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To: marktwain
http://www.swicoauctions.com/viewItem.php?itemid=72839

Description: 35 Whelan

Just one short of a box of 20——19 rounds of 250 gr,
and 51 gr bullets with lead tips.these are maxi loads.
So go get the big one.
Must be 21 years of age and Texas resident to purchase.

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I am curious about why only one fired.

14 posted on 05/17/2009 6:56:02 AM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ((B.?) Hussein (Obama?Soetoro?Dunham?) Change America Will Die From.)
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran

“I am curious about why only one fired.”


As noted in the add, this is a maximum load with a heavy (250 grain) bullet. I suspect the person shot one shot, found that they did not like the recoil, which was likely painful, and decided to sell the rig.


17 posted on 05/17/2009 7:06:18 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
I am curious about why only one fired.

A range employee related a story about a 416 Weatherby rifle. The owner of the rifle had a potential buyer who wanted to fire it. The owner was the 2nd owner of the rifle. He had a box with 18 of 20 rounds left. The first owner had fired it once and decided it was too much rifle. The 2nd owner came to the same conclusion. The 3rd potential owner was "on deck" with round #3. The range employee and owner #2 stood behind him as he fired it. One of them caught the flying rifle. The other caught potential owner #3. No sale. No damage to the rifle. It's not a .577 Nitro T-Rex, but it is still too much rifle for most people.

You may have seen the video from Saudi Arabia of a fellow shooting the T-Rex. It knocked him over and the flying rifle broken the glass in the door and windows behind the shooting both. Amusing and pathetic.

31 posted on 05/17/2009 10:12:21 AM PDT by Myrddin
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