Another New Hog Rifle?
OK, so it’s a never-ending search for the ultimate hog rifle. Never let anyone tell you that, “all you need is a plain-jane 30-06.”
Nope, there’s always got to be a little something more. So imagine my pleasure when I was fooling around over at the Gun Nut blog and saw this beauty! A 2-bore, blackpowder rifle! Hell, just the recoil would take down a small hog.
Wow! You know you’re going to have some fun shooting when a guy has to stand behind you in order to help you absorb the recoil.
Good lord! I do want to shoot it, though.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Not sure I want to risk a dislocated shoulder for a hog…..but it surely would put one down.
June 24th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Hog rifle??? No way: that’s going to be my new rabbit and squirrel gun! LOL.
…It doesn’t even look fun to shoot, Phillip. Shot a friend’s .416 Rigby side-by-side he was taking to Africa and it wasn’t fun at all: too much cartridge and not enough gun.
Cheers,
Cork
June 24th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
I wish this video would have come with the requisite shot of the milk jug exploding.
Ah, kids and their toys. I once found a great video of a guy shooting a 30-06 pistol and losing his grip during the shot.
June 26th, 2010 at 7:59 am
This isn’t the same guy who made the one in the video, but this guy does some beautiful work. Check out his 2-bore Jones Underlever pages: http://www.freewebs.com/stolzergunsmithing/
It’s a scary thought to be shooting a 1/2 lb ball of lead (1.35″ diameter). It doesn’t take a physics professor to realize that the simple displacement of that much lead and powder is gonna push back REAL hard… despite the fact that the rifle itself weights 22 lbs!
I’ve shot several REALLY big guns, but never anything close to the 2-bore.
June 26th, 2010 at 8:53 am
Some idiot will make a handgun in this caliber, you just wait and see ! I wouldn’t fire that rifle unless it was attached to a truck !
June 27th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
lol.
that one had some recoil.
reminds me of the t-rex killer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQJSZs-euZU
but jokes apart,do you seriously need something that powerful for a hog?
ive capped one with a 270 winchester and its easier on the shoulder.less kick and good range.
July 2nd, 2010 at 6:40 am
It does seem to have quite a kick, as you might expect from a gun that fires a half-pound ball.
As far as what it takes for a hog, of course most modern centerfires are plenty capable.
July 4th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Wow, that has a lot of power!
July 6th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
I’ll never complain about the kick of my short barreled .458 again!
July 9th, 2010 at 11:23 am