Why you should hold the butt against your shoulder (was: Re: [SGVLUG] hp tech support! - take this!!!)

[Michael Proctor-Smith]

On 7/12/07, matti <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Here is some footage of people firing more gun than they can
> > handle:
> > >
> > > http://www.thehumorarchives.com/joke/Quite_a_kick
> > >
> > > :-)
>
> > So lesson here is to never fire a .577 T-Rex ever. But that video is
> > an example of why the video that started all this was not a guy
> > fireing a .50cal.
>
> Holy smokes!
>
> The .577 T-Rex can have a muzzle energy of upto
> 11330 ft lb (depends on the round..)
>
> dang!!! that's close to the 50 BMG
> 12550 ft. lbs
>
> with such a rifle in a classic bolt action/break
> open package, none of the internals take up any
> of the energy! OUCH! (vs a semi-automatic, where
> the bolt and spring would consume some of the
> kick back/recoil energy.)
>
> lol, it doesnt have a muzzle break either...

I didn't even think of that but you are right the bolt action .50cal
sniper riffles all have huge muzzle breaks.

> imho, that's more gun than most people I
> know want to shoot!
>
> ouch.

I am not sure anyone is going to want to shoot that riffle.