This is perhaps the biggest disappointment in a NE thread to date. I do appreciate the OP providing me the opportunity to pontificate. Given the resources and potential, the result is a tragic waste. Poor taste or simply silly? Not the idea, but the execution.

It is not a to say this is a crazy idea, practical aside, it should have been possible to build a rifle that looked much better. To get an idea, look at the lines of a savage bolt action 12ga. Yes a cheap plastic gun, but; look at the lines. There is no reason a big, even impractical gun has to look silly. A little bit of engineering consulting would result in a proper size action.

Added firepower if wanted could be an optional magazine without the ultra ugly pot belly stock. Octagonal barrel! This gun reminds me of a 300 pound fat lady in yoga pants, who thinks she is making a fashion statement.

Thank you sir, may I have another one?