The .45-70 is an underpowered gun for weenies...

[AJMD429]

. . . . . .

AND SO IS THE ".50 BMG"...!!!!!

I found this post over on Single-Actions, about someone's Anzio-20. Pretty awesome.

I think it's in the same category for me as that '69 Mustang Mach One I always wanted - only if I win the lottery big-time. Still looks like FUN though.






http://singleactions.proboards.com/inde ... hread=5488

[Old Savage]

Puny, center up and shift, charge 9, 26 lb projectile, range 4700 yds.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=81+mm+mo ... 9,r:32,s:0

We used these to hold off wild horses at Peason Ridge in Louisiana.

http://www.eleven-bravo.co.uk/the-war/e ... ar-M29.php

[jfg_4]

No thanks... I'll take a nuclear recoiless rifle!

[Streetstar]

just the thing for barkin' squirrels

[Nath]

I wonder how many shots he gets out of a lb of Bulls eye?

N

[jnyork]

Will probably overpenetrate on prairie dogs.

[Rusty]

Yea but close is good enough.

[Old Savage]

Not a rifle - there is no barrel. And of course. But like the mortar - this is a smooth bore.

[O.S.O.K.]

So, I guess you can get a stamp for that? Anything over 50 cal is a "destructive" device right?

Not that a 50 BMG is a cat sneeze...

And just to up the anti....

[Old Savage]

That is what the Trident would do.

[O.S.O.K.]

Actually, it would most possibly do an even bigger shroom... right? Hard to fathom the power of modern nukes... God help us keep them in the can.

[O.S.O.K.]

Actually, it would most possibly do an even bigger shroom... right? Hard to fathom the power of modern nukes... God help us keep them in the can.

[gundownunder]

God help us keep them in the can.

I'm inclined to think it's inevitable that some zealot will let them out of the can in Gods name.

[Pitchy]

Wonder how it would work from horse back, Kim ya want to try it.

[kimwcook]

Not on your life brother. I think it'd take a team just to pack that thing around. It'd take more of a horseman than me. Danny?

[Canuck Bob]

Is it just me or is that just a bit too much?

Years ago I was a pretty good hand with a 105 Howitzer and capable on a 155 but I don't want one!!!

I must be old and foolish but I can't stand pictures of rifles with gadgets stuck on them like Christmas tree ornaments. But this thing needs to be bolted in the bed of a Toyota pickup and sent to Libya. It is not a sporting rifle if it needs a crew to mobilize and use.

[AJMD429]

It is not a sporting rifle if it needs a crew to mobilize and use.

Sure it is . . . it's just a team sport . . .

[Ysabel Kid]

Is that considered a destructive device? If so, I want it even more!

BTW Doc, my first car was a Mustang Mach 1. Well used. I think it was more bondo than metal. Unfortunately, I wrapped it around a tree...

[olyinaz]

It just might weigh enough to make the recoil bearable!

Oly

[Old Ironsights]

No thanks... I'll take a nuclear recoiless rifle!

Davey, Davey Crockett...

Still, I like something more portable...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_XX2lIT1tQ

[El Chivo]

is that brass based on the 30-06?

[Old Savage]

The 444 is based on the 30-06 basic brass.

[Old Savage]

The 444 is based on the 30-06 basic brass.

[hfcable]

just the thing for barkin' squirrels

There is a mind like mine......sick but like mine!! and it sure would work.

[COSteve]

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[piller]

That is what the Trident would do.

Would you like to talk to the lead engineer on the design team for the Trident? He is my Uncle. He is the smart one in the family. He even came up with the idea to use star charts to guide the re-entry for targeting. No chance of an enemy taking out the stars to mess up the guidance. By the way, that 20mm would be fun to try. I wonder how loud it is?