Rifle throwing people around the room: What is it?

MilitantBob · August 10, 2005, 11:17 AM

What on earth are these guys shooting?

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It looks fairly harmless, surely nothing I would think twice about firing if someone handed it to me at the range, but man does it smack those guys around... Either that or they are really weak/firearm inept...

rugerdude · August 10, 2005, 11:29 AM

I saw some videos of some different people in that same room shoot a gun that looked very much like that one. It was a custom bolt-gun in .577 T-rex i believe, but I could be wrong.

snuffy · August 10, 2005, 11:57 AM

http://www.accuratereloading.com/
Yup the .577 t-rex. The pic on top when you open the AR site is the reloading room looking down the tunnel where the rifle was being fired. Saaed runs the AR site, it's a great place to get info, the forum is very good with a bunch of very knowledgable people.

Scroll down to the fifth heading, humor and videos, there's more of the same there. The reloadin forum is the first one.

**JohnKSa** · August 10, 2005, 08:46 PM

The .577 T-Rex is very close to the 50BMG. Imagine shooting a .50BMG out of a relatively normal sized rifle with no muzzle brake--or watch the videos I guess. No need to imagine.

I wouldn't shoot that thing. It's dangerous, IMO. In one of the videos you can see a guy shooting it from the bench lose consciousness for an instant from the recoil. That's at least a minor concussion.

LAK · August 11, 2005, 03:37 AM

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surely nothing I would think twice about firing if someone handed it to me at the range

I would always ask before I would pull the trigger on anything. For that matter, I won't shoot any guns with handloads asssembled by anyone I do not know well either.

JohnKSa

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I wouldn't shoot that thing. It's dangerous, IMO. In one of the videos you can see a guy shooting it from the bench lose consciousness for an instant from the recoil. That's at least a minor concussion.

Sheesh; I haven't downloaded these shots, but I can just imagine.

yorec · August 11, 2005, 03:49 AM

The famous .577 Tyranosaur...

Gotta love it -

Olaf · August 11, 2005, 12:24 PM

Ah, the .577 Tyranosaur....anti-tank rifle. Very useful if suddenly attacked by a pack of roaming T-72 tanks....

Just kidding. To each his own. Those gentlemen are braver than I. May their shoulders heal well...and not require physical therapy - and may their retinas stay attached.

August 10, 2005, 08:46 PM	#4
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,971	The .577 T-Rex is very close to the 50BMG. Imagine shooting a .50BMG out of a relatively normal sized rifle with no muzzle brake--or watch the videos I guess. No need to imagine. I wouldn't shoot that thing. It's dangerous, IMO. In one of the videos you can see a guy shooting it from the bench lose consciousness for an instant from the recoil. That's at least a minor concussion. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

August 11, 2005, 03:49 AM	#6
yorec Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2000 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,328	The famous .577 Tyranosaur... Gotta love it - __________________ What part of "... shall not be infringed..." don't you understand?

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August 10, 2005, 11:17 AM	#1
MilitantBob Member Join Date: March 5, 2005 Posts: 90	Rifle throwing people around the room: What is it? What on earth are these guys shooting? #1 #2 #3 It looks fairly harmless, surely nothing I would think twice about firing if someone handed it to me at the range, but man does it smack those guys around... Either that or they are really weak/firearm inept... __________________ *Militant Bob says:* "Proud To Be An Infidel!" Nemo Me Impune Lacessit.

August 10, 2005, 11:29 AM	#2
rugerdude Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2004 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,443	I saw some videos of some different people in that same room shoot a gun that looked very much like that one. It was a custom bolt-gun in .577 T-rex i believe, but I could be wrong. __________________ "The SKS is a rifle, made the way they should be, out of a heavy block of crappy commie steel, set in an inletted semi-reshaped 2x4." Not my quote but I agree completely.

August 10, 2005, 11:57 AM	#3
snuffy Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2001 Location: Oshkosh wi. Posts: 3,055	http://www.accuratereloading.com/ Yup the .577 t-rex. The pic on top when you open the AR site is the reloading room looking down the tunnel where the rifle was being fired. Saaed runs the AR site, it's a great place to get info, the forum is very good with a bunch of very knowledgable people. Scroll down to the fifth heading, humor and videos, there's more of the same there. The reloadin forum is the first one. __________________ The more people I meet, the more I love my dog They're going to get their butts kicked over there this election. How come people can't spell and use words correctly?

August 11, 2005, 12:24 PM	#7
Olaf Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2005 Location: not from Svalbard Posts: 346	Ah, the .577 Tyranosaur....anti-tank rifle. Very useful if suddenly attacked by a pack of roaming T-72 tanks.... Just kidding. To each his own. Those gentlemen are braver than I. May their shoulders heal well...and not require physical therapy - and may their retinas stay attached.