Not Just No

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HELL NO!!!

This is how you get Darwin Awards.

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  1. Yikes. What is that cartridge? Some sort of rifle cartridge obviously, but I don’t know enough to say more.
    He should probably stick to .50 AE (Desert Eagle) or .454 Casull, that likely hurts enough without being quite so insane.

    • Looked like .50 BMG to me. Unpleasant even in a heavy rifle with a muzzle brake. I sold mine….

    • I agree with Defens. It looks like .50 BMG.

      If I recall correctly, the military only allows their people to shoot no more than something like 15 or 20 rounds per day even with a rifle and ear protection. It will make you physically sick and can cause physical damage. The muzzle blast is really something.

      • Unlikely.
        There *might* be a limit on rounds fired in the early stages of training on a 50BMG rifle to prevent acquiring a flinch, but other than that no.
        To address the muzzle blast- We’d routinely fire hundreds of rounds of 50BMG from the M2 in a day. Not to mention the blast from the 120mm Main Gun which we might fire 50 or more rounds in a day during Gunnery training, and the blast from that can be felt like a hard slap to your chest inside the turret.
        There’s a reason hearing loss and tinnitus are “MOS assumed” service related for Tankers.
        But getting “sick” from it? No.

        • Thanks for the correction. My source was associated with the training side of things, so maybe that at least partially explains it.

        • The M2 is mounted to a tripod or vehicle, and does not have a muzzle brake that deflects the blast toward the rear and side. Those are the reasons for the limited practice rounds. However, when you encounter a two way range, those restrictions are removed.
          Being anywhere near a Barrett rifle being fired is punishing.

      • I’m probably just a lightweight, but I shot my Bluegrass Armory Viper quite a bit before swapping it out for several other rifles. The Viper is a bullpup design, single shot bolt action. With an aluminum stock! So basically your face was resting right against the chamber, and the aluminum stock very efficiently transferred that blast right into your face.

        Even with ear plugs and muffs, the direct transfer of shock from the rifle into your face was significant. By about your third shot, your nose would be running uncontrollably. After about 6 shots, your head would be ringing.

        The Viper experience was very up close and personal. Glad I bought one. Glad I sold it.

  2. And under “cause of death” was “inadvertent suicide.”

    • Launching .50BMG from a stamped, sheet metal rifle? Yeesh – maybe with the rifle tied to a tractor tire and a long string leading to substantial cover. Maybe. Oh – watched further – I rescind my comment.

  4. Without blowing up the gun? Maybe the cartridge neck blows out, and you don’t get much pressure?

  7. Well, I guess that’s one way to make brass 12 gauge hulls. Sort of….

    Seems like YouTube’s primary purpose may be to get answers to questions no one ever asked.

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