Big gopher gun

[guntech]

Wow... a build I am doing right now.. customer is supplying everything and I am chambering it...

.458 Barrett. I should have put something else in the picture for scale...

It's 1.5 inches just ahead of the action... 38 inch - 13.5 pound barrel... 1 in 10 twist, 1.300 muzzle

Added this picture for scale...

 

[double gun]

What action?

 

[sdizzyday]

Wow!

 

[Big bore dinosaur]

Sweet.

 

[guntech]

what action?

tac 408 single shot

 

[FLHTCUI]

That'll be a BOOMER
Rob

 

[hawk-i]

How many Joules of muzzle energy?

 

[trevj]

How many Joules of muzzle energy?

9900 max! LOL!

Should be good for holding off the charge of the rabid Sabre tooth Gophers, or digging them out, if they go deep!

 

[double gun]

That is a beast!

 

[hawk-i]

9900 max! LOL!

Should be good for holding off the charge of the rabid Sabre tooth Gophers, or digging them out, if they go deep!

Oh, Sabre Toothed Gophers...lol...my grandson and I face off with them every spring....

 

[rar]

expensive gophers.

 

[remington jim]

Whose is the barrel manufacture ? any idea on twist ? RJ

 

[threecentsolution]

Makes the yard stick look a little puny

 

[Foxer2373]

And I get made fun of when I break out the 45-70 for cleaning of the gophers...

 

[sillymike]

expensive gophers.

It's call going on a gopher safary!
- Years ago, an acquaintance used to hunt ground-hog with a 375H&H... he was shooting somewhat mild cast-reload, but still.

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That .458 Barrett build ought to be fun!

 

[diopter]

 

[guntech]

Chambered barrel, action & rail, lug and bolt weigh 17.5 pounds...

 

[double gun]

Lol. You should take a picture next to a 700 barreled action for reference.

 

[guntech]

Pictured with a 24 inch 6.5 x 284 700 short action rifle

It's a K & P barrel and will have a Terminator brake on it and a 35 power Nightforce.

What a great toy...

 

[marshman]

I'm always amazed at how much torque there is hanging that much bbl off an action presuming it's free floating. Any idea what bullets he'll be using? Very cool build!