil generated by the bigger elephant rifles (especially the modern higher pressure variations) and tricking newbs into trying it so they get hurt is very much not cool.

Not to mention dangerous. I prepare noobs as best I can when I take them shooting the first time. My goal is always to get a "Whoa! That wasn't bad at all!" rather than a "Holy crap! I didn't know it was that bad...No more for me..."

Some people get their kicks in pretty stupid ways

Tama · #13 09-20-2009, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Balog

One guy holds it several inches in front of his shoulder for heavens sake.

Yeah, how would you like that monster rifle getting a running start at your shoulder?....OUCH !!!

I even use a pad with my Mosin Nagant...and it's not near as big a rifle. After about 12 rounds with the steel buttstock end beating on your shoulder, you're ready for a break.

Dave

superfunk47 · #14 09-20-2009, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Tama

Yeah, how would you like that monster rifle getting a running start at your shoulder?....OUCH !!!

I even use a pad with my Mosin Nagant...and it's not near as big a rifle. After about 12 rounds with the steel buttstock end beating on your shoulder, you're ready for a break.

Dave

Yeah, but that's the point of owning a Nagant. That 7.62x54 is just a satisfying round to shoot

Plus, it's less of a punch and more of a shove. Doesn't hurt as much as, say, a .30-06, IMO.

Balog · #15 09-20-2009, 11:56 PM

I actually enjoy my 91/30, but the K31 just kills me. And neither holds a candle to a lightweight shotgun chucking a 1 oz slu @ 1600 fps. Ouchies.

Also, I always like Kates' summary... "In these other passages Freud associates retarded sexual and emotional development not with gun ownership, but with fear and loathing of weapons."

Jim Nazium · #16 09-21-2009, 08:41 AM

I wonder how that compares to those .50 cal army sniper rifles?

Thunderscreech · #17 09-21-2009, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ADbassman

That's debatable.

Can i get that in pistol form?

Balog · #18 09-21-2009, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Nazium

I wonder how that compares to those .50 cal army sniper rifles?

First, that is an inaccurate description. Rifles chambered in .50 BMG (and a host of similar or derivative rounds) are neither solely "sniper" rifles nor used only by the armed forces.

That being said, the recoil impetus is far far different. Partly because .50's are not intended to be fired from the off hand position, and as such are generally somewhere in the vicinity of 30 lbs or more. The perception is more of a stout shove against the shoulder, where as the lighter rifles feel more like getting punched.

MJ5150 · #19 09-21-2009, 10:26 AM

I don't own any guns, and I'm really not sure what I would do with this one....but I totally want one.

-Mike

K-Funk · #20 09-21-2009, 10:37 AM

My dad is a gunsmith, so I've tried out a few different rifles. When I got the opportunity to fire a .50BMG rifle (the giant military bolt-action rifle), the recoil wasn't bad at all due to the construction of the butt. The most painful thing I've fired was a .460 Weatherby Magnum. It bruised up my shoulder pretty well, and I know how to shoot. Come to think of it, it did a number on my dad's shoulder as well. With big revolvers, you just need to be ready for it. Stuff like the .44 Magnum, .454 Casull, and .500 S&W are jumpy, but certainly controllable. Not to mention the revolvers that fire them tend to be massively heavy.

The most powerful thing I own is a No.1 Mk.III* SMLE in .303 British