Newer pistol for target practice, and maybe stump removal for extra money! Will require larger pockets to hold rounds.
http://www.vincelewis.net/60magnum.html

Wow that's a big pistol, Dirty Harry would be impressed

useless...

paraphrasing from the article:
"because of it's size, must be fired from a bench rest"
"weighs 13.23 pounds"
"violent recoil"
"bipod and shoulder stock may be in order" (and if you do, you've violated the NFA, and it's a felony. At the very least, you've made a pistol into a carbine at that point)
"uses a cartridge developed in the late 1800's for hunting elephants" (with rifles!)
"only rises up 60 degrees under recoil" (ONLY??!?)
"site radius of 440mm" )about 17". Long enough that it's darn close to being minimum barrel length to be a rifle- which is what it shold ave been to begin with)
"tungsten steel" (no wonder it's so bloody heavy!)

This "weapon" was a solution in search of a problem. Too small to be controllable, too heavy to be concealable.

I've seen lots of the large caliber pistols popping up. It seems to have started with the 454 casull which, at the time of it's introduction, claimed to be the world's most powerful handgun. The 700 nitro express pistol is a bit extreme considering that firing a rifle version has been known to split the stock. There's even been a few joke articles floating about due to this trend; my favorite being the chuckhawks article on the 825.

825 pistol clicky

Taurus, are you by chance a fan of the Brazillian line of pistols?

My everyday carry is a PT145. GREAT little weapon, that!

Wow that is a worthless pos..

I've shot a few brazillian pistols (been a while so i dont even remember the caliber), but my all time favorite is sig sauer. My carry is a sig p229 in 40 cal.

Hi Taurus, The Sig p229 in 40 cal, is a very well constructed, and a beautiful weapon. It is a very serious shooter that will do the job as needed.

http://www.remtek.com/arms/sig/model/229/229.htm

BK ... The PT145, is an excellent and exciting firearm-the small size is most note worthy for self defense work and perhaps, a even preferred if needed to a heaver model.

http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ga_handguns/...1027/index.html


This is my old standby .45 - 911A1 actually, a service pistol that was purchased, and used for target practice when on the team-Korea and pre-Vietnam era.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911_Colt_pistol

In terms of a personal favorite, like the S&W 460, which can incorporate several other calibers-very expensive-but interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.460_S&W_Magnum

As if The Burner would make a post about a personally owned firearm. ;P

(You meant, of course, Burntkat, or BK, not TB) ;P

I say we start a "Show us your firearms" thread...

BTW, that's an old article. The model I have has a picatinny rail, is SA/DA, has Heine sights, sights are dovetailed, etc...

BK .... apologize for the error. On the other hand, suspect t_b may know a little about firearms too?
Yes, article is older, the intent was to approximate as near as possible given the initial description which was plugged into Google. In any event, your design looks quite formable, and handy. In terms of a " I say we start a "Show us your firearms" thread... " BK, sounds good. Next time start up a thread, am quite sure it will be used. This is a fun area for me, and in the past have worked on a few military and civilian weapons,e.g., new gun barrel replacements, chamber spacing-head checks, corrected, and reworked some operating rods on semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and rifles-stocks/relining, and fitting, and some spot bluing work. Also made a few gages, and dial indicator set-ups for shells and bullets-OD/ID, and length measurements.

BTW, did find some current (last year) notations about similarities and differences-may be of interest.
http://blog.boiledfrog.us/archives/89-Iden...ennium-Pro.html

a "show us your firearms" thread eh?...here's a taste

Nice, clean lay-out Taurus. Notice there are several shotguns and rifles, a few at the top unable to make out, above the pistol, and the AK-47. How do you like to fire the AK, is it smooth-any jams?

This is a 9mm that was converted from the 30 cal by the Germans-broom stick handle, and a red nine carved into the handle that indicated the change over, after WWI. Very rugged in terms of finish, and external pits. Had it for many years, it shoots well.

havent had any jams with the ak...occasionally a round wont eject all the way and the bolt will smash the empty cartridge, but cycling the action clears it no problem. above the ak and 22 revolver are a bunch of 22LR, a 17hmr and an ar15. The collection has expanded a bit since that pic was taken..added a 45-70 lever action and a few others.

that's a mean looking pistol you have there

Taurus, the 45-70 lever action depending on year, model, and condition can cost between $1500/2000-not bad for an old shooter-a very good chioce. Below is a clip that demonstrates the 45-70 in terms of various bullet wights/loads, configurations, and penetrating power.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxM4KMij4Es

This is an older 30/06, 8 shot clip, gas operated semi-automatic rifle that I have had for a few decades-still functions and is reliable. Needs work on stock and re-bluing would be nice, a new barrel would be great too-yet, the old one is still in good condition.

I love the 45-70, but what I really want is a 45-120...the 45-70 was just a stepping stone to finish out my 45 cal lever action collection. The 45-120 is going to be sweet, but i'll have to wait a while before I can afford a nice one.

I've been looking at a 30-06 like yours for a long time now. They are really nice guns and it's been on my wish list for a while.

Taurus. Below is a small carbine that I received from the NRA a few years ago for $24 dollars. A great little 30 caliber.. Actually, more of as fun gun to shoot-never went over a 15 round clip. It is quite accurate, and a sturdy little rifle. could stand a little re-bluing-parkerized.



The 45/110 is quite a hunk of hardware-indeed, very nice! About $2000/2500 dollars-wonder what the kick is on that? Would want to see someone else demonstrate first!
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...l%3Den%26sa%3DN

I don't mind picking my shoulder up in pieces. It's my firm belief that if I can't feel the recoil...then it ain't worth shootin. The 45-120 I was looking at was a shiloh rifle. Everyone I've heard from say they are amazing tack shooters and that the recoil is "managable".

http://www.shilohrifle.com/

What a beauty-the Shiloh rifle, 2008 presentation model is excellent! Great choice, and very well done.