Shooting a .700 caliber packs a punch. Step it up to an almost unheard of .905 caliber, and you have a ballistic beast in your hands.
The Blaze brings you the SSK industries .950 JDJ. It’s the biggest centerfire rifle ever made.
With a 2400 grain bullet, propelled by 240 grains of powder, the JDJ is comparable to a World War I-era tank round or a 20mm cannon in terms of kinetic energy.
Estimates are that one of these rounds would easily pass through several human targets– even if each were equipped with full body armor.
It was almost classified as a “destructive device” but a special “sportsman exception” was made for the JDJ.
The guys from Knight Rifles headed out to the range to give this monster a try. Very few people have ever shot the .950 JDJ as a rifle, as only 3 have been made.
This model was the first and the lightest coming in at a robust 50 lbs. The custom bullets cost about $40 each.
So what’s it like to shoot a bullet that nearly an inch wide and four inches tall? Well, it has been described as having “significant recoil” and in the video below, one of the shooters say “it’s like firing ten .30-06′s at once.”
Another shooter, after getting a taste of that vicious recoil, turned to his buddies and yelled “you lied to me. it kicks like a mule.”
You can see the .950 JDJ in action below, courtesy of the guys over at Knight Rifles:
(h/t Truth About Guns)
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Coonrapids
Feb. 3, 2012 at 5:29amChristmas list 2012.
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Evil_Conservative
Feb. 3, 2012 at 9:12am+1 for the Christmas list
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MEANS2RESIST
Feb. 3, 2012 at 11:04amMight be good for disabling engines on enemy armored units. You would have to have an extra fireteam just to hump the gun & extra ammo. Pretty impractical, I’d rather carry an AT-4 rocket….much lighter.
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ProbIemSoIver
Feb. 3, 2012 at 12:19pmThe Global elite are laughing.
These guys are bring guns to a Chemical (chemtrails) warfare fight.
The global elite have already fired the first shot, and hit them.
They are dying a slow death, because they have been exposed to chemtrails.
Fire those guns while you can.
Your immune system will be shot in 5 years and you won’t be able to point the finger at a suspect.
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USAMEDIC3008
Feb. 3, 2012 at 12:46pmThe first chemtrails started showing up
in the late 1930′s
So how long do we have to live???????????????
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justangry
Feb. 3, 2012 at 1:00pm@Means2 Impractical yes, but tell me you wouldn’t want to shoot a watermellon with one.
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Charles O
Feb. 3, 2012 at 3:16pmI am quite sure that the company that makes the TV Program Amerrican Guns, “Gun Smoke” in Colorado would be more than happy to build on for you and also get you an initial supply of ammunition for it so you can have one for Christmas 2012.
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Devil Dog 7175
Feb. 3, 2012 at 4:17pmLooks like fun… But I think I’ll stick with my .300 win. mag. LOL…
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eagle2715
Feb. 3, 2012 at 5:44pm@PROBIEMSOIVER
Ya know, a lot of your stuff is thought provoking and has made me do my own research… Then I read one of your posts about “chem trails” and realized I had wasted a lot of time…..
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Weiners Wiener
Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:00pmUSAMEDIC3008 — At this rate, none of us will make it past age 90…
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The-Monk
Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:32pmToo big. I’ll stick with my (designed by Browning) Remington 241A.
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Uranium Wedge
Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:40pmThey need to test it on a watermelon…. AND SHOW IT!
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Col. HawK
Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:53pmEcho….
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teamarcheson
Feb. 3, 2012 at 9:03pmUS Army snipers have maxed out their 50 cal rifles at 1.5 miles and need something with longer range. This 90 cal is something they desperately need.
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ProbIemSoIver
Feb. 3, 2012 at 10:47pm@teamarcheson
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 9:03pm
“US Army snipers have maxed out their 50 cal rifles at 1.5 miles and need something with longer range. This 90 cal is something they desperately need.”
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Desperately Need ???
Is our Country under Attack ???
Are they Defending our Country ???
Or are they Offending another Country ????
Are they a Military / Industrial Complex Pawn ???
So, you are of the mindset that Taking our “Superpowers” military into IRAQ for 10 YEARS because
19 SAUDIA ARABIANS attacked 2 buildings in NYC, was justified ?
So you would be of the Mindset that China Could Invade America for 10 Years because 19 Canadians
Attacked Hong Kong ?
Makes NO freakin’ Sense.
The Muslim Threat is a Conspiracy theory.
The “Boogieman” is going to get you !!!!!
BOO !!!!
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jespasinthru
Feb. 4, 2012 at 3:38amHey, ProblemSolver: Don’t forget to break out your spray bottle of vinegar to spray up into the air when you see the chemtrails. A crazylady on Youtube says that it’s a surefire way to make them dissipate in a hurry. And remember to wrap your head in tinfoil while you’re doing it.
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ProbIemSoIver
Feb. 4, 2012 at 5:44am@jespasinthru
Yes, Conspiracy Theories and tin-foil hats.
The biggest Conspiracy theory going, is the “Muslim Threat” lol.
I saw a Crazy lady that gives up all of her freedoms to the “government” to protect her from the “Boogieman”
Those chicken littles should be wearing tin-foil hats.
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ProbIemSoIver
Feb. 4, 2012 at 6:38amAnd I told you People the more you try and discredit me, to more Scathing TRUTH I will provide to the people !!
What they don’t want you see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRElKPH_S8o
Here is another devastating blow to the Global Elite Agenda:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQGC-PFqMuY
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poorrichard09
Feb. 4, 2012 at 9:34amNow, match this up with the “laser guided bullet” article from earlier this week and you’ve really got something!
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patriot308
Feb. 4, 2012 at 4:41pmto PROBIEMSOIVER
Methinks your village, be missing thy idiot. Return post haste
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dogma
Feb. 5, 2012 at 8:19ambrass and lead to make the badones dead 30-06,45,44mag for me
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Nathaniel Horn
Apr. 25, 2012 at 4:26pmProbIemSoIver: Thanks for the laugh! Now go back to the asylum please before you hurt yourself.
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Baddoggy
Feb. 3, 2012 at 5:19amIf the economy crashes and Obama calls for martial law, I will have wished I had one….Oh well.
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rangerp
Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:12amsome men just crack me up. There is always that one dude that wants the most jacked up truck, the fastest car, the most extreem motorcycle…..
The clip only focused on the recoil., I would be interested in seeing what it does ballistically down range. What kind of groups does it print at 1000, how does it do in the wind (I imagine not real well with such a fat and short bullet).
The 50 BMG is basically an oversized 30 06 round, and behaves very similar to the 30 06. The 338 Lapua is doing amazing things on the range, and in combat in Afghanistan. I can only imagine what will be available in another 20 years.
From the looks of the recoil on this bad puppy, I think they need to rethink the muzzle break on it.
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D-Fence
Feb. 3, 2012 at 9:15amI want one
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Jive Mickey
Feb. 3, 2012 at 10:55amPure insanity. Just a novelty and seriously impractical. But if that’s how you get your “kicks”. Did it ever occur to these guys that this thing could dislocate or break your shoulder? What fun!
If you can’t do it with .50BMG, give it up. The Barrett is enough iron to carry around. 2 bucks a shot beats $40 any day – more shooting fun. Want to go nuts? Why not just chamber one for 20mm or 30mm cannon? At least you can get surplus ammo somewhere (the Ruskies will sell you anything you want). This thing needs to be an artillery piece on wheels with a lanyard to fire it. GEEEEZZ.
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Jive Mickey
Feb. 3, 2012 at 10:58amApparently you have not been in the military or seen the kind of stuff they can throw back at you.
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IamEvilHomer
Feb. 3, 2012 at 11:00amno one shot it more then once in the clip.
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RagingJudge
Feb. 3, 2012 at 11:10amRanger I think yer missin the point. This thing catches my eye for the same reason I’ve been wanting a PTRD/PTRS- anti-materiel purposes. I agree .338 is probably the most worthy sniper round in production, but this thing has the primary purpose of penetrating armored vehicles and the like, the way I see it. Sure as hell wouldn’t want to spend $40/rnd on anti-personnel anyways (I still don’t know what 14.5x114mm would cost and HOW one would procure it, without forming their own brass and custom-designing a reloading press). I’m thinking $40/rnd is cheaper than a shape charge, and I’m also thinking that reloading the ammo (if you can find a press for it) would make it MUCH cheaper than $40.
Assuming TSHTF, I’m thinking AT rifles could be quite useful against an aggressor. Whether if be an oppressive government or foreign invaders, they’re probably going to have armored vehicles, and this thing could beat LAVs and choppers to death at the very LEAST. I’m thinking with the right shot at a close enough range, you could hold off a tank.
At the very least, beginning an ambush on an oppressor by making their point man explode into bits without giving away your position is probably going to freak out the rest of the unit and make it more difficult for them to put up a real fight.
It’s not always about testosterone ya know :P
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2smart
Feb. 3, 2012 at 11:22am@ragingjudge, great minds think alike. I also was thinking of defensive strategies when I saw the rifle. Makes sense to me! But there was a little bit of testoterone involved.
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RagingJudge
Feb. 3, 2012 at 11:32amOk yeah, maybe a little testosterone :P
But pracical uses are what REALLY give me a hard-on, and unlike many people here I actually see one for this! There are several other anti-materiel rifles I’m thinking of, but obviously this thing has the most muzzle energy, and it may be able to accomplish some feats that the others can’t. Could be effective at a much longer range as a anti-heavy armor weapon than, say, a 14.5mm.
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readytostand
Feb. 3, 2012 at 11:37amHoly smokes Batman! That beast is all business! I’m feeling shy and a little inadequate with my 223. I hope this doesn’t bring on any anxiety and performance issues after seeing this gun! Do they make v*i*a*g*r*a for the AR15 platform ??
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RagingJudge
Feb. 3, 2012 at 11:52am@Readytostand Usually some .308 would do the trick, but in this case you need at LEAST 8mm Mauser, or maybe even .45-70
I don’t even own anything less than 8mm lol. Wantin’ an M14 though
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Halloween
Feb. 3, 2012 at 12:14pmREADYTOSTAND–> They do make Viagra for the AR platform. It’s called 7.62 NATO. If you think .223 is going to do the job for you and this rifle makes you feel in adequate, it should. The .223 was designed for shooting varmints. You need to do your homework and see what rounds are indeed designed for shooting people and then procure a weapon in that caliber if you are interested in defense. Don’t be fooled by the media hype on the AR-15.
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USAMEDIC3008
Feb. 3, 2012 at 12:32pmI can see no pratical use for this rifle but
FUN.FUN.FUN
If we ever needed something like this in
the service,we called in Air stk. or Art.
A suppressor would have to be the size
of a 35 to50 gal drum
What did it do down range ?????
I did see it almost put the big boy in the red shirt
on the ground so not sure I would want to be
behind it more than one time either…..
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lukerw
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:19pmDefenders never win — Patton: attack, attack, attack…
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rangerp
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:46pmRagingJudge
PSDMF – Characteristics of the Defense
preparation, security, disruption, massing effects, and flexibility
Flexibility is derived from sound preparation
I want a round that is affordable, and can be aquired with ease. I may prefer a .40 cal to the 9mm, but much easier to get 9mm, and also easier to get the components to reload 9mm.
Rifle cartridges such as the 5.56, 7.62 are readily available, and so are rifles that shoot these rounds. If it hits the fan, these cartriges are going to be the easiest to get your hands on.
If I wanted something big, and that will punch through armor, I would look hard at the 50 BMG. Many different types of rounds available, and much easier to aquire and reload than some bizare cartrige.
To each his own though.
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RagingJudge
Feb. 3, 2012 at 3:32pmPoint taken Rangerp. Not necessarily saying this is the BEST choice for the job, but it’s worth considering. The .50BMG would certainly be much more useful against light armor at up to medium or medium-long ranges, but it would have trouble against tanks and the like. Even the PTRD required a lot of both skill and luck to take out a tank, and that has (roughly on average) 5000J more energy (25000J vs 20000J) per shot than .50BMG rifles. The .950 JDJ has over TWICE the energy (53000J) than even the PTRD’s 1.45x114mm, so I think it could be pitoval in certain scenarios where the .50BMG would not do the job. On the whole, however, the .50BMG is certainly the most wieldly and easiest to feed of anti-materiel platforms, that I can agree to.
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rangerp
Feb. 3, 2012 at 4:19pmRagingJudge
If we learned anything in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is that the poor man does not fight tanks with firearms, he does it with IESs, specifically the EFP. A light armored tank will stop any rifle bullet you send at it. Nothing stops the EFP.
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rangerp
Feb. 3, 2012 at 6:35pmmeant to say “IEDs” , not IES
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mred33
Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:13pmlukerw; Guess you never hard about the Marines in WWII. Look up Guadalcanal and tell me you can’t defend a position………… You might want to ell that to the Japanese that tried to take their position and ask them what happened to them…………….
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jespasinthru
Feb. 4, 2012 at 4:08amJive Mickey, I was thinking the same thing. You’ll get off one shot, and then the recoil will knock you on your a$$. What good is that?
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Smokey_Bojangles
Feb. 6, 2012 at 12:04pmEspecially If Al Gore has Dinosaur Park somewhere and Unleashes T Rex dinosaurs to kill us in the name of his green god!
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The Jewish Avenger
Feb. 3, 2012 at 5:06amYa, but does it come in double barrel?
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LouC57
Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:35amLOL….love your question.
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countryfirst
Feb. 3, 2012 at 8:48amHow about an automatic
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RightThinking1
Feb. 3, 2012 at 9:43amPretty sure I saw a vintage piece in Alaska that was 1.00 cal., in shop north of Juneau.
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C. Schwehr
Feb. 3, 2012 at 10:16amThere’s no kill like OVER-kill!
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Uranium Wedge
Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:43pm@COUNTRYFIRST
Hell Yes!
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Rational Man
Feb. 3, 2012 at 4:53amI never get excited about gimick guns. But most people agree that I’m boring.
A round like that in a rotating gun, mounted on a helicopter or gunboat,……Now that would be interesting.
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FoeHammer865
Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:02amI like the idea of a rotating version of this….
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LordChaos
Feb. 3, 2012 at 8:15amThere was a 1″ Gatling gun made for the Navy back in the 1890′s.
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SLARTIBARTFAST
Feb. 3, 2012 at 9:21amKinda’ like what they mounted in the A-10 “Wart hog”?
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sounder
Feb. 3, 2012 at 10:52amright, or in the back of my pickup.
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TROONORTH
Feb. 3, 2012 at 12:34pmAs I recall, the Skoda people made a 20mm anti-tank ‘rifle’ just before the last war. It was the same gun that the Germans were humping around on their early tanks.
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eagle2715
Feb. 3, 2012 at 5:38pmThe Cobras use 30mm (1.18″) I believe and the Apache’s use 40mm (1.57″)…The Apache is just a single barrel cannon, but the Cobra uses a rotating triple barrel system….Bout the same thing…
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burnteye86
Feb. 3, 2012 at 3:49amYeah, it may be overkill and it may not be practical, but dadgum if it ain’t cool. Great story Blaze.
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PossumStu
Feb. 3, 2012 at 12:52pmI hear ya. Others are welcome to debate the practical side of this till doomsday, while I sit back and admire the fact that someone decided to build one!
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KathleenElsie
Feb. 3, 2012 at 5:25pmI am sure my son would like one for his birthday.
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mtorres20
Feb. 3, 2012 at 3:39amOverkill. Total Overkill. Not practical at all.
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RepubliCorp
Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:10amIt would make a great engine killer…….
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EPROM
Feb. 3, 2012 at 3:29amHere’s the largest handgun in the world: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_XX2lIT1tQ
….I’m Birdman (the guy on the right).
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LouC57
Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:38amThat’s hilarious, Birdman EPROM, but I wouldn’t want to be on the range with you. lol
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Mr.Fitnah
Feb. 3, 2012 at 3:20amwell we haven’t seen that story this year @ the blaze have we, but its only february, can you not run it again until say march?
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welovetheUSA
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:53amNice…………
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SFsuper49er
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:49amIf you ever shot a deer with that thing you’d be looking for the head and the a** in two different places !
I bet after you shoot it one time you’d need a day of rest… Crap !
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1911EOSGarza
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:40amhttp://sskindustries.com/
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1911EOSGarza
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:38amHEXH YEAH! NOW THAT’S INNOVATION! I can’t wait to see what Jeff Quinn says about it!
http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-P345.htm
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AxelPhantom
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:36amMental note, good Birthday present for the man who has everything or the woman who wants to get knocked on her kiester.
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TXPilot
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:31amThere’s nothing I like watching more, late at night, than a little bit of really good gunporn.
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TXPilot
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:43amOh btw, for those of you interested in seeing another big rifle, that is larger than this one, checkout the 20mm by Anzio Ironworks. It fires a Vulcan anti-aircraft round, that has been modified from an electric fired to traditional primer ignition. And unlike this one, it’s in production, and for sale, if your marriage can survive the check you have to write to obtain one….lol
http://www.anzioironworks.com/MAG-FED-20MM-RIFLE.htm
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TXPilot
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:50amAnd yes, I know that 20mm equates to about a .787cal, but the round is huge and the rifle is gargantuan….not really a shoulder fired weapon, for sure.
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TyrannyNoMore
Feb. 3, 2012 at 4:01amThanks for the link. That’s one bad a$$ weapon. I have been wanting a Barret 50 cal myself, but for $8,000, I can get a hell of a lot of .223 ammo and 12 gauge shells, not to mention more freeze dried food for the family.
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The Jewish Avenger
Feb. 3, 2012 at 5:10amWith a suppressor! LOL I’ll take 4!
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M1A2_Tanker
Feb. 3, 2012 at 5:18amHere is a semi .50BMG Under $7K…….http://www.serbu.com/50bmg/semi_auto.php
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RagingJudge
Feb. 3, 2012 at 11:25amYou guys and your links, you’re going to make my buy an anti-materiel rifle!
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readytostand
Feb. 3, 2012 at 11:49amWell mine is bigger than yours! Well my Mom can beat up your mom! Well my gun can>>>> and on and on and on______>
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cuinsong
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:26amWowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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Blackjacx1
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:06amThat is a complete and total beast… if you ever need to shoot a tank from you firing bench… lol
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TXPilot
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:23am@BLACKJACX1…..does my annoying neighbors Chevy count?
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HK
Feb. 3, 2012 at 1:56amThat is just too cool!!
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TXPilot
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:14amSo, you’re walking around, showing yours off, and then another guy shows up, and his is over twice as big as yours……..truly, every males nightmare, come true……:D
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USAMEDIC3008
Feb. 3, 2012 at 1:17pmReminds me of the time I used my Grandpas automatic
milking machine I didnt know it wouldnt shut off untill
it got 2 gals. Had to carry my gun in wheel barow 2 weeks
befor the edema went away………..
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jespasinthru
Feb. 4, 2012 at 4:14amNow that’s just nasty! :)
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miren
Feb. 3, 2012 at 1:52amI want one for my birthday!!!
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dnewton
Feb. 3, 2012 at 9:34amNow they will have to remake a Terminator movie.
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bikerr
Feb. 3, 2012 at 1:50amThere is real hope for U.S.A.!.Wow!
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LIVINGTHEDREAM
Feb. 3, 2012 at 1:47am$40 bucks a round and kicks like a mule? Like going to the bar with 8 martial artists.
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RJJinGadsden
Feb. 3, 2012 at 7:15amNow, if RCBS will just build a rotating rock chucker larger enough, you could save some money by rolling your own.
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Feb. 3, 2012 at 1:46amGet some.
Maybe I can convince my wife, you know, for home defense.
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TXPilot
Feb. 3, 2012 at 2:21am@DARMOK……”home defense” huh?…….yes, someone could truly attack you with a house, and you would repel them easily…..good luck with the wife though…..I managed to talk the wife into letting me buy a new rifle today….yay for me!!
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Feb. 3, 2012 at 11:20amThat is true, I could repel a winebego very easily with that. It might be good for hunting wabbits also.
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fixer
Feb. 3, 2012 at 1:43amwhere do I sign up to get one of these?
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Ken2
Feb. 3, 2012 at 1:41amHoly crap!
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kconservative
Feb. 3, 2012 at 1:40amMy Gosh that is a gun. Great story Blaze! Bet this thing could take out a tank for sure.
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TyrannyNoMore
Feb. 3, 2012 at 4:07amIt would do some damage on an APC maybe, but a tank like the M1A Abrams would barely notice the impact. Short of a Hell Fire missile, you ain’t killing one of those beasts.
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Lambo
Feb. 3, 2012 at 1:39amAnd now you can own an anti-tank gun for your own home for just the small price of….a lotish!!!!
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