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I stumbled across this rifle and felt compelled to share it with others. As far as the Gun Control forum is concerned, the ATF has listed any firearm capable of firing a caliber larger than .50 caliber must be federally registered as a "destructive device." However, apparently SSK Industries managed to get a specific waiver from the BATFE to allow their .95 caliber to be sold as a "hunting" rifle. Which means that this beast may be bought and sold like any other rifle on the market today, no special licenses are required. I'm not sure what you would hunt with a rifle like this, since it would be more than capable of stopping even a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Doing some research into the rifle gave me conflicting information and the only thing they had in common was the diameter of the bullet, 0.95 inches. Everything else I learned about both the rifle and ammunition was different, depending on the source, so I will include both the highest and lowest of the values I found, as well as the sources for this information.
To give you an idea of how much power that is, it requires 9.8081 Joules of energy to lift 1 kg off the ground. Using the highest values for the round, it is capable of lifting 3,863 kg (8,516 pounds) off the ground. This round has about 2.5 times the energy of a .50 caliber BMG.
It is a single-shot bolt-action rifle. The rifle weighs between 50 and 110 pounds, with a felt-recoil of 277 pounds (125.6 kg), so it is not a rifle for the weak. That is equivalent to firing ten .3006 caliber rifles simultaneously.
The ammunition is made from a 20mm Vulcan case, trimmed down to a 70mm case length and widened to 24.13mm to accommodate the bullet. The round uses 240 grains of H110, and costs anywhere from $40 to $60 per round. By comparison, my overloaded (10% beyond red-line) .44 rounds that I keep for bear and moose defense are loaded with 24.4 grains of H110.
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Doing some research into the rifle gave me conflicting information and the only thing they had in common was the diameter of the bullet, 0.95 inches. Everything else I learned about both the rifle and ammunition was different, depending on the source, so I will include both the highest and lowest of the values I found, as well as the sources for this information.
Bullet Weight : 2,400 grains to 2,600 grains
Velocity : 2,100 FPS to 2,200 FPS
Muzzle Energy : 23,505 foot-pounds (31,869 Joules) to 27,947 foot-pounds (37,891 Joules)
To give you an idea of how much power that is, it requires 9.8081 Joules of energy to lift 1 kg off the ground. Using the highest values for the round, it is capable of lifting 3,863 kg (8,516 pounds) off the ground. This round has about 2.5 times the energy of a .50 caliber BMG.
It is a single-shot bolt-action rifle. The rifle weighs between 50 and 110 pounds, with a felt-recoil of 277 pounds (125.6 kg), so it is not a rifle for the weak. That is equivalent to firing ten .3006 caliber rifles simultaneously.
The ammunition is made from a 20mm Vulcan case, trimmed down to a 70mm case length and widened to 24.13mm to accommodate the bullet. The round uses 240 grains of H110, and costs anywhere from $40 to $60 per round. By comparison, my overloaded (10% beyond red-line) .44 rounds that I keep for bear and moose defense are loaded with 24.4 grains of H110.
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SSK Industries .950 JDJ | Largest Centerfire Rifle Ever Made | VIDEO
Ohio-based Firearm and cartridge manufacturer SSK Industries has unveiled their .950 JDJ rifle. Billed as the largest centerfire rifle ever
Guys Shoot the .950 JDJ
The guys from Knight Rifles "Americas Muzzleloader" head out to the range with Dave Fricke of Millennium Manufacturing to shoot the largest center fire rifle ever made. Only 12 people have ever shot the .950 JDJ as a rifle. Produced by SSK Industries
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