What's the largest gun / calibre you've shot?

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Post by Royalla » 11 May 2015, 9:25 pm

Barrett M82A1 and the desert eagle .50 cal when I was in America.

Also got to enjoy the MP5, M4 and the M249 SAW
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Post by brett1868 » 11 May 2015, 10:33 pm

Boatman wrote:I can see it now.... 4 rifles side by side, buttplates against the chest.

Stick through all the trigger guards so you can pull them simultaneously.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

How far back do you think you would fly Brett? :lol:


Just have the DTA, McMillan & Barrett 50's at the moment (No.4 is in transit :D ) with a combined mass of 73 lbs. Firing the DTA off the hip moves me a good 2-3 feet backwards so I'm guessing if I could manage to fire the 3 of them I'd be well and truly knocked on my ass needing urgent medical and psychological assistance :D
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Post by on_one_wheel » 11 May 2015, 10:53 pm

1290 wrote:DIdn't get to shoot it but this one is pretty big :


thats an odd way to carry a load.
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Post by wrenchman » 12 May 2015, 8:16 am

north east my father inlaw reloads his 458 down to about 45/70 and it shoots real nice.
The largest rifel was 50 bmg from a barret it was ok now i can say i did it.
But my fav was a 100 year old 10 gauge shot gun it was in a spring turkey camp i was in and the guy was hunting with it.
Them old guns are works of art it was a rem and i want it
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Post by Title_II » 12 May 2015, 8:31 am

Here is my .50.

It goes on an AR-15 lower with special stock and hammer (not shown) and takes a 5 round mag. Safety Harbor .50.

The ammo in the can is armor piercing incendiary, the ammo in the box on top is tracer, and the ammo in the magazine on the arm of the chair is Raufoss MK211 high explosive armor piercing incendiary.
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Post by Title_II » 12 May 2015, 8:47 am

Cheaper than the M16 :D (not pictured)
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Post by CustomPC » 12 May 2015, 2:00 pm

I've fired approx 100 rounds from an 84mm Carl Gustav throughout the course of 80's and 90's.

I loved that weapon.
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Post by bluerob » 12 May 2015, 2:14 pm

Title_II wrote:Here is my .50.

It goes on an AR-15 lower with special stock and hammer (not shown) and takes a 5 round mag. Safety Harbor .50.

The ammo in the can is armor piercing incendiary, the ammo in the box on top is tracer, and the ammo in the magazine on the arm of the chair is Raufoss MK211 high explosive armor piercing incendiary.


Thats an impressive photo!!!

The Sandy machine gun shoot is on my bucket list. Saw a YouTube video of it. Blokes firing quad .50's and everything else that we can't have.

Maybe next year after I've sorted a few things.
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Post by Swarm » 12 May 2015, 4:15 pm

Title_II wrote:Here is my .50.

It goes on an AR-15 lower with special stock and hammer (not shown) and takes a 5 round mag. Safety Harbor .50.

The ammo in the can is armor piercing incendiary, the ammo in the box on top is tracer, and the ammo in the magazine on the arm of the chair is Raufoss MK211 high explosive armor piercing incendiary.


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Post by headspace » 12 May 2015, 6:31 pm

Three point five rocket launcher.
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Post by Title_II » 13 May 2015, 11:40 am

bentaz wrote:BBDA CLEAR!


What is the "D" for? We must have forgot something in the US Military?
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Post by Title_II » 14 May 2015, 2:42 am

Oh. We just went with BBA. I think Army is limited to 3 syllables in the US :)
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Post by Rakk » 14 May 2015, 1:03 pm

Title_II wrote:Oh. We just went with BBA. I think Army is limited to 3 syllables in the US :)


And you've got ' US ' as a back up for people who can't follow 3 and say ' USA ' too :lol: :D
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Post by Walt68 » 20 May 2015, 6:18 am

I used to have one of these as my personal weapon, it was called Badb Cathha, 120mm Smoothbore with .50 HMG, 2x 7.62mm GPMG,
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Post by Baldrick314 » 20 May 2015, 9:23 am

I think we have a winner :lol:
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Post by Bosbefok » 20 May 2015, 12:00 pm

460 wby mag, kicks like a b*tch!
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Post by Sam45 » 20 May 2015, 6:44 pm

.338 on Sunday night :)
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Post by Manimal » 21 May 2015, 4:05 pm

Sam45 wrote:.338 on Sunday night :)


Firing a .338 for the first time is something :mrgreen:
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Post by brett1868 » 21 May 2015, 6:56 pm

Bosbefok wrote:460 wby mag, kicks like a b*tch!


I saw a big guy many years ago wander into the Colonial Gun shop in Quay St asking what the biggest gun they had was. John Kell who worked there handed him a .460 Wby Mag, the guy asked if he could test fire it and in those days the shop had a test pit in the ground you could shoot into. The bloke stood over the hole with the stock firmly wedged into his armpit and pulled the trigger....blew him clean outta his thongs and put him on his ass. Has to be one of the funniest things I've seen in my life but I saved my laughter till he'd left the shop. Old John passed away some years ago along with his massive knowledge of al things firearm related.

Needless to say John blew that sale...literally :D
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Post by Sam45 » 21 May 2015, 6:59 pm

Manimal wrote:
Sam45 wrote:.338 on Sunday night :)


Firing a .338 for the first time is something :mrgreen:


Oh that it was :clap: fried it out of a 4bee and took down a Sambar deer. So yes first time for both. What a cracker :thumbsup:
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Post by Ariat » 22 May 2015, 1:51 pm

Even better :D
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Post by Bosbefok » 03 Jun 2015, 11:31 am

brett1868 wrote:
Bosbefok wrote:460 wby mag, kicks like a b*tch!


I saw a big guy many years ago wander into the Colonial Gun shop in Quay St asking what the biggest gun they had was. John Kell who worked there handed him a .460 Wby Mag, the guy asked if he could test fire it and in those days the shop had a test pit in the ground you could shoot into. The bloke stood over the hole with the stock firmly wedged into his armpit and pulled the trigger....blew him clean outta his thongs and put him on his ass. Has to be one of the funniest things I've seen in my life but I saved my laughter till he'd left the shop. Old John passed away some years ago along with his massive knowledge of al things firearm related.

Needless to say John blew that sale...literally :D



For some reason my father purchased a 460 wby mag a year ago. Has a ported barrel which should help with the recoil some. Still managed to punch myself in the face twice with my right hand on the rear of the stock. At $250-$300 a box of 20 factory ammo it was an expensive day at the range...
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Post by brett1868 » 03 Jun 2015, 12:24 pm

Bosbefok wrote:
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Bosbefok wrote:460 wby mag, kicks like a b*tch!


I saw a big guy many years ago wander into the Colonial Gun shop in Quay St asking what the biggest gun they had was. John Kell who worked there handed him a .460 Wby Mag, the guy asked if he could test fire it and in those days the shop had a test pit in the ground you could shoot into. The bloke stood over the hole with the stock firmly wedged into his armpit and pulled the trigger....blew him clean outta his thongs and put him on his ass. Has to be one of the funniest things I've seen in my life but I saved my laughter till he'd left the shop. Old John passed away some years ago along with his massive knowledge of al things firearm related.

Needless to say John blew that sale...literally :D



For some reason my father purchased a 460 wby mag a year ago. Has a ported barrel which should help with the recoil some. Still managed to punch myself in the face twice with my right hand on the rear of the stock. At $250-$300 a box of 20 factory ammo it was an expensive day at the range...


Cheaper to shoot 50BMG at that price and I think you need to introduce me to your dad cause he sounds like my kind of guy. If you're a reasonable distance from Sydney and have an area suitable for 50Cal I'd love to have a few shots outta the big Weatherby. I can give the old man the experience of shooting 50BMG, 416 Barrett, .375 Cheytac in return. If no suitable area available I have 400 Acres just out of Narrabri in NW NSW if that's close to you. I'm in envy of the .460 cause that's number 1 on my bucket list to shoot.
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Re: what's the largest gun / calibre you've shot?

Post by Bosbefok » 03 Jun 2015, 1:10 pm

brett1868 wrote:
Bosbefok wrote:
brett1868 wrote:
Bosbefok wrote:460 wby mag, kicks like a b*tch!


I saw a big guy many years ago wander into the Colonial Gun shop in Quay St asking what the biggest gun they had was. John Kell who worked there handed him a .460 Wby Mag, the guy asked if he could test fire it and in those days the shop had a test pit in the ground you could shoot into. The bloke stood over the hole with the stock firmly wedged into his armpit and pulled the trigger....blew him clean outta his thongs and put him on his ass. Has to be one of the funniest things I've seen in my life but I saved my laughter till he'd left the shop. Old John passed away some years ago along with his massive knowledge of al things firearm related.

Needless to say John blew that sale...literally :D



For some reason my father purchased a 460 wby mag a year ago. Has a ported barrel which should help with the recoil some. Still managed to punch myself in the face twice with my right hand on the rear of the stock. At $250-$300 a box of 20 factory ammo it was an expensive day at the range...


Cheaper to shoot 50BMG at that price and I think you need to introduce me to your dad cause he sounds like my kind of guy. If you're a reasonable distance from Sydney and have an area suitable for 50Cal I'd love to have a few shots outta the big Weatherby. I can give the old man the experience of shooting 50BMG, 416 Barrett, .375 Cheytac in return. If no suitable area available I have 400 Acres just out of Narrabri in NW NSW if that's close to you. I'm in envy of the .460 cause that's number 1 on my bucket list to shoot.


Hey Brett,

Unfortunately my dad lives in Brisbane. We may look at setting up a hunt somewhere in nsw this year and could possibly sort something out! Sounds like it could be fun! Will let you know if you are interested..
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Post by Hercl » 03 Jun 2015, 1:41 pm

brett1868 wrote:Cheaper to shoot 50BMG at that price.


There you go, perfect excuse to run out and pick up a Barrett, Bosbefok :lol:
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