we all know that a big gun doesn't make a big man but what about the most powerful gun ever made nah forget about this bfg 9000 parody from the doom movie seriously powerful guns and this one for home defense this is a punt gun the largest shotgun in human history this gun was between 2. 5 to 4 meters long and weighed at least 50 kilograms in 1920 american police seized a punt gun that weighed 113 kilograms it was a real giant in the world of weapons these shotguns were used to hunt birds gunpowder a lot of gunpowder and 500 grams of shot were poured into the barrel and then in one shot the punt gun could hit up to 50 wild guns look at how easily it turns 128 plates into tiny to reduce recoil the shotgun was attached to the stern of a boat true now it's no longer a boat but more like a pirate ship with a cannon by the way the punt gun became the hero of the movie tremors 4. part gummer uses it to kill a young graboid attacking a small town can maxwell hatcheson develop the aa-12 automatic shotgun the aa-12 can be loaded with 32 rounds of 12 millimeter caliber it takes less than six seconds to fully discharge this monster sure that's twice as slow as the m16 rifle but don't forget that the aa-12 is a shotgun 32 rounds each with about a hundred lead pellets it all blasts out at incredible speed these water bottles have no chance you can shoot the aa-12 automatic shotgun in the latest update on call of duty modern warfare hey that is exactly what you would get with the thunder 50 bmg the world's only pistol capable of penetrating tank armor it's not even a pistol but a hand cannon just look at how a round is loaded into it from the name thunder 50 bmg gun enthusiasts know that the pistol was created for the famous 50 caliber bullet that's the same caliber used in the browning m2 machine gun or the barrett m82 sniper rifle this pistol really can pierce tank on her the only people interested in this pistol are weapon collectors who don't mind putting their hands to the test here is the largest and most powerful pfeiffer zoliska 600 nitro express revolver there are only two of these in the world it weighs 6 kilograms as much as two ak-47 assault rifles the length of this monster is 55 centimeters this model was developed by the austrian designer adolf zeliska in 1995.
the revolver was designed for the most powerful hunting round of its time the 600 nitro express 15. 2 by 76 millimeters firing this pistol is dangerous and very expensive this revolver was intended for hunting african big game like buffalo and elephant until 1988 the 600 nitro express was considered the most powerful round until it was replaced by the heavy duty hunting cartridge the 700 nitro express this round is capable of knocking down a running elephant special double-barreled rifles are made specially to handle its the soviet kpv is an explosive mix of a machine gun and an anti-tank rifle this demon can pierce armor up to 35 millimeters thick at a distance of 300 meters just take a look at the rounds that are loaded into the kpv those are 14. 5 by 114 millimeter anti-tank bullets they make the 50 bmg look like a little brother who needs to be taken to school it is ideal for home defense cartridges like these were used in soviet anti-tank guns during world war ii the kvp can engage targets at a distance of two kilometers and also fire at air targets at an altitude of 1.
5 kilometers not surprisingly the machine gun has been considered the most powerful in the world for 70 years another famous russian machine gun is the cord it's the real robin hood in the world of machine guns the cord often has a scope mounted on it due to its high accuracy it's referred to as the sniper machine gun the 12. 7 by 108 millimeter caliber can strike the enemy through the walls of a building at the same time it's relatively lightweight allows for firing both with the stand and while being held and its rate of fire at 600 rounds per minute and mobility make the cord machine gun simply a universal soldier this is what happens when you put optics on an anti-tank gun the nzo 20 millimeter rifle is the most powerful anti-material rifle on the planet it is capable of hitting a target at a record distance of 4. 5 kilometers for comparison the maximum range of the barrett m82 is 1.
8 kilometers the anzio's barrel is almost four times longer than that of the famous m82 this beast shoots 79 caliber 20 by 102 millimeter rounds the same as the m61 vulcan aircraft cannon their diameter is just under five centimeters the armor-piercing bullets are capable of destroying an enemy inside of an armored vehicle and if you need to blow something up this rifle would cause trouble for any tank let alone a bulletproof vest the 950 jdj 24. 1 by 75 millimeters this is the largest round ever made for handheld firearms this is what the bullet looks like after hitting a target it is simply impossible to hold the rifle in your hands it weighs 23 kilograms that's like eight m16 rifles the ssk950jdj utilizes a special stop for shooting but the recoil is always palpable only three ssk fat mac rifles were ever made the 950 jdj cartridge has been discontinued since 2014 so the cost of one shot is 80 and that number is constantly growing just like bitcoin let's get back to the pistols the australian glock 17 is one of the three best pistols in the world but what is it doing in our compilation of the most powerful and somewhat pointless weapons well the modified glock 17 is a submachine gun look at how efficiently it dispatches the bottles d-round magazine was invented for this pistol and when that wasn't enough they increased its capacity to a hundred this pistol is perfect for those with terrible aim two of these pistols means 200 rounds which is perfect for those of us with terrible eyesight the automatic glock 17 has an astounding rate of fire it is twice as fast as the ak-47 and slightly faster than the m16 the 100 round magazine can be emptied in 5 seconds this micro machine gun's weight with a full magazine is 3 kilograms the glock 17 pistol is widely used by police in many countries around the world in the u. s almost half of all police officers are armed with it rpg 28 is chambered in the same 125 millimeter round as that of the most powerful modern t90 and t14 armada tanks for comparison the diameter of a cd is 120 millimeters so can you imagine the 125 millimeters in this rpg the rpg 28 looks like a 1.
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