Here's the largest center-fire rifle ever made, the .950 JDJ by SSK Industries.
Only three were ever made. This was the lightest, the carbine version, weighing in at 50 lbs. It shoots a .95 caliber, 2,400-grain bullet at 2,100 fps using 240 grains of powder, which generates 25,400 ft/lbs of muzzle energy and 277 ft/lbs of recoil energy.
Each round costs $40.
Thanks for the video, Rurik
Actually, this one tops the JDJ
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The 20MM may or may not be listed as a DD, I don't know, but it's still a big mamalulka
It's that line "Lock slowly!" that made my ears perk up.
ReplyDeleteIt's like when Adam said to Eve, "Stand back - there's no telling how big this thing's gonna get."
I saw something a few years back about a sniper rifle platform using the 20mm and the company that made it said they had a 40mm version being designed. Don't know what you'd use them on but I know for a fact that I wouldn't want to touch off either one.
ReplyDelete20mm is only around .787" or ~787 calibre, so this 950 Jd would be larger in diameter, but the 20mm might be a more powerful cartridge.
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