Added A Hand Cannon!

[Gatorjet]

Another gun show, another treasure. This time a barrel for my G2 'Tender to make it a real "hand cannon". 10" SSK Industries 45-70 barrel with T/C sights, and built in muzzle brake.

Also picked up some 300gr. HP rounds to give it a try with. Might be able to get to the range Monday, so I'll let ya'll know what it's like.....If I can still type with my right hand!!! LOL

[LOZman]

300 gr.? If you go to Top Gun range let me know. I gotta see this thing go boom.

[Gatorjet]

Don't know if Top Gun would even let me shoot it there! I know it's below their MV limits, but I don't know if they have any limits on energy.

[Gatorjet]

Touching this thing off might get real interesting!

45-70 round & 22 Long Rifle for comparison!

[LOZman]

That is a heck of a big round. I've shot 50 cal S&W and a 56 cal Walker Colt black powder replica. Both will jolt and twist your forearm but the Walker is in a class of it's own. The powder flare alone would scare most people. By the way, it is obvious that the 45-70 is a two handed weapon.

[Gatorjet]

The Super 14 barrel in 35 Remington that was on my 'Tender when I got it will get your attention too. I was shooting with a bunch of guys back in August. One of them had a S&W 500Mag. It wasn't as "forceful" as my 35 Rem. 'Tender, so I slipped a round in it without him seeing. Told him "try this". His comment, after the shocked look on his face was "That was a surprise"!

[Gatorjet]

Got to give the "hand cannon" a try the other day. Still some dialing in, and load work up to do, but I was getting about a4" group @ 50 Yds. About 6-8 inches low though. the recoil was quite impressive, along with the muzzle blast, and concussion. Still manageable, but I forgot shooting gloves, and the sting in the web of my hand was pretty severe. I learned real quick that proper grip in mandatory, and proper placement of the support hand a must to avoid getting misplaced fingers banged up!

I'm going to swap out the open sights that came on the barrel with a set of fiber optic open sights that came off my 35 Remington barrel. Then give it another go, and dial in the sights with some Hornady Leverevolution 325 Gr. ammo.