JD Jones built a lot of big crazy stuff over the years, but this thing just puts a big ass grin on my face every time I fire it.

Tony Rumore
Tromix

Better you them me.

I decided for handguns a 300gr bullet or so at 1500fps is all I care to enjoy.

Tony: Have a video? I would love to see it fired. Congratulations on owning it.

I don't have a video shooting it, but it's really less spectacular than you would expect. It makes one hell of a roar, but muzzle rise is pretty much nothing. It just comes straight back. Surprisingly, it doesn't hurt my hand at all like a Smith 500 with heavy bullets. Those guns make your hand feel like it was hit with a baseball bat.

Tony

I knew a guy who was friends with Jones that had one of those. I never got to shoot it.

No. Thank you. Very much.

Chambered in the good ole T/C Encore.

Tony, ever run it over a chronograph? Curious as to the load and velocities.

I would venture to say that it is downloaded a bit from your typical 470 .

I only shoot full power maximum loads taken from the Hornady manual with 500gr DGX bullets. Why have a 470 pistol if you're just going to down load it?

The barrel is 13.5" long. I'll chrono it shortly and post the numbers.

Tony Rumore
Tromix

What does it weigh?

Look forward to seeing those numbers, Tony.

Looks like they're making a revolver for it too.

Smokin Joe is that actually a real picture and if so what's holding that monster?

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Originally posted by rolank:
Smokin Joe is that actually a real picture and if so what's holding that monster?

It is a real picture and it happens to be the worlds largest handgun.
here is a video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16SIvVKtuks

David Viers made a single shot custom pistol for the Snipetac .375 which was based on a Gibbs .505 case. He offered one to me. Very accurate. I have one as a hunting rifle and taken many US animals with it.