Shooting a 2 Bore - 2500 grain bullet

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[500grains]

Re: Shooting a 2 Bore - 2500 grain bullet

The 26 pounds of weight will certainly help, but having shot calibers up through the .600 Nitro Express, I would not be brave enough to pull the trigger. Possible effects include pinched discs in the spine, pinched nerves in the neck, inner ear damage, and detached retina.

 

[BALLISTIC]

Re: Shooting a 2 Bore - 2500 grain bullet

Cool, but what is the point? What cannot be killed with a 45/70, 458WM, 460 Weatherby, 416 Rigby, etc.?

 

[Guest]

Re: Shooting a 2 Bore - 2500 grain bullet

It's an antique black powder gun, most likely built for elephants or other dangerous game in another era. There were no 460 Weatherby's when this thing was used.

 

[Hink]

Re: Shooting a 2 Bore - 2500 grain bullet

Yup. Back in the days of blackpowder, when blackpowder was the only kind of powder, the bigger the animal, the bigger the round. The powder will only burn so fast, so to compensate for the larger animal size, the round was made bigger.

The 4 bore was considered suitable for elephant and rhino, but the 2 bore should be capable of stopping anything that moves. It's kind of the .50BMG of today.

 

[Fredo]

Re: Shooting a 2 Bore - 2500 grain bullet

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">what is the point?</div></div>

In case of Zombie Elephant attack.

 

[Sean the Nailer]

Re: Shooting a 2 Bore - 2500 grain bullet

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hink</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The 4 bore was considered suitable for <span style="font-weight: bold">elephant</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold">rhino</span>, but the 2 bore should be capable of stopping anything that moves. It's kind of the .50BMG of today.</div></div>

Uh, after that, about all that's left is <span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="color: #3333FF"><span style="font-weight: bold">Blue Whale</span></span></span>

 

[The Mechanic]

Re: Shooting a 2 Bore - 2500 grain bullet

Nuttin' like a 1,000 fps lead bowling ball to wake you up

 

[sobrbiker883]

Re: Shooting a 2 Bore - 2500 grain bullet

Anyone notice the special effects guy was the only one with good follow through?

 

[Lt. Arclight]

Re: Shooting a 2 Bore - 2500 grain bullet

Check out the case. CLICKY

49.95 EACH-and you thought 338LM was costly.

 

[Lt. Arclight]

Re: Shooting a 2 Bore - 2500 grain bullet

This guy built one-its like 5 pages of BIG TIME machine work. 2 Bore Rifle Gunsmith