So it protects you from a charging buffalo by throwing you out of the way with recoil.

"what caliber do you hunt with?" "1" "one? that must be quite small" "sure"

The Doom Slayer's Super Shotgun. And I think that Lil' Deuce can legitimately be called a hand cannon.

This isn't for stopping a charging buffalo. This is for stopping a Cyberdemon.

"Oh dude it has a dual trigger system! You can fire both barrels at once!" "Do you want to die?"

"Your level is not high enough to wield this weapon"

The gun is 44 lbs and the two projectiles together are 1 lb, so conservation of momentum suggests that the gun, unrestrained, would move backwards at 1/44th the muzzle velocity if both barrels were fired, or 1200 fps / 44, about 18 mph. A 45 lb olympic plate will reach a speed of 18 mph if dropped from 10 feet. To emulate the experience of firing this gun, have a friend drop a 45 lb olympic plate on your shoulder from a ten foot ladder.

When a 50 BMG round is a "hotdog in a hallway", the rounds get just as scary for the shooter as the target

Mum, why are my ears ringing ? Mum: Your grand-grand-grandfather fired a two bore 120 years ago, the blast got imprinted into his genes

Hearing the words "we'll start with something small, a .50 BMG" is frankly terrifying

Just stumbled over this. Someone needs to let Scott know about this thing and see if the current owner would be interested in a video being made of it. Because who else would shoot it other than Scott.

That pistol is the literal definition of a hand cannon and I love it.

*robber breaks in* "now don't make any sudden moves, cuz if I fire we both die"

"We'll start with something small..." Oh look, a nice old .30-06 cartri-- ".50 BMG." ........

I keep thinking of that line from 'the 13th warrior': "I cannot lift this" "Grow stronger".

I know a guy in Kentucky who'd love to get his hands on this firearm.

The best thing about this is when you miss the mammoth you aren't conscious to feel the pain of being mauled by a deaf mammoth.

"We'll start with something small, a 50 bmg."

I believe it was Samuel Baker, the big game hunter, who had one of these behemoths made by Holland & Holland. He later wrote that he could no longer shoot any of his guns well because the 2 bore had "so affected" his nerves.

"4 bore rifles are the biggest rifles ever made, this is a 2 bore rifle" Love it.

Ian: "For comparison I'll start out with something small; a .50 BMG..." A *W H A T*

Fun fact: 30MM Grenades exist, this things bore is just over 30MM, this thing is so damn huge it could theoretically fire grenades

This gun was made in multiples. This is the only one to still remain intact. The others were used by a being with tremendous power to fight the hordes of hell. Some know him as Doom guy.

The gun for the discerning gentleman who finds himself skeptical that the Chicxulub impactor finished the job.

"Be vewy vewy quiet, I'm hunting Shermans"

Can be used for Tiger hunting. The tracked kind

"Stay back, I've got a gun and I'm very much afraid to use it!"

Ian, at the start it says the biggest rifles and shotguns used in the field were 4 bore. 2 bore punt guns weren’t uncommon, even now there are still many serviceable ones around. There were never shoulder fired, usually in a notch on the boat. The first time I saw one I thought it was a practical joke 😂 Minor discrepancy, love your work

"Why do you carry a 2 bore?" Cause they don't make a 1 bore.

"We'll start with something small" "Uh-" *anti-material cartridge*

"It probably could kill a whale." "What?" "And I'm only talking about the recoil."

As someone who's really bad with picturing weights and other measurements, the thing that really sold me on the weight was seeing Ian's elbow twitching at 6:48. That's something you only see when someone's holding up something REALLY heavy.

For when you game hunting for really exotic game, you know, rhino, elephant, lion, tanks, passing cruise ships, the odd satellite.....

How long is the Doom Slayer letting you borrow his shotgun?

With these things you have to seriously consider which is more painful pulling the trigger or letting whatever is coming towards you eat you.

"So Glen what're you hun'in' today boy?" "God."

“Really Loosely fits” that .50 BMG is like a hotdog down a hallway

2-bore pistols: for when you want the recoil to send your entire wrist into the shadow dimension

"Obviously, the first thing one does with a rifle like this is show the ammunition with some kind of... standard-sized cartridges so that you can get an idea for what it's really like. So, we'll start with something small- uh, .50 BMG-" YOU *_WHAT_* Ian, that is literally a calibre capable of carrying payloads! And you've just called it _small!_ I guess it would slide down the barrel if you tried to chamber it

"That stops it from opening when you fire, which would be extraordinarily bad" - Classic deadpan!

I bet that somewhere sometime, someone tried to fire both triggers at the same time, and then never did it again.

Me: "oh, those wacky Victorians and their outlandish hunting rifles..." Ian: "The man who built this has a KZfaq channel documenting the process." Me: "...Oh, those wacky Victorians and their time travelling shenanigans."

5:50 that's not a pistol, that's a pocket mortar

Everybody: Who can use this gun. Duke Nukem: Groovy.

Soooo... Essentially it’s a shoulder fired light artillery piece.

This is a comedic firearm. “Among other weapons, I had an extraordinary rifle that carried a half-pound percussion shell-this instrument of torture to the hunter was not sufficiently heavy for the weight of the projectile; it only weighed twenty pounds: thus, with a charge of ten drachms [270 grains] of powder, behind a half-pound shell, the recoil was so terrific, that I spun around like a weathercock in a hurricane. I really dreaded my own rifle, although I had been accustomed to heavy charges of powder, and severe recoil for some years. None of my men could fire it, and it was looked upon with a species of awe, and it was named "Jenna-El-Mootfah" (Child of a Cannon) by the Arabs, which being far too long a name for practice, I christened it the "Baby;" and the scream of this "Baby" loaded with a half-pound shell was always fatal. It was far too severe, and I very seldom fired it, but it is a curious fact, that I never fired a shot with that rifle without bagging: the entire practice, during several years, was confined to about twenty shots. I was afraid to use it; but now and then it was absolutely necessary that it should be cleaned, after months of staying loaded. On such occasions my men had the gratification of firing it, and the explosion was always accompanied by two men falling on their backs (one having propped up the shooter), and the "Baby" flying some yards behind them. This rifle was made by Holland & Holland, of Bond Street, and I could highly recommend it for the Goliath of Gath, but not for the men of A.D. 1866.” - Sir Samuel White Baker

If you saw the barrel and the stock to size, it's the perfect carry weapon! You can even launch yourself into space if you shoot it at the the floor.

It's always fun to see when Ian is showing off some piece of artillery. This one is no exception... ;-)

I think this gun needs some accessories.... like a bayonet, laser sights... maybe a mount, tires, shield, stabilizers, trailer hitch, hydraulic recoil cylinders... yeah this is basically artillery...

Who needs SpaceX when you can just point this at the ground and launch yourself into orbit.

A rocket propelled grenade launcher (RPG-7) would have been much lighter, easier to shoulder, more practical and effective in stopping.

honestly the most impressive display of the size of that chamber wasnt putting a 50bmg in there it was the way he nonchalantly stuck his finger in there next to it to pull it out

Alternate video titles: "Child reviews normal sized shotgun" "Doom Super Shotgun"

Gunsmiths back in the day really had something in their heads that I am not articulative enough to express

As always a very good video. Thank you for showing something we will never see or experience.

I imagine the weight becomes less challenging when a rhino is charging you and adrenaline kicks in

If you ever needed to hunt dragons, this is the gun for you.

Sir Samuel White Baker used a single barrel 2 bore during his many adventures as detailed in his book "The Rifle and The Hound in Ceylon." Amazing read.

WTF, collarbone wristbreaking tools are those DAMN! Very much appreciated enlightening and entertaining on such a rare firearms.

50 BMG loosely fits in… like throwing a hotdog down a hallway...

Phrases I never thought I would hear "let's start with something small, .50bmg"

Imagine pulling both triggers simultaneously. Goodbye shoulder and goodbye whatever is on the receiving end across the street behind three refrigerators.

Probably the only time you will ever hear a 50BMG round be called small.

Only one man can wield this, and he is known by the trail of corpses he leaves in his wake. *BFG Division starts playing*

I would rather fire my 30-06 with the stock butt against my forehead than fire that monster against my shoulder.

Rare to see a firearm with ammo that can double as a straight blundgeoning implement.

When he said the builder has a KZfaq channel my thoughts were "they're still around geezus!"

Just looking at the ammunition, could be confused with a grenade launcher

"What's that?" "This is a 2 bore rifle" "Its a f*****g naval cannon, VINCENT" "Well, I wanna raise some pulses, dont I?" "You'll raise hell, never mind pulses"

I remember when he posted the making of this thing on a gunsmith forum many years ago. He posted other projects too. He's a fan of boxlock guns too.

The cartoon proportions are stunning, seeing ian hold it really was comparable to elmer fudd

They named it the 'Double Deuce' because you s**t your pants twice when it's pointed at you.

Only one thing makes me reluctant to fire a weapon like that. Newton's second law.

Doom Guy: “Ian… you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.”

What I really appreciates is the space to fit Ian's finger in beside the barrel to retreive the 50 BMG..

"I'm hunting wabbits" *OBLITERATES HALF A CONTINENT*

That's not a stopping rifle; it's a retreating rifle. If you shoot something with a stopping rifle, it stops. If you shoot something with a the Double Deuce, it starts moving the other direction!

What a kooky way to measure “bore”. Thanks for explaining

I don’t even like guns, but I can’t stop watching your channel...

That gun belongs in Doom.

I was extremely disappointed with Ian when he didn't take it out to the range.

You know something's not right when the calibre is bigger than Warhammer's bolter rounds

It has a double trigger system. Show this to Scott from Kentucky ballistics!

The USS Iowa Museum called while you were filming, they need their gun back...

Gunsmith: So do you want a rifle or a grenade launcher? Customer: Yes.

I can't help but think that Scott from Kentucky Ballistics is at the Auction looking at this gun.

Stolzer and sons: *gets order from customer.* Also stolzer and sons: *looks are each other with terror and excitement*

"Yeah, I need something as close to an artillery piece as possible without becoming illegal." "Say no more."

“Heavy is good. If it doesnt fire you can always hit them with it.”

We need to get this in the hands of Kentucky Ballistics… he has a 4 bore. Now he just needs to shoot the 2 bore.

When you lifted it up Ian I was reminded of Elmer Fudd!😊

Goes hunting. Comes Back. "did you get anything?" Gives him a jar of bloody goo

Doom Slayer: "I'll take your entire stock"

Both triggers at once ! I did that with my 10 bore by accident (a 45g bird shot load ) and it knocked me to the floor my back and shoulders haven’t recovered yet

"Start with something SMALL... Here is .50 BMG" had me LOL:ing for realz!

'if it took more than one shot you weren't using a jakobs'

For when you need to stop a charging buffalo... that’s behind a fridge behind a tank behind a mountain on the other side of the Serengeti

The 1ga, 2 ga and 4 ga were also made with very long barrels and mounted into boats for goose or Duck hunting. They were referred to as a Punt gun.

Gotta call scott from Kentucky Ballistics cause whats better than a 4 Bore, the mighty 2 Bore. I would love if he gets a hold of this beast

“We’ll start with something small... .50BMG” Don’t hear that every day!