Anyone considered making a 2 Bore upper yet?

[The_Dude]

Just came across this, maybe its been on here before. I thought it would be neat to see someone attempt to manufacture a 2 Bore (gauge) on the AR platform. The 2 Bore was developed primarily as a big game round for hunting in Africa. The bullet itself is 3500 grain (thats over 63 55gr .223s bullets put together) and has a muzzle velocity of over 17,000lbs. Nice.

http://www.2-bore.com/images/825_IMG_0906.jpg

And yes, that is a .45 standing next to it for comparison.


Riley~~~

[Abraxas]

Why? To me that just seems silly, for many reasons.

[Irish]

The first time I read about anything close to this was Henry Bowman in Unintended Consequences and if memory serves me correctly it was a 4 bore he was after. The only thing you'd be after with this thing is a broken shoulder.

[SHIVAN]

More money than sense, but that's what makes America so great!! If you want it, go and get it made. I'll pass though. If I need something like that, I will get a 18" or 20" 50bmg carbine upper to bolt to an AR lower.

[The_Dude]

Why? To me that just seems silly, for many reasons.

Because thats the American dream, having the biggest stick. Can you imagine bringing this thing to the range?

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/2boremuzzle-tm.jpg

Ammo could get pricey though, the cheapest I can find is $449.00 for a box of 10.


Riley~~~

[MistWolf]

Just came across this, maybe its been on here before. I thought it would be neat to see someone attempt to manufacture a 2 Bore (gauge) on the AR platform. The 2 Bore was developed primarily as a big game round for hunting in Africa. The bullet itself is 3500 grain (thats over 63 55gr .223s bullets put together) and has a muzzle velocity of over 17,000lbs. Nice.
Riley~~~That's a half pound ball of lead. That's why it's called a 2 bore.

PS- "...muzzle velocity of 17,000lbs"? I think you got a typo there!:D

[kalikraven]

If you want a large bore on an AR add a M203. ;)

[The_Dude]

That's a half pound ball of lead. That's why it's called a 2 bore.

PS- "...muzzle velocity of 17,000lbs"? I think you got a typo there!:D

They make projectiles other then lead:

http://www.2-bore.com/images/220_IMG_0998.jpg

I meant 17,000 ft/lbs of energy at the muzzle, velocity is only 1500ft/s


Riley~~~

[Artos]

I don't see it...here's a 4 bore on a late 1800's double with damascus bbls. Gun is 20+lbs and still rolls you back.

[MistWolf]

They make projectiles other then lead...

I meant 17,000 ft/lbs of energy at the muzzle, velocity is only 1500ft/s

Riley~~~I know they make other types of projectiles. I will admit to yanking on your chain a little in the name of fun, but the reason it's a 2 bore (or gauge) is because it's the diameter of a ball of lead weighing one half pound. A 12 bore (or gauge) is the diameter of a ball of pure lead weighing one twelfth pound. I'm sure you know that there are 7000 grains in a pound and that a 3500 grain projectile is one half pound. At 17,000 ft/lbs of muzzle energy, that's one helluva freight train!

[Warg]

http://www.anzioironworks.com/20MM-TAKE-DOWN-RIFLE.htm

20mm Vulcan. It's "only" a 1,600 grain round, but at 3,300 ft/sec velocity that works out to about 38,687 foot pounds of muzzle energy :eek:

[The_Dude]

http://www.anzioironworks.com/20MM-TAKE-DOWN-RIFLE.htm

20mm Vulcan. It's "only" a 1,600 grain round, but at 3,300 ft/sec velocity that works out to about 38,687 foot pounds of muzzle energy :eek:

Damn. And it's only $12k for the bolt action.


Riley~~~

[MistWolf]

Damn. And it's only $12k for the bolt action.


Riley~~~Well, that's cheaper than most machine guns :D