So You Think Your Gun Is Heavy

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This is a 69 cal slug gun shot at Friendship last month. It's weight 100 lbs.

 

[dovedescending]

Awesome...

 

[Packman]

So, maybe I'm missing something...but why does that guy have an ENORMOUS gun? Is it shooting a ginormous bullet to match with a whole barrel of powder or something?

 

[Halv]

Haha, I wouldn't want to be on the other side of that, do you know the muzzle energy?

 

[otcconan]

I was going to make some comment about compensating, but probably shouldn't.

 

[mykeal]

It's essentially an unlimited class of benchrest gun. The goal is to get the tightest group of 5 shots possible; the only requirement is that it be a muzzleloader and use black powder. He said it was .69 cal, probably shooting a two part 1800 grain slug with about 350 gr of ffg. The range is 500 yards.

 

[Jaymo]

Think I could carry that with a single point sling?

 

[armoredman]

E. Gad.

 

[DrLaw]

Packman,

These 'slug guns' as they are called are tack drivers. The weight of the gun contributes to the accuracy of it. The guns are not shot lickety-split and each and every shot from them is an act of meticulous loading. The bullets are frequently two-piece slugs, a heavier lead alloy surrounded by a softer lead ring that gets all swaged together to form something that will make one hole at 100 yards in a five-shot group.

The weight keeps the gun from moving around and also keeps the barrel from moving or shifting impact.

The Doc is out now.

 

[Oyeboten]

Wow...



I'd ilke to try one of those sometime.

 

[4v50 Gary]

100 lbs! I've heard of 50 lb rifles that were used in the Civil War, but not 100 pounders. I wonder if he has a lift team or a hoist to place it in his vehicle. Sure, most of us can pick up a 100 lbs, but be careful lifting or lowering as one must always use their legs instead of the back. Ouch!

 

[madcratebuilder]

My back went out just looking at that!

 

[desidog]

Very interesting. I'd love to know more about the action - percussion i presume - and about the projectiles: shape, length, wadding? sabots?

It's an odd scope rig too. Also, that stock appears to be quite short?

 

[BHP FAN]

Unertl Type Scope.

 

[SonofGilnockie89]

Hmm. I wonder what that would make a bad guy think if you pulled it out of a shoulder rig.......

 

[MCgunner]

Well, I saw Jessie Ventura tote a mini gun and 1000 pounds of belted ammo through the jungles of Nicaragua in "predator". What the heck is 100 lbs in the scheme of things?

 

[Sgt.Saputo]

I wonder if magpul makes anything I could slap on this....

 

[tango2echo]

Plently of places to mount "tactical rails" on that octogon barrel. The mall ninja crowd will love it.