I REALLY feel the need to witness one of these being shot. So who has one and how far do I need to drive. ![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
One pound per load????So what kind of powder charge are we talking about here?
That hurts just thinking about it. I'm in...Might as well try a buckshot load of 50cal round balls. Just for sh** and giggles.
Reddogge as I recall the Boyes anti tank rifle was only 54 cal. with explosive rounds, one I had in younger days did kick hard off-hand but recoil was ok off the bipod. Boyes rounds made junk cars dance in old abandoned gravel pits when I was a child.Reminds me of the WW2 BOYS anti-tank rifle.
I'd hate to meet up with one of those squirrels. But I'd call him Sir!squirrel rifle?
Stoeger arms flintlock elephant gun .90 caliberDidn't someone post a Brontosaurus killer on here a while back. If I recal it was a rifled barrel with a bore close to 1 inch. like .950" or something like that. I think the fella said the charge was like 200 grains. Aww, heck lets just call up Hern and get us a Mountain howitzer barrel and fit it to a stock.![]()
This rifle is a version of a Thomas Simpson rifle which was a real made in Kentucky rifle. Not Pennsylvania. You can read more about the KY rifles in Mel Hankla's book.
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Not a ML but my 50 BMG target loads uses 230 grs of powder behind a 750 gr bullet at about 2800fpsDidn't someone post a Brontosaurus killer on here a while back. If I recal it was a rifled barrel with a bore close to 1 inch. like .950" or something like that. I think the fella said the charge was like 200 grains. Aww, heck lets just call up Hern and get us a Mountain howitzer barrel and fit it to a stock.![]()
I've been looking at a 4 bore on GunBroker for a while now. Way too pricy for me but would love to give it a shot... But if I spend that much it is usually for something I can drive home.Many Wussies here it seems. Black powder big bore are not that bad.
Standard loads of over 200 grains are normal in ML bench guns they boom but do not kick you to death.
Get into cartridge guns there is a big difference do to the newer sealed up actions. We do not discuss them here
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