Shear_stress
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BFR in .45-70 and an MP44.
What is the WIERDEST Gun / Caliber you have ever fired?
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Drgong
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I guess the Nagant, the ammo is odd as heck 
rswartsell
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MMSCRET- Is he saving that ammo for a museum?
slow944
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7.62 Russian carbine without sights. Couldn't hit the side of a barn from the inside.
Claude Clay
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dont need to hit anything....the concussion will blow down the structure
Speedo66
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Bazooka (anti-tank rocket launcher) with HEAT (High Explosive Anti Tank) rounds.
Hit an armored personnel carrier and the pieces whirling back through the air, with a fairly loud noise, almost got us.
Hit an armored personnel carrier and the pieces whirling back through the air, with a fairly loud noise, almost got us.
Owen
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Denel NTW20, in 20x110.
gregormeister
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The MK 19 40mm launcher
A 25-20 bbl. insert in a double bbl.
A reproduction ducks foot black powder in 32.?? not sure on the cal.
A 25-20 bbl. insert in a double bbl.
A reproduction ducks foot black powder in 32.?? not sure on the cal.
nyggis
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An 84 mm Carl Gustav anti tank recoilless rifle.
Six rounds later, I had problems thinking clearly...
Six rounds later, I had problems thinking clearly...
Owen
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yeah nyggis, you're only supposed to shoot 2 a day through those things...
I once developed a load for my Rem 700 ADL in 308 win. It was the Hornady 110 bullet seated upside down over a small load of fast powder and pillow ticking (to keep the powder up near the primer). This load had a velocity of around 1900fps and was extremely accurate to 75 yds or so. I used it to head shoot squirrels. There was very little recoil and muzzle blast.
I also used a 38 spec brass, LRM primer and wax bullets to shoot vermin around my property. Wax bullets at 200fps kill very cleanly out to 15yds or so.
I also used a 38 spec brass, LRM primer and wax bullets to shoot vermin around my property. Wax bullets at 200fps kill very cleanly out to 15yds or so.
Erik Jensen
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I can't claim anything too exotic, myself. yesterday I took my roommate to the range, and we shot (among others) my CZ-52 in 7.62X25. I noticed that it had more recoil than I'm accustomed to, and was ridiculously loud! the fact that the surplus ammo I was running through it came on 5 round stripper clips and came from a Slavic country leads me to believe we may have been using SMG ammo...
the most interesting thing about that gun, at least to me, is the fact that it basically uses the same mechanism as the MG42.
the most interesting thing about that gun, at least to me, is the fact that it basically uses the same mechanism as the MG42.
EBRDude
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A towed 20mm Vulcan Cannon. Just the thing to cut large areas of trees.
ZeSpectre
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Weirdest gun?
Probably a toss up between a Nagant Pistol and a 75 cal blunderbuss (Tenn Valley if I remember correctly)
Probably a toss up between a Nagant Pistol and a 75 cal blunderbuss (Tenn Valley if I remember correctly)
nyggis
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Owen!
In the Swedish army we are allowed to fire six a day.. Thats perhaps why we become stupid and vote for socialists... =(
Back in the fifties my dad shot that thing without hearing protection... I´m impressed that he actually can hear anything today...
In the Swedish army we are allowed to fire six a day.. Thats perhaps why we become stupid and vote for socialists... =(
Back in the fifties my dad shot that thing without hearing protection... I´m impressed that he actually can hear anything today...
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44-77 sharps
made from 43 spanish brass
405 grain boolit
paper
beeswax/olive oil wafer
cardboard
black powder.
Fired in Sharps 1874 sporter half round/half octagon barrel.
Paper patched 45-70's are cool too
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made from 43 spanish brass
405 grain boolit
paper
beeswax/olive oil wafer
cardboard
black powder.
Fired in Sharps 1874 sporter half round/half octagon barrel.
Paper patched 45-70's are cool too
.TurboThom
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13.2mm Mauser anti-tank rifle.
pingpong
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The weirdest gun I've ever had my grubby little paws on is a Dreyse 32 ACP.
You could load the clip without even taking the clip out of the pistol!
You could load the clip without even taking the clip out of the pistol!
jaytex1969
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The M3A1 "Grease Gun".
Never got to handle these much in the Army. They were issued to tankers and maintenance and other vehicle crew sorts and I was infantry.
We ran a range one time and had cases of .45 left to burn, so we got to dump massive rounds through a few of these. We were eventually "arc-ing" them like indirect fire onto longer range targets. I found it interesting that when arc-ed, you could actually watch those big ol' rounds travel down range and walk them in to your target with some practice.
Your tax dollars at work....
Never got to handle these much in the Army. They were issued to tankers and maintenance and other vehicle crew sorts and I was infantry.
We ran a range one time and had cases of .45 left to burn, so we got to dump massive rounds through a few of these. We were eventually "arc-ing" them like indirect fire onto longer range targets. I found it interesting that when arc-ed, you could actually watch those big ol' rounds travel down range and walk them in to your target with some practice.
Your tax dollars at work....
Blunderbuss, ONCE! X-wife's grandfather had one in his safe that was made in the 1700s, we got to talking and he dared me to try it out. Being young and still under warranty, of course I said "sure." This thing was solid brass and must've weighed 20 pounds. It flared from about 2 inches at the back to at least 10 inches at the muzzle, it was about 15-18 inches long with the short stock. Anyway, he loaded it for me with black powder and some scrap glass and nails and off we went into the woods. Being a short weapon, I held it at waist level and pulled the trigger. Watching the wick hit the frizzen (did I mention it was a matchlock?) was cool. No ear protection and no real idea of what recoil was, the episode gave me a quick education. Limped out of the woods with bruised lower ribs and huge grin on my face. Granddad then showed me how he cleaned and polished the piece, then put it back into the safe.
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