The I LOVE THIS GUN Thread

[Sniper X]

Originally Posted by Chisenhallw

I've fired one of those. I liked it, but it kinda felt like

I had a 340PD which felt like that squared when i shot my Hotted up .357mag bear loads out of it. It felt a little more like this::

[skysailor]

Originally Posted by Chisenhallw

I've fired one of those. I liked it, but it kinda felt like

Love that photo. Can anybody be on deck when the big guns are fired? I'm thinking not?

[Sniper X]

Originally Posted by skysailor

Love that photo. Can anybody be on deck when the big guns are fired? I'm thinking not?

If you look close no one is visible on deck and probably can't be on deck during that. That is millions of pounds of force at work there. I heard somewhere, probably on the Mighty Mo tour when I was like 6, that when ONE 16in gun goes off it is similar to 500lbs of TNT exploding. I am unsure if in that pic of the Iowa those are 16in guns, but it would be dangerous or deadly to be on deck during that shot.

[HardCase]

Originally Posted by Sniper X

I had a 340PD which felt like that squared when i shot my Hotted up .357mag bear loads out of it. It felt a little more like this::

Tsar Bomba?

I have a 340PD and you're right, it's absolutely brutal with 357 full-tilt-boogie loads. Even with 38 +Ps it's a handful. Great to carry, sucks to shoot.

[ttpete]

Originally Posted by Sniper X

If you look close no one is visible on deck and probably can't be on deck during that. That is millions of pounds of force at work there. I heard somewhere, probably on the Mighty Mo tour when I was like 6, that when ONE 16in gun goes off it is similar to 500lbs of TNT exploding. I am unsure if in that pic of the Iowa those are 16in guns, but it would be dangerous or deadly to be on deck during that shot.

Notice that the center gun in the aft turret hasn't recoiled. It appears that it hasn't fired.

If you look closely at the open bridge above the closed one, you'll see what appears to be people there. However, there is nobody on the starboard side facing the guns. The guns are 16"/50 caliber, which means that the barrels are 50 calibers long.

I've been on deck during the firing of 5" and 6" guns, and there was a pretty good thump from the muzzle blast, but nothing that would incapacitate anyone. During WWII, there were always men in open 20 and 40mm antiaircraft mounts, and it must have been unpleasant when the big guns were fired, but there was not enough concussion to cause injury.

[Sniper X]

Originally Posted by HardCase

Tsar Bomba?

I have a 340PD and you're right, it's absolutely brutal with 357 full-tilt-boogie loads. Even with 38 +Ps it's a handful. Great to carry, sucks to shoot.

Yep, I sold it.....to a GIRL!

[ttpete]

Originally Posted by HardCase

Tsar Bomba?

I have a 340PD and you're right, it's absolutely brutal with 357 full-tilt-boogie loads. Even with 38 +Ps it's a handful. Great to carry, sucks to shoot.

I have a 360PD, and before I ever fired it, I installed a pair of larger Lasergrips. The boot grips the guns come with are ridiculously small. It still stings, but it's controllable.

[papalobster]

Originally Posted by mogwai

Do you finally have that thing running right?

No

I was trying some different factory ammo last weekend and it just won't cycle properly. One more adjustment to try before I ship it off to NH.

As an aside, Doc brought out his trusty $100 side by side 12 ga. and started throwing some clays. I asked to try it and proceeded to hit 10 in a row. "You aren't supposed to break them all"! he yells at me

[Chisenhallw]

Originally Posted by OhBoy

just pissed myself Gotta give that Tarus a try. A real flame thrower hey?

Kicks a bit too.

[henrymartin]

This one always went bang

[Sniper X]

Originally Posted by henrymartin

This one always went bang

Slush puppie compared to a 340PD. Had a Super Black for years and shot it rapid fire with one hand all the time.

[henrymartin]

Originally Posted by Sniper X

Slush puppie compared to a 340PD. Had a Super Black for years and shot it rapid fire with one hand all the time.

What exactly you call rapid fire with a single action revolver

Anyway, I was not comparing. It just seemed like a good time to post the pic. I'll go back to my cave now.

[Juanjo_NY]

Originally Posted by Juanjo_NY

the list came down to TWO:

Mossberg 590A1 (20" barrel 8+1)

Bonelli Super Nova (24" barrel 4+1)


I'm not looking a HD gun, just a fun all around (including HD:)). Already have a 12ga slugger for hunting and medium/long range.

IYO which/why?

thanks in advance.

And the winner was...........!!

Mossberg 590A1
I couldn't be any happier, even though I haven't fire the gun yet (got it today)
This thing is HUGE.. and sound very scary, even w/o shooting it!



also got this "little" H&R,
this one is actually very small in size, BUT with 45-70 ammo, in this case the size won't water!!

[lewismedlock]

Originally Posted by tslewisz

.357 Magnums are MUCH nastier than any 38 Spl +P. No worries.

Agreed. I had some +p+ rounds that I got from a fed. The were really hot, but not .357 hot.

[henrymartin]

Just a follow up on the .357 shorties discussion.

Personally, I gave up on anything Mag in less than a 4" bbl. Not because of the recoil issue, but because I load 95% of my .357 rounds with 2400 powder, and it is just a waste of powder at anything under 4". Even the 4" will throw out plenty of unburned powder. Yes, I loaded some with Win 239, but those never reached the .357 velocity/power I get with the 2400 and longer barrels.
I used to have SP101 3", GP100 4", 686 6", and gave up all those for a 586 with 4" bbl. The same load that works rather well in the revolver works out awesome out of my Marlin lever.

Just saying...

I'd rather not be blinded and deafened by a hot load in a shorty in a self defense scenario at night. Good luck getting that follow up shot lined up in time.