2-Gun: Suspiciously Silent vs Ludicrously Loud (ad-free)
Added 2022-11-26 12:00:06 +0000 UTCThis month's 2-Gun match was three pretty short stages, so my friend Tom and I decided to just play with a fun theme - he brought a pair of huge .50-caliber cannons (.50AE Desert Eagle and a .50 Beowulf AR) and I brought a pair of very quiet guns (SilencerCo Maxim-9 and Q Honey Badger, both shooting subsonics).
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never really liked de's but ... more power to that guy. hope he handloads those. would be real curious to touch a 458socom or 50beowolf off out an ar.
Guido Schriewer
2022-11-26 21:59:16 +0000 UTCIt depends on the manufacturer. Geissele and Larue build great triggers that work just fine.
Michael Baggott
2022-11-26 17:39:24 +0000 UTCThe Coast Guard never actually adopted it. They had a request for proposal out for a big-bore rifle to do many different things. Paul Leitner-Wise submitted the .499 LWR round and had LMT build the guns for him but they were a complete failure and the CG never adopted it. No one else submitted a rifle so the program was dropped. Small Arms Solutions has a good overview of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNDJOghZUH8
Michael Baggott
2022-11-26 17:38:07 +0000 UTCIf only the Honey Badger had a forward assist....and for some reason, watching Tom shoot prone makes my elbows hurt.
ViejoLobo
2022-11-26 16:58:03 +0000 UTCHe was trying to avoid going prone, because that takes more time to get up and down from.
Forgotten Weapons
2022-11-26 15:40:35 +0000 UTCWhy did Tom assume such an awkward shooting position during Stage 2? Tilting the barrel? And he should have gotten extra credit for target damage.
Terry
2022-11-26 15:30:49 +0000 UTC"Great trigger" often seems to be synonymous with light hammer strike??? Seems like the makers of these triggers trade hammer spring strength away to get a lighter trigger pull, maybe?
Jeff Price
2022-11-26 13:16:41 +0000 UTCGood stuff.
2022-11-26 13:06:51 +0000 UTCI thought The US Coat Guard adopted 50 Beowulf for shooting boats sometime after 2001. I haven't read much about its effectiveness or after action reviews, but someone officially has used it in service.
Kenneth Marshall
2022-11-26 12:43:18 +0000 UTC
