Burt's Gun?
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OshKosh_B-got — 20 years ago(February 04, 2006 05:32 PM)
The big fifties such as the LAR Grizzly and the Barrett only kick about as much as a twelve gauge. The recoil is abated by their massive size/weight and that grapefruit sized muzzle brake that deflects spent gasses rearward in order to pull the rifle forward and negate the effects of recoil. I personally own a .303 Enfield and have shot the Jungle model and the recoil is nowhere near the level of shattering a shoulder. If you want to feel what a real gun kicks like, drop both hammers of a 4 bore at once. That's when you see shoulders start to shatter.
http://www.corbins.com/images/gatl-5a.jpg
Also, there is a bullet larger than a .50BMG that does not benefit from such implements as recoil reduction. It is called the .700 H&H Nitro Express from Holland and Holland. It is a $100 bullet fired through a $200,000 rifle, expressely built as a last resort weapon against charging elephants; or, for those that feel the need to shoot the most powerful production hunting rifle.
And, if you're a psycho, one of the most powerful elephant rounds in production is available in a handy revolver frame.
http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/photos/weapons_fireams/pfieferzeliska600nerevolverace.png
