Meet the SSK .950, the world’s biggest and baddest centerfire rifle

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Meet the SSK .950, the world’s biggest and baddest centerfire rifle

Only three of them were made, and only a few people have fired them. The SSK .950 is so powerful that one shot is reportedly [color=rgb(43, 103, 159) !important]as powerful as a WWI tank round.

The SSK .950′s massive power is matched by its large frame. The lighter models weigh 85 pounds, and most of them have to be fired from a benchrest. It fires rounds at 2,100 feet per second and has 2,777 foot-pounds of recoil energy equal to the power of 10 .30-06 rifle shots, so yeah, firing from a bench seems like a good idea.

You’ll see that incredible recoil action in the video below. We got a kick out of the expression on the shooters’ faces when they pull the trigger. “She kicks like a mule!”

Getting your hands on an SSK .950 could be tricky. Expect to pay a good chunk of change. The rifles have been out of production for a while, and custom-built models tend run around $17,000. And the bullets, which are 2,400 grain, cost $40 a pop. Yikes.

This would be a great rifle to stop a bear, or a mountain lion, or really any big wild animal that has legs and moves. Good luck getting it into the field.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwr2_d-lYGU#t=159

happyfrog

wooh

Hohenstaufenz

好像各州打恐龙的猎照还没有批下来，所以这枪我就先不入了。