Here's a new one that will Set You Back!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xohy9gWz7kk

still not as big as the 2 bore muzzel loaders but impressive still

Far, far more powerful, however...

Respects,

Phill

I fired that gun back in 1997. It's not new.

George

Holy smokes!!! I thought my 450 Ultra Magnum beat me up a little.

I'm pretty sure that's gonna leave a mark. But definitely not on MY puppy ass.

I hadn't seen that video before, good find!

Thats the most impractical gimick that i've seen in a long time! I'll take a good old 30/06 ANYDAY.

It wasn't designed to be practical.

The fellow who commissioned it (and a .750JDJ) wanted something larger than anything available at that time. So JD built them.

George

Just buy a Lathi and enjoy!-Rob

That baby has some kick to it for a 50 lb gun. Back in 94 J. D. said they only mad 3 or four actions and would not make him anymore. The action cost about 9,000 back then. Steve moving that 24oo grain bullet at 2100 to 2200 ft/sec is not as big as the 2 bore, but moving a lt faster. I was told that of the next 2 made, one weighed 86 lbs and the third one weighed 110 lbs. I would love to have one if J.D. would drum up about a dozen shells for it. That would fit in my collection quite nicely. I too had not seen the video of it being shot. COOL!!

The biggest?? They cut case off so power limited.
Colin's break action 2bore can outdo that, for energy.
The 2bore we are doing will do that weight(2400gr) of bullet
at 2800+ in falling block. The 4bore has more energy if
you want, due to same base case left full length.Ed

I like bog bores as much as the next guy, but on this ...

I'll pass ...

quote:

The biggest?? They cut case off so power limited.
Colin's break action 2bore can outdo that, for energy.
The 2bore we are doing will do that weight(2400gr) of bullet
at 2800+ in falling block. The 4bore has more energy if
you want, due to same base case left full length.Ed

This is what I love about AR...!

Home of the true big bore shooters...

They are talking about over 20,000 fp energy with this puppy!!

I don't think the 2 bore or 4 bore pack that kind of energy?? What do they create at the muzzle??

I recall a conversation with old Fred Wells in his shop one winter, actually Christmas day a number of years ago...he was talking about the 510 Wells at that time....he had clients "Texas Heart Shoot" elephants with the 510 Wells and BRAIN them with the bullet exiting the front of the head!! He had pictures!!

Now I wonder what this one could do....!!

4bore does 1500gr at 2700-- 24,000 ft lbs
and will do more when put in stronger stock,
and get Hogan to shoot it.And 2bore will do
same or more with 2400gr.

If you cut cases off so that powder column is
less than 1.75 inches long, they can't
outdo bigger 5" long case.

There are some who have loaded up Ken Owen's
double 4bores, a 1" bore case full 4" long,
to almost 20,000 ft lbs.Same exact case size
as our 4bore in falling block.Now the falling block
can do much more than break action.
We have some of those same cases
he had made and the cases we
made from 20mm brass.Ed

HOLY SMOKE,,,no wonder those 4 and 2 bores rock your socks!! I had no idea....!!!!!

How much does your 4Bore falling block weigh in at??

Do you have a website or pix you can post of that rifle??

I have been following the development of Clayton Nelson's custom falling block rifles...but don't think owners fire them much...mostly a collectors treasure.

quote:

Originally posted by GeorgeS:
I fired that gun back in 1997. It's not new.

George

The Vid says only 12 people have ever fired it... its like being an astronaut who walked on the moon..... and at least 5 of the 12 were in that vid......

I fired a specimen in 1997, not necessarily the rifle in the video.

The one I fired had a black stock and a different brake.

George

ooops misunderstood your post....

George did you get to keep a case,
everyone talks about them but no
one posts pictures of case very much.

4bore is 28 lbs.Thumbhole stock.
Pictures on the 12ga From Hell thread.Ed

No, I didn't think to ask for a case.

George

I'm suprised some "dufuss" hasn't cut off the buttstock, shortened the bbl, put the whole thing on a tri-pod and claimed he's "Handgun Hunting".
J.D. can create about anything you can dream up...!!!

quote:

Originally posted by GeorgeS:
I fired a specimen in 1997, not necessarily the rifle in the video.

The one I fired had a black stock and a different brake.

George

Glad to see you survived it!