Posts : 4055 Join date : 2010-01-30 Location : S/C PA
Subject: Shooting the .950 Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:26 pm
The Guys from Knight Rifles Shoot the .950
When it comes to rifles, it doesn’t get bigger than the .950 JDJ. This 50-pound centerfire log of a gun uses a 2,400-grain load (240 grains powder) at a velocity of 2,100 feet per second. That’s 25,400 foot-pounds of muzzle energy in all. The recoil, as described in this video, is equivalent to 10 .30-06s firing at once.
If this sounds like something better suited to a tank, you’re right. Per an e-mail, it’s similar to a World War I tank shell, although Gun Digest is not able to confirm this trivia.
The folks at Knight Arms head to the range to fire the behemoth in this video.
Prairie Pounder
Posts : 984 Join date : 2010-02-05 Location : Go Bucks!
Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:38 pm
Good stuff!
midget
Posts : 503 Join date : 2010-02-07 Location : MARYLAND
Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:40 pm
WOW!!!
Prairie Pounder
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Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:46 pm
Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:35 pm
I've seen that last video before and it was titled "Why the Taliban Throw Rocks"
wacker
Posts : 4055 Join date : 2010-01-30 Location : S/C PA
Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:41 pm
Tumbleweed
Posts : 614 Join date : 2010-08-26 Age : 69 Location : Eastpointe, MI
Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:49 pm
With everyone wearing, I thought it was a bridal shower!
GeerHead
Posts : 76 Join date : 2012-01-18 Age : 62 Location : Gettysburg, PA
Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:01 am
That's nuts
Ruger
Posts : 1634 Join date : 2010-02-01 Location : Off the Grid
Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:46 am
Somethings wrong when your riffle barrel OD is larger that the OD of the objective lens on your scope. That things seems more of a novelity than practical weapon. What would a civilian use it for? It's obviously not comfortable to shoot. Seems too impractical for military use. Would like to know why it was created.
G Bob
Posts : 1472 Join date : 2010-02-02 Age : 66 Location : Frankford,WV
Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:20 am
It was created strictly for youtube entertainment
Ruger
Posts : 1634 Join date : 2010-02-01 Location : Off the Grid
Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:48 am
Awful expensive YouTube endeavor.
wacker
Posts : 4055 Join date : 2010-01-30 Location : S/C PA
Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:00 pm
Sorta like a V-8 chainsaw...
Why ???
Just because you can
Grizz
Posts : 465 Join date : 2010-06-06 Age : 82 Location : Midland, Pa.
Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:40 pm
One more version of the old saying, “Mine is bigger than yours”, but for $8000
Seems to be a pretty useless, expensive toy, which I don’t need
Prairie Pounder
Posts : 984 Join date : 2010-02-05 Location : Go Bucks!
Subject: Re: Shooting the .950 Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:37 pm
If I only bought things I needed, I might be towing my '00 Trailboss behind my '72 Vega next time out to Utah. Ewwww to both of those ideas! You guys are right, though. Purely entertainment value. Here's another to occupy (waste) your time with. Cool (useless) gun. Entertaining video. At least this video shows a SXS. I know how much many of you enjoy SXS's.
Subject: Shooting the .950 
Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:26 pm
