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Offline plastikosmd

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2 new big bore guns
« on: March 09, 2012, 05:13:42 AM »
Just in case marauding elephants invade my subdivision I am protected. 
Mcmillan BMG.  36” stainless barrel 1.7” dia.  Weight without scope is around 48 lbs.  This is prior owners setup, atm am also planning on a nightforce scope.  His best group was under an inch at 600 yards.  (3 shot).  Seems a bit farfetched but he did have his own custom 800 grain solids turned, so I will try and duplicate.  I also have the group pics and it was witnessed We will see what I can do. Pricey at about 90 bucks per 25 projectiles. The solids are 802 grain boreriders shot with 239grains (or so I have to check his notes) of VV 20n29 powder heated to 140 degrees.    .


Second, as I do love blackpowder. 75caliber (10 gauge) blunderbuss. 


Blasting away at stuff is not my thing and I like precision so a blunderbuss isn’t really my cup of tea.What made this one cool, the owner made some custom slugs and shot them out to 50 yards for fun. 6” groups at 50 isn’t too shabby for this.

the best part, he adapted a grenade launch sight to it for those high angle shots, good for storming the castle!  If that gets boring then eight 33 caliber balls will make for some fun, probably will wreck my target stands along with the target

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Re: 2 new big bore guns
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2012, 06:06:59 AM »
 OK...I'm kinda speechless!  I suspect an 800gr solid would take'm out ... 2 at a time!  GL..I'm jealous!
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Re: 2 new big bore guns
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2012, 10:33:12 AM »
dont doubt your bmgs accuracy one bit. My buddy has had two. I dont know what the first one was but it sure shot. We sat at a bench one day and both of us each shot 3 shots into the same target at 450 yards and all six shots went into a group just over an inch. those bmgs will shoot!
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Re: 2 new big bore guns
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2012, 12:57:16 AM »
well, slow progress here.  I had Bob Pastor make a custom front rest for the big gun.  I also had a second top made for the rest of my standard guns and I finished up a flat top last night for my blackpowder bench guns. 
From his site, second rest in the pic (stainless steel one)
http://www.viperbench-rest.com/customizing.htm