Rifles to shoot before you die

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tark said:
Just one. Everyone should get to fire a four bore elephant rifle. One that uses 385 grains of 1F to push a 2000 grain conical bullet fast enough to top a 460 Weatherby in the muzzle energy category.

Just so they can know what a REALLY hard kicking gun feels like.

I know, there is a long list of calibers that are more punishing to shoot.....but there is something about that cannon like roar and creating a cloud of smoke the size of a small garage... I love the smell of burnt sulfur in the morning.
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Nah.
Four bores are for wimps!

How about a two bore paradox?

That way you could fire your "ultimate shot" WHILE you die!
:D
 
FL-NC said:
I've fired mortars, MG's, AT-4, Gustav, minigun, etc. I thought we were talking RIFLES?
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In what other section of this forum would you put a minigun in? It does fire rifle rounds after all, just really fast.
 
I've fired just about every US military rifle from Trapdoor Springfields to the present, with the exception of sniper rifles. Would be fun to fire earlier rifles, going back to the Revolutionary War. Firing all the AXIS powers weapons would be interesting, too.
 
Gtscotty said:
I have actually shot a Lahti, we were using old WW2 ammo and the first shot was a dud... Click-no-boom sure makes you nervous with your head right there next to that beast. The second round fired, recoil is.... Stiff, not sure if I hit what I was aiming at or not.
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You lucky dog. Where in the world did you find one?
 
tark said:
Just one. Everyone should get to fire a four bore elephant rifle. One that uses 385 grains of 1F to push a 2000 grain conical bullet fast enough to top a 460 Weatherby in the muzzle energy category.

Just so they can know what a REALLY hard kicking gun feels like.

I know, there is a long list of calibers that are more punishing to shoot.....but there is something about that cannon like roar and creating a cloud of smoke the size of a small garage... I love the smell of burnt sulfur in the morning.
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Pffft. How about a .950 JDJ? 2400 grains at 2,100 ft/s, muzzle energy of 38,696 ft. lb. Rifle weighs 110 pounds, still develops over 200 ft. lb of recoil energy (unless muzzle break is used), which will break the shoulder of most humans.

 
Good heavens. What a beast. I have read about it but thats the first I have seen it in action. Thanks for sharing the video.
 
I also have a 'thing' for double rifles. I've shot a Chapuis 9.3 that was pretty sweet. The medium-caliber British doubles are actually not too outrageous and I may eventually seek one out. Maybe something in a .303. I may treat myself to a Merkel .500NE in the meantime.

I'd like to commission a full blown custom rifle. Can't be too specific but it would have exhibition grade walnut, engraving and fine finishes.

Sporterized military Mauser. Not one of the American style, monte carlo stocked monstrosities but one of the European guild guns with iron sights and a traditional English style stock. I like the idea of one in 8x57 for African plains game. I had one in hand that I found on Gunbroker but the serial number had been removed so it was not meant to be.

Dakota model 10.

Farquarson.

Virtually any of the rook rifles produced by the fine British makers.

I may also commission a hand built flintlock in the near future.
 
Orcon said:
You lucky dog. Where in the world did you find one?
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Lucky is the right word for it. I found it the same way I found pretty much every other neat rifle and MG I've had a chance to shoot, including Barrett 82s, M2s, M-16s, an XM-177, AK-47, FN MAG, HK 51, Steyr AUG, S&W 76, Thompson, M3, MP40 and probably a few I've forgotten. My dad has a good buddy that he used the ride motorcycles with back in the day that was quite successful and really likes MGs, tanks and what not. He's taken us to a few of the .50 cal and MG shoots at Fort Gordon... Very generous, and very awesome!
 
Gtscotty said:
Lucky is the right word for it. I found it the same way I found pretty much every other neat rifle and MG I've had a chance to shoot, including Barrett 82s, M2s, M-16s, an XM-177, AK-47, FN MAG, HK 51, Steyr AUG, S&W 76, Thompson, M3, MP40 and probably a few I've forgotten. My dad has a good buddy that he used the ride motorcycles with back in the day that was quite successful and really likes MGs, tanks and what not. He's taken us to a few of the .50 cal and MG shoots at Fort Gordon... Very generous, and very awesome!
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No kidding? All the time I spent with our Trojan Spirit team in the 513th MI Brigade and nobody told me there was a L-39 in the area?! I'd have paid to shoot it.

That's pretty cool though. How accurately did it shoot? Allegedly the Fins, in addition to anti-materiel roles, used the platform in long range counter-sniper teams. I've seen no evidence of magnified optics mounted on these beasts so I've got to imagine they were using the irons.
 
Well I have 3 of the 5 on the list in the OP's first post so I've got that going for me...;)
There are a lot off cool rifles/guns mentioned here that would probably be fun to shoot. I'd personally shy away from some of those major recoil generators though.:eek:
 
captain awesome said:
My bucket list is a 50 bmg, belt fed 308 full auto, a 2mm pin fire revolver, 17 Remington rifle, and 30/378 weatherby, 460 weatherby, 460 s&w, swiss solothurn S 18 and/or a 20mm vulcan rifle, a 32-pounder canon and a rifle that shoots 1/4 moa accuracy consistently, don't care what it is. I guess you might say these are mostly "own someday" buckets list items, but I will probably just settle for shooting the 50 bmg and the 308 beltfed, 22mm and the big canon if I am lucky.
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Seeing as how you're in Arizona, you could accomplish some of that at the annual Big Sandy shoot near Wickieup. Various sorts of automatic firearms are available for rental. There's one coming up in October.
 
On the right side of the country there's the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot in KY. I went last year and enjoyed shooting various auto weapons.

Not inexpensive, but........if not now.....when?
 
Hopefully, I'll get to shoot the ones I already own that I have not yet shot.

After that, it's pretty tame. The M14 comes to mind. So does the M1 Carbne. A .50 caliber muzzleloader would be cool, too.
 
LoonWulf said:
Fixed it for ya Tark!!!:D:p
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I actually DID get to fire one, years ago when I lived in California. :neener: Lol. Damn thing broke my collarbone and I ended up in the hospital. I wasn't holding it correctly and I paid dearly for that. The gun was a Thomas Bland & Son single barrel four bore. It weighed 18 lbs and the charge was the load I mentioned in my post. At least I managed to hold on to the gun. I started a thread about the episode a couple of years back. "worst recoiling rifle you have ever fired", or something like that. It cannot be fired while sitting down, it will knock you off the chair.

A man named Ray Meyer owned the gun, and a wonderful old gentleman he was. He had quite a collection of all the old classic double rifles and shotguns. He had hunted in Africa with Elmer Kieth, and his guide had been no less than John Hunter, one of the most famous of them all. Ray was in his seventies when I knew him, over thirty years ago. I begged him to write a book but he never did.
 
Torian said:
Pffft. How about a .950 JDJ? 2400 grains at 2,100 ft/s, muzzle energy of 38,696 ft. lb. Rifle weighs 110 pounds, still develops over 200 ft. lb of recoil energy (unless muzzle break is used), which will break the shoulder of most humans.
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I DID say that there were more punishing calibers to shoot.....just not as much fun! The 4 bore develops 240 ft-lbs of recoil energy and I proved it will break bones if held incorrectly. Keep that right elbow down against the body and be prepared to take a step (or two) backwards.
 
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