Lahti 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle

45aim · March 24, 2006, 02:46 PM

Lahti 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle

Fires 2,300 grain solid tungsten projectile

http://www.obscure-reference.com/guns/events/20011111/
http://www.obscure-reference.com/gun...0mm/index.html

azredhawk44 · March 24, 2006, 02:49 PM

Any "before" and "after" pics of the engine block?

nbkky71 · March 24, 2006, 03:07 PM

Mind if I ask how you came into posession of that monster?

Inquiring minds want to know

Johnny Guest · March 24, 2006, 03:17 PM

Truly impressive. I hope to shoot one someday.

HOWSOMEVER - - - - While I MIGHT understand wanting to post this in the Rifle forum, there's no way it belongs in Handguns: General Handgun Forum.

MOVED to NFA Guns and Gear Forum.

Best,
Johnny

**Mike Irwin** · March 24, 2006, 03:33 PM

I don't think the projectiles were solid tungsten, were they?

I think they were mild steel exterior with a tungsten penetrator and a driving band.

Big Calhoun · March 24, 2006, 03:39 PM

I'm still in awe!! I assume that's legal and everything, but you might want to blur your license plates.

Bender711 · March 24, 2006, 04:09 PM

Man, whats the recoil on that thing like? And, Umm, I hope no tanks go rolling down your street any times soon.

JJB2 · March 24, 2006, 05:18 PM

how many holes in that car are 20mm?? i'd have thought the holes would be bigger than that... i'd like to see a test on the engine block too.......

neat,massive, weapon though.........................

LIFE IS SHORT......................

C Philip · March 24, 2006, 06:37 PM

Where do you get the ammo? I can't seem to find 20mm ammo anywhere.

swmike · March 24, 2006, 07:08 PM

Any recommendations on a Holster for that should one want to make it a "carry" weapon.

Bet your neighbors are real courteous when they see you loading that in your truck.

Bender711 · March 24, 2006, 07:16 PM

humm.... CCW 20mm, dont think that know down power on either end wil be in question. you shold cut the barrel down to 16 in just because....and shoot it at night.

nrgetik · March 24, 2006, 07:48 PM

sweet jebus.

i'm wondering all the same stuff people have already asked so far...

Chaingunner · March 24, 2006, 07:52 PM

I would imagine that quite a few of the holes on that car are 20mm...after all, that's less than an inch.

You got me all jealous! Maybe next week I'll post pictures of me and my 25mm chaingun :P

gordo b. · March 24, 2006, 08:51 PM

That's an older picture I've seen long ago. Talk about long ago: when I was a young gun nut of 18, I bought one of these things for $100, in the box with sled and extras for the princely sum of $100 in New Brunswick N.J. !!!!!!! The ammo was $1 per round then, and I bought 50, at first. With the help of a cousin I took it to his father's sand and gravel quarry and shot at ancient abandoned steam shovel boilers and such. Yup it busted a couple inches of steel real pretty with lots of sparks an noise from the cannon brake! I remember the recoil sliding us back a few inches every shot!Unfortunely a neighbor half a mile away called the NJ State Troopers . These guys took a dim view of my legal purchase used on private property by somebody over the legal age of 18(back then) and told me to 'get rid of that cannon -or else!'
I sold it to a wonderful Cuban Charter boat captain of my father's aquaintence( for more than twice as much as I had into it, I can't remember how much but he was most generous) who made me show him where to buy ammo. He bought alot! He promised me he would use it to "shoot Fidel's house" on his next trip down to Florida. This was 1963, I believe

seth · March 24, 2006, 09:59 PM

sounds like an ideal choice for defending my dorm room against intruders

OneInTheChamber · March 25, 2006, 07:45 PM

Wow. Whoa. Oh. Wow, again.

That is the biggest gun I have ever seen that is not manned by a crew.

But, in the first picture (the one with you/that guy in it holding the "rifle" (more like cannon); what is that mag on. It looks suspended in thin air to me?

Rustic · March 25, 2006, 08:13 PM

I was wondering about the suspended thing too, but then concluded it was a muzzle cover, designed to fit over that rectangular muzzle brake, on a tether.

Dang, wouldn't it be fun to mount one of those on a Jeep or Hummer?

Bender711 · March 25, 2006, 10:49 PM

Well, if giant zombie dinosaurs come I'm heading to your house.

James K · March 25, 2006, 11:06 PM

Trouble with those is that you have to have two, since carrying just one tends to throw you off balance.

Seriously, there are some around and for sale every once in a while. The problem is not only the cost but the category, since they are not Title II firearms and a Class 3 dealer can't handle them. They are Destructive Devices and require a special license (not an SOT). There are several states that don't even have one licensed dealer, meaning that, regardless of state law, residents of those states cannot buy DD of any kind.

Jim

Eghad · March 26, 2006, 12:35 AM

bejeebus no way to buy one of those and sneak it in the house without the wife seein it.

Wildalaska · March 26, 2006, 12:35 AM

heres a pic of SWMBO with one, one of my favorite photos

WildiminloveAlaska

Johnny Guest · March 26, 2006, 08:21 AM

The award for best supporting role in a heist motion picture goes to . . . .

The Lahti Bank Vault Assault Rifle in "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot!"

Ladies and gentlemen, this is bound to be a major disappointment to Jeff Bridges, who undoubtedly thought he was making a material contribution to the success of the movie - - -

Johnny

DWARREN123 · March 26, 2006, 09:44 AM

Neat squirrel rifle!

UltimaThule · March 26, 2006, 01:25 PM

Wild, so that's Why SMBO...

James K · March 26, 2006, 05:53 PM

Johnny, the incident depicted in the movie really happened, and was the reason anti-tank rifles were included in the then-pending GCA 68. The movie was intended as more anti-gun propaganda, but by that time the law had already passed and it had little effect.

Jim

March 24, 2006, 02:46 PM	#1
45aim Junior Member Join Date: January 8, 2006 Posts: 12	Lahti 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle Lahti 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle Fires 2,300 grain solid tungsten projectile http://www.obscure-reference.com/guns/events/20011111/ http://www.obscure-reference.com/gun...0mm/index.html Last edited by 45aim; March 24, 2006 at 08:57 PM.

March 24, 2006, 03:17 PM	#4
Johnny Guest Moderator in Memoriam Join Date: August 28, 1999 Location: North Texas Posts: 4,123	What an outstanding firearm! Truly impressive. I hope to shoot one someday. HOWSOMEVER - - - - While I MIGHT understand wanting to post this in the Rifle forum, there's no way it belongs in Handguns: General Handgun Forum. MOVED to NFA Guns and Gear Forum. Best, Johnny

March 24, 2006, 03:33 PM	#5
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	I don't think the projectiles were solid tungsten, were they? I think they were mild steel exterior with a tungsten penetrator and a driving band. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

March 24, 2006, 04:09 PM	#7
Bender711 Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 340	Man, whats the recoil on that thing like? And, Umm, I hope no tanks go rolling down your street any times soon. __________________ From a Mod "Seeing as how "butt Smurf" is not profanity in the usual sense and humorously creative, I'll leave this up for now"

March 24, 2006, 07:08 PM	#10
swmike Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2005 Location: Marysville, WA Posts: 670	Any recommendations on a Holster for that should one want to make it a "carry" weapon. Bet your neighbors are real courteous when they see you loading that in your truck. __________________ My definition of Gun Control--- A steady grip and hitting your target. "In God we trust, all others are suspects." "If I shoot all the ammo I am carrying, either I won't need any more, or more won't be of any help". ____________________________________________

March 24, 2006, 02:49 PM	#2
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	Any "before" and "after" pics of the engine block?

March 24, 2006, 03:07 PM	#3
nbkky71 Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2005 Location: Davidson, NC Posts: 417	Mind if I ask how you came into posession of that monster? Inquiring minds want to know

March 24, 2006, 03:39 PM	#6
Big Calhoun Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2006 Posts: 213	I'm still in awe!! I assume that's legal and everything, but you might want to blur your license plates.

March 24, 2006, 05:18 PM	#8
JJB2 Junior member Join Date: December 14, 2005 Posts: 558	how many holes in that car are 20mm?? i'd have thought the holes would be bigger than that... i'd like to see a test on the engine block too....... neat,massive, weapon though......................... LIFE IS SHORT......................

March 24, 2006, 06:37 PM	#9
C Philip Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2005 Location: USA Posts: 784	Where do you get the ammo? I can't seem to find 20mm ammo anywhere.

March 24, 2006, 07:16 PM	#11
Bender711 Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 340	humm.... CCW 20mm, dont think that know down power on either end wil be in question. you shold cut the barrel down to 16 in just because....and shoot it at night. __________________ From a Mod "Seeing as how "butt Smurf" is not profanity in the usual sense and humorously creative, I'll leave this up for now"

March 24, 2006, 07:48 PM	#12
nrgetik Member Join Date: March 21, 2006 Posts: 29	sweet jebus. i'm wondering all the same stuff people have already asked so far...

March 24, 2006, 07:52 PM	#13
Chaingunner Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2006 Location: El Cajon/San Diego, CA Posts: 394	I would imagine that quite a few of the holes on that car are 20mm...after all, that's less than an inch. You got me all jealous! Maybe next week I'll post pictures of me and my 25mm chaingun :P __________________ Real men use iron sights. "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud, "General Introduction to Psychoanalysis."

March 24, 2006, 08:51 PM	#14
gordo b. Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2002 Location: Peoples republik of Calif. Posts: 961	That's an older picture I've seen long ago. Talk about long ago: when I was a young gun nut of 18, I bought one of these things for $100, in the box with sled and extras for the princely sum of $100 in New Brunswick N.J. !!!!!!! The ammo was $1 per round then, and I bought 50, at first. With the help of a cousin I took it to his father's sand and gravel quarry and shot at ancient abandoned steam shovel boilers and such. Yup it busted a couple inches of steel real pretty with lots of sparks an noise from the cannon brake! I remember the recoil sliding us back a few inches every shot!Unfortunely a neighbor half a mile away called the NJ State Troopers . These guys took a dim view of my legal purchase used on private property by somebody over the legal age of 18(back then) and told me to 'get rid of that cannon -or else!' I sold it to a wonderful Cuban Charter boat captain of my father's aquaintence( for more than twice as much as I had into it, I can't remember how much but he was most generous) who made me show him where to buy ammo. He bought alot! He promised me he would use it to "shoot Fidel's house" on his next trip down to Florida. This was 1963, I believe

March 24, 2006, 09:59 PM	#15
seth Senior Member Join Date: May 8, 2005 Posts: 173	sounds like an ideal choice for defending my dorm room against intruders

March 25, 2006, 07:45 PM	#16
OneInTheChamber Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2005 Posts: 789	Wow. Whoa. Oh. Wow, again. That is the biggest gun I have ever seen that is not manned by a crew. But, in the first picture (the one with you/that guy in it holding the "rifle" (more like cannon); what is that mag on. It looks suspended in thin air to me? __________________ Insert witty, comical, and/or significant quote here.

March 25, 2006, 08:13 PM	#17
Rustic Member Join Date: September 6, 2004 Location: Pierre, SD Posts: 88	I was wondering about the suspended thing too, but then concluded it was a muzzle cover, designed to fit over that rectangular muzzle brake, on a tether. Dang, wouldn't it be fun to mount one of those on a Jeep or Hummer?

March 25, 2006, 10:49 PM	#18
Bender711 Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 340	Well, if giant zombie dinosaurs come I'm heading to your house. __________________ From a Mod "Seeing as how "butt Smurf" is not profanity in the usual sense and humorously creative, I'll leave this up for now"

March 25, 2006, 11:06 PM	#19
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	Trouble with those is that you have to have two, since carrying just one tends to throw you off balance. Seriously, there are some around and for sale every once in a while. The problem is not only the cost but the category, since they are not Title II firearms and a Class 3 dealer can't handle them. They are Destructive Devices and require a special license (not an SOT). There are several states that don't even have one licensed dealer, meaning that, regardless of state law, residents of those states cannot buy DD of any kind. Jim

March 26, 2006, 12:35 AM	#20
Eghad Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 6,231	bejeebus no way to buy one of those and sneak it in the house without the wife seein it. __________________ Have a nice day at the range NRA Life Member

March 26, 2006, 12:35 AM	#21
Wildalaska Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: In my own little weird world in Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 14,172	heres a pic of SWMBO with one, one of my favorite photos WildiminloveAlaska

March 26, 2006, 08:21 AM	#22
Johnny Guest Moderator in Memoriam Join Date: August 28, 1999 Location: North Texas Posts: 4,123	And the envelope, please? The award for best supporting role in a heist motion picture goes to . . . . The Lahti Bank Vault Assault Rifle in "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot!" Ladies and gentlemen, this is bound to be a major disappointment to Jeff Bridges, who undoubtedly thought he was making a material contribution to the success of the movie - - - Johnny

March 26, 2006, 09:44 AM	#23
DWARREN123 Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2006 Location: BETWEEN TN & KY Posts: 1,758	Neat squirrel rifle!

March 26, 2006, 01:25 PM	#24
UltimaThule Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Norway Posts: 458	Wild, so that's Why SMBO...

March 26, 2006, 05:53 PM	#25
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	Johnny, the incident depicted in the movie really happened, and was the reason anti-tank rifles were included in the then-pending GCA 68. The movie was intended as more anti-gun propaganda, but by that time the law had already passed and it had little effect. Jim