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BJlooper,
Please, I am no ones hero, same as you, just a shooter with a big black rifle!!!
Black Sunshine will be right at 60 lbs when the IOR 9-36 is on the rail base.
The main advantages to this heavy of a rifle is that for one, the weight eliminates the need for a brake. This rifle, with the 40" long barrel has VERY little muzzle blast as it sits now. Even ripping a 300 gr pill out at 3500 fps. I would say its quieter or has less muzzle blast then my 26" 25-06. Now that is from the shooters perspective. Not sure about if your off to the side.
Second, the weight gives the rifle stability in the bags. When you set a conventional 15 to 20 lb rifle in the bags, one can make rifle adjustments easily with just a turn of the wrist such as to level the scope level or such.
With this rifle, you have to literally grab the grip of the rifle and manhandle it to get the bubble in the scope level to shift to center. Once she is set, SHE DOES NOT MOVE.
The wind can even push around lighter rifles, NOT THIS ONE. Once she is in the bags and set up where you want her, she STAYS THERE until you forcefully have to move her.
The stability in the bags is unreal and hard to explain unless you have shot a rifle this heavy.
There are however some downsides, mainly, it is a real pain to move this rifle around. In its hard case your looking at 85 lbs of weight you have to pack around to load into the truck and unload when you get to the range. Then setting a 60 lb rifle up on the bench is another trial. Ya just do not grab a 60 lb rifle and throw it on the bags, well at least I don't and I am 6'3" and 200 lbs and in pretty good shape and it makes me feel pretty small at times.
I designed the rifle first and formost for consistancy and reach. But also as a promotional rifle with some shock appeal for advertising purposes as I am in this to make a living.
In all honesty, a 25 to 40 lb rifle with a properly designed brake would be a much easier rifle to use and nearly just as consistant I would guess.
We will see how Shawn C. and my sub 16 lb 338 AMs do. Black Sunshine makes me feel like a boy moving her around. The lightweight version may make me feel like a boy under its recoil and blast, we will see.
Good Shooting!!
Kirby Allen(50)
Please, I am no ones hero, same as you, just a shooter with a big black rifle!!!
Black Sunshine will be right at 60 lbs when the IOR 9-36 is on the rail base.
The main advantages to this heavy of a rifle is that for one, the weight eliminates the need for a brake. This rifle, with the 40" long barrel has VERY little muzzle blast as it sits now. Even ripping a 300 gr pill out at 3500 fps. I would say its quieter or has less muzzle blast then my 26" 25-06. Now that is from the shooters perspective. Not sure about if your off to the side.
Second, the weight gives the rifle stability in the bags. When you set a conventional 15 to 20 lb rifle in the bags, one can make rifle adjustments easily with just a turn of the wrist such as to level the scope level or such.
With this rifle, you have to literally grab the grip of the rifle and manhandle it to get the bubble in the scope level to shift to center. Once she is set, SHE DOES NOT MOVE.
The wind can even push around lighter rifles, NOT THIS ONE. Once she is in the bags and set up where you want her, she STAYS THERE until you forcefully have to move her.
The stability in the bags is unreal and hard to explain unless you have shot a rifle this heavy.
There are however some downsides, mainly, it is a real pain to move this rifle around. In its hard case your looking at 85 lbs of weight you have to pack around to load into the truck and unload when you get to the range. Then setting a 60 lb rifle up on the bench is another trial. Ya just do not grab a 60 lb rifle and throw it on the bags, well at least I don't and I am 6'3" and 200 lbs and in pretty good shape and it makes me feel pretty small at times.
I designed the rifle first and formost for consistancy and reach. But also as a promotional rifle with some shock appeal for advertising purposes as I am in this to make a living.
In all honesty, a 25 to 40 lb rifle with a properly designed brake would be a much easier rifle to use and nearly just as consistant I would guess.
We will see how Shawn C. and my sub 16 lb 338 AMs do. Black Sunshine makes me feel like a boy moving her around. The lightweight version may make me feel like a boy under its recoil and blast, we will see.
Good Shooting!!
Kirby Allen(50)
