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Extra large rifles - anybody own one?
vanity ^ | 02/04/08 | self

Posted on 02/04/2008 10:38:28 AM PST by Mac1

My first posting - think I've done everything right but if not, feel free to delete, move, whatever's appropriate.

Came across this site of a firm making 20mm rifles amongst others and found that here in the UK, they're still legal. OK,OK, it would entail me moving house because the ranges at which I could shoot one are 100miles+ away and I would have to spend a lot of my savings and I'm currently in between jobs, so not currently feasible. But the prospect of owning one did cross my mind...and they are tempting...

Anyone own one of these/similar? What are they like to own/shoot?


TOPICS: Hobbies
KEYWORDS: banglist; lahti
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To: Mac1

20mm Lahti Anti-Tank Rifle. Not mine, but I have shot it.

21 posted on 02/04/2008 11:44:25 AM PST by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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To: Pistolshot
That means the available weapons, such as the 20mm Lahti are highly controlled and registered with the goverment.

Is that the South African weapon? The one chambered for 20mm Mauser?

22 posted on 02/04/2008 11:51:29 AM PST by lentulusgracchus ("Whatever." -- sinkspur)
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To: Yo-Yo

Yeah, it’s a little bit of a drag to load it, but the rewards far outweigh any “discomforts”.


23 posted on 02/04/2008 11:52:52 AM PST by NCC-1701 (PUT AN END TO ORGANIZED CRIME. ABOLISH THE I.R.S.)
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To: Yo-Yo
Yeah, it’s a bit of a drag to load it, but the rewards far outweigh any “inconveniences”.
24 posted on 02/04/2008 11:53:54 AM PST by NCC-1701 (PUT AN END TO ORGANIZED CRIME. ABOLISH THE I.R.S.)
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To: lentulusgracchus

I got mine off Amazon.com.


25 posted on 02/04/2008 11:54:29 AM PST by NCC-1701 (PUT AN END TO ORGANIZED CRIME. ABOLISH THE I.R.S.)
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To: Yo-Yo

Well, they are talking about cloning Tyrannosaurus rex. Probably about the right weapon.


26 posted on 02/04/2008 11:54:53 AM PST by CholeraJoe (Super What? How much longer until Nascar starts?)
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To: P8riot

To paraphrase Crocodile dundee, “Now, that’s a gun”.


27 posted on 02/04/2008 11:55:43 AM PST by NCC-1701 (PUT AN END TO ORGANIZED CRIME. ABOLISH THE I.R.S.)
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To: org.whodat

.458 win mag was alot more manageable than i thought it would be- it’s alot easier to take than .45-90.


28 posted on 02/04/2008 12:05:48 PM PST by absolootezer0 (white male christian hetero married gun toting SUV driving motorcycle riding conservative smoker)
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To: Pistolshot

“I prefer newer sexier cannon.”

TBH in the UK I’m told, there’s no limit on calibre; you would have to ensure you were using solid shot (no HE) but apart from that, provided you had the land etc (basically very rich), a modern artillery piece would be legal to own which I understand is the situation in the US. For example, if you wanted a minigun, a six figure sum would not be unrealistic.


29 posted on 02/04/2008 12:06:24 PM PST by Mac1
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To: P8riot

there it is! i knew someone had a pic of a lahti they’d shot :)


30 posted on 02/04/2008 12:07:22 PM PST by absolootezer0 (white male christian hetero married gun toting SUV driving motorcycle riding conservative smoker)
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To: absolootezer0

“458 win mag was alot more manageable than i thought it would be- it’s alot easier to take than .45-90.”

yeah, but its not really that exotic is it?


31 posted on 02/04/2008 12:07:46 PM PST by Mac1
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To: Pistolshot

That was great! Only had time for 3 rounds. 11,000 out of 14 shots!! I have no idea if that is good but great fun.


32 posted on 02/04/2008 12:08:17 PM PST by poobear (Pure democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for dinner. God save the Republic!)
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To: Mac1

nope, IMO neither one was. the .458 was a new ruger, the 45-90 was a recent reproduction sharps shiloh- altho they are exotic enough to make you really wince at ammo prices.


33 posted on 02/04/2008 12:16:28 PM PST by absolootezer0 (white male christian hetero married gun toting SUV driving motorcycle riding conservative smoker)
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To: absolootezer0

“nope, IMO neither one was. the .458 was a new ruger, the 45-90 was a recent reproduction sharps shiloh- altho they are exotic enough to make you really wince at ammo prices.”

Then again, the ammo price kind of evens itself out by how many you can actually fire. When I had my 454 Casull, the factory ammo was $114 (in 1992), then again, a box (50 rounds) was more than enough...


34 posted on 02/04/2008 12:22:08 PM PST by Mac1
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To: Mac1

i’m a glutton for punishment. 20 rounds of each that day, and i was going, “that’s all the ammo you brought? ok, i’ll shoot the little stuff, gimme the .45-70”


35 posted on 02/04/2008 12:25:10 PM PST by absolootezer0 (white male christian hetero married gun toting SUV driving motorcycle riding conservative smoker)
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To: Pistolshot

“Sorry, annything over 50 Browning is under the NFA of 1934”

That’s just a technicality. I’m thinking wildcat..necked down...we’ll call it the “5Aught-2Aught Varmit Killer”


36 posted on 02/04/2008 12:35:28 PM PST by WinMod70
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To: Mac1; All

Shoulders ony get sore after the practice range. When you’re shooting at *live* targets, you don’t feel a thing.


37 posted on 02/04/2008 1:00:12 PM PST by wolfcreek (The Status Quo Sucks!)
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To: Fido969

I had an attack of type-lock.

Was going to do .58 & .69 but typed .59 .

Gotta love buck ‘n ball.


38 posted on 02/04/2008 1:12:02 PM PST by PeteB570 (NRA - Life member and Black Rifle owner)
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To: Allegra; Eaker

Sod Poodles here play games. We took a barrett 82A1M out last time and hit the mounds they were peeking at us from ..........all fun !

Till Eaker gets off his butt and builds a bowling ball mortar it’s all we have !!


39 posted on 02/04/2008 2:41:08 PM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Pistolshot
You might enjoy this game from the Discovery Channel
40 posted on 02/04/2008 3:23:52 PM PST by chapin2500 (The reformation is just beginning)
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