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Sorry Ripp- this is not meant nor directed at you.

So --- they - SSK Industries, are claiming their little .950 is the largest CF rifle ever made?

Haven't they been following Colin's Double Barreled 2 bore thread? At Colin's rifle bores of 1.035", SSK's little .950 is sitll at nursing age - yeah - it sucks as "the largest" - it ain't.

Perhaps they missed thread of the single shot 2 bore - another 1.350" bore, he built a year or more ago, or perhaps the 2 bore (slightly undersized, apparently) but still larger than 4 bore build in England I think, or perhaps they weren't aware that our own Omnivourous Bob has shot 2 elephant with his 4 bore rifle whichis also larger than their little .950, - or maybe they just missed seeing some of Ed Huble's work with his own, hand made falling block 4 bore?

Of course, not, they are too full of themselves to even think someone outside their little imaginary world might have beat them to the largest CF ever built. Good grief.

If they meant the Center Fire that developed the greatest FPE or greatest recoil - they should have said that but I still think they'd better check with Ed's ballistics and the recoil of those 2 bores first, before making any "biggest" or "largest" claims.

On the recoil end of it, try plugging in 436.8gr. of black powder with a 1,750gr. ball into the formula and see what you get. Try that same powder charge with a 2,500gr. bullet for the 4 bore.

Colin did mantion his brass cases would hold something like 700gr.+ and then the 3,500gr. ball. Hmmmmmmm. I guess their .950 didn't generate the greatest or largest recoil afterall!

I guess there is nothing new in false advertising - happens so much, many people merely accept it - I don't. It either is, or it ins't. If it isn't, don't say it is.

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Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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