Posted on 08/02/2013 8:43:43 AM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
f you want to squeeze off a few rounds from a .905-caliber rifle, you'll need two things: muscles and cash.
An Ohio-based gun company has developed the world's first .905-caliber rifle that - at .905 - is the highest-caliber rifle in the world.
And with bullets that cost more than $40 a piece, you'll probably think twice before pulling the trigger.
'It's a little scary,' one user said of the gun in a Youtube video that demonstrates just how powerful the weapon can be.
The rifle is the creation of SSK Industries and is essentially a shoulder-mounted cannon, with rounds that look like mini mortar shells.
The rifle fires rounds about 2,100 feet per second with roughly 254,000 foot-pounds of muzzle energy. The gun also has 2,777 foot-pounds of recoil energy, which essentially makes it as powerful - and has about as much 'kick' - as firing 10 .30-6 rifles at the same time.
Bullet grain - the measurement used to essentially weigh ammunition - for a typical sniper rifle is usually about 200. For the .905-caliber rifle, it can be up to 2,500.
The gun featured in several Youtube videos is one of only three that the gun manufacturer has produced - and is the smallest of the three.
The prototype used in the videos weighs only 50 pounds. The other two weigh about 110 pounds each.
So, if you want to fire a .905-caliber rifle, you might have to drain your bank account - and go to the gym.
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For bragging that mine is bigger than your's.
JDJ stands for the designer's initials - J. D. Jones.
If it doesn’t kill the target it will certainly kill the shooter.
Years ago, I came very close to buying a TC Contender in .375JDJ, which was, at the time, the most powerful wildcat handgun cartridge in the world.
I also spoke to him on the phone one time, regarding a 290gr .41Mag bullet mold SSK made... When I asked about the load, his response was, "fill the case with 296 and put the bullet on."
Mark
My Son had a TC pistol in 45-70 that packed a pretty good punch.
You mean a Brown Bess Musket is an NFA arm? (.75 caliber)
I think I'd check on that. It may be listed as a "destructive device", but I thought those had to be specified By BATFE or someone..
As Clint would say, “A man’s got to know his limitations.”
This is one man who sees this as a bit to excessive for him.
The recoil has to be STUPENDOUS. Like throwing a block with your shoulder into a Mack truck head-on....
Oh, yeah, the bullet does a lot of damage to the target, as well.
My thoughts exactly. Recoil and reload on that is a bugger, though. Likely why it wasn’t listed. :-)
THAT is a manly photo. Gotta love that whole hand charging handle.
THE BLOOPER !!!
I like guns, but am trying to figure out the niche for this gun to occupy. the only thing I come up with is ‘novelty.’
Of course the SWAT teams of American police will probably want it to shoot first into the homes of dangerous citizens instead of breaking down their doors. (sarc)
About 45 years ago I read an article in TRUE or ARGOSY magazine about a man who had a large double barrel rifle. I remember him saying that the bullet was counter bored and a rimfire .32 cartridge was placed in it to make it explosive.
He said that every time he fired the gun it spun him completely around and gave him a bloody nose. He did not shoot it often.
NFA makes exceptions for muzzle loaders. I've got a buddy with a .65 cal rifle muzzle loader, and he uses sabot rounds (I think he fires .45 bullets through it).
Mark
Yeah... I want one. $13k pricetag is the only thing that keeps me from ordering one right now.
Still, this SSK has a bigger porjectile... Just with less powder than the 20mm.
The 20mm would be more useful in a zombie attack.
Zombie tanks! Oh My!
Largest-caliber rifle ever created?
I don’t think so.
2 bore rifles beat that with a 1.32 inch bore.
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