Biggest rifle i have ever seen!

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12 April 2002, 16:42

Rock8296

Biggest rifle i have ever seen!

Here is a picture of the biggest rifle i have ever seen! it is supposedly used to fire high velocity 50 BMG rounds with very little kick!

12 April 2002, 17:27

<coon>

I think the gunbearer just quit...

coon

12 April 2002, 18:30

LongDistanceOperator

I've seen that pic before. It's allegedly a 20mm Vulcan.

12 April 2002, 22:40

Nickudu

Nah ... that's 500Grains' plainsgame rig.

13 April 2002, 00:24

Kentucky Nimrod

How come the amish guy isn't wearing a hat?

13 April 2002, 03:20

Mule Skinner

You guys are crazy. That is the new Marlin in .17 Magnum Rimfire! :-)

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13 April 2002, 03:52

Canuck

In the words of Homer Simpson..."Yeah, I guess that's kinda big."

Canuck

13 April 2002, 04:10

Need Just 1 More Gun

If you buy one of these, does it include a tracked vehicle and a turret?

13 April 2002, 09:30

<BMG>

It was called 'The Warlock' and fired a .510" BMG bullet from a necked down 20mm Vulcan round and had a velocity of 3900fps or so. The army originally wanted to test the effects of a hit from 'regular' BMG round fired from two planes going head to head (thus the 1000fps increase needed). The barrels would show EXTREMELY heavy erosion after 100 or so rounds.

Other people have made them also. If I remember correctly, a guy named Skip Talbot (who holds the current .50BMG world records in both light 4" & heavy gun 2.6" at 1000yds with 5 shots) made one, but since the barrel would wear out so quickly, it couldn't hold a competative edge for even one match. They were built on McMillan's 'Fat Mac' action which is no longer in production.

15 April 2002, 01:08

Karl

Bmg,
Any estimates of the weight of that thing?

Karl.

15 April 2002, 08:11

<Mats>

15 April 2002, 09:09

Stryker225

I bet the guy in the picture is a midget or something

15 April 2002, 12:47

sonofagun

quote:
Originally posted by Karl:
Bmg,
Any estimates of the weight of that thing?
Karl.

Loaded or unloaded?

16 April 2002, 01:43

416SW

Sure looks like a rifle but when does a rifle become an artillery piece?

16 April 2002, 06:08

<BMG>

http://www.biggerhammer.net/barrett/wwwboard/barrettarchive.cgi?read=24406

Here is the info I have on it. I only read a quick blurb on it over a year ago and was going from memory. They don't show the weight, but I'm guessing 100# or so.