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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:05:25 AM EDT
I saw this on consumptionjunction.com and figured someone here could educate me.
 What is it? What does it shoot? Where and when would it mostly be likely used? Thank you. John K. |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:05:58 AM EDT
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Looks like one of those Finnish 20mm Lahtis they used to sell at gun shows in the 80s.
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:07:22 AM EDT
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I don't know but me like.
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:08:28 AM EDT
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An old anti-armor gun it looks like. Someone has to know around here.
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:08:59 AM EDT
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+1 |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:09:08 AM EDT
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If I recall correctly I saw this on tails of the gun or American Shooter or something..It was the worlds largest rifle intended to be shot by a single person. Anti-tank rifle in WWII or something...
Don't hold me to this... Dan |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:09:35 AM EDT
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so THATS what Henry Bowman looks like!
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:09:44 AM EDT
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That pic screams " Here, hold my beer and watch this" lol
 I want one too 
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:10:17 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:11:15 AM EDT
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How does a 20 mm compare to a .50 BMG? |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:14:11 AM EDT
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we need a group buy or SEBR (special edition BIG rifle)
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:14:18 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:15:14 AM EDT
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20 / 25.4 = .787" dia as compared to .500" dia --RR |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:15:49 AM EDT
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I believe 50 caliber equals out to 12.7mm or thereabouts. |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:16:25 AM EDT
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UUUU you got to be shitting me right? Its about double in size. All over dims. |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:17:46 AM EDT
[#15]
Hmmmm...I think concealed carry is out of the question.
MT 
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:19:29 AM EDT
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Right, I understand its bigger in diameter, but I was asking in terms of effectiveness. More of a qualitative judgment. Perhaps bigger is better. |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:22:45 AM EDT
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20mm is..............really bad ass and really expensive to shoot |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:23:29 AM EDT
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It looks like something out of the ordnance museum in APG.
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:28:34 AM EDT
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Good God.....that would be a kick in the ass!!!!
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:29:44 AM EDT
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Cool. 
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:30:59 AM EDT
[#21]
Finnish 20mm Lahti anti tank rifle
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:31:09 AM EDT
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How did that fit in the Ford Explorer? Seems like it would break the suspension or something...
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:31:21 AM EDT
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Quanto questa? Anyone? |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:34:36 AM EDT
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Just busting your chopps... Last time I looked it was about $40 a round when you could find them. You have to reload on this monster. Power wise it is about double that of the .50 cal.
Like some one once said "You can shoot through schools with this."
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:44:38 AM EDT
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Joe Piscapo, in Johnny Dangerously, about his .88 mangnum. "You shouldn't hang me on a hook, Johnny... My mother hung me on a hook once... ONCE..." |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:51:11 AM EDT
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Ma Deuce is a wuss compared to Good Ole Lahti 20 Mike Mike!
Friend of mine told his father was lucky (?) enough to shoot that thing when he was in army but he wasn´t man enough to finish one magazine (5 rounds). What a pussy! edited to add pic 20mm .50 BMG 7.62 NATO M855  MN |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:54:54 AM EDT
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WOW. Awesome. thanks for the info everyone. I love this site. |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 10:58:16 AM EDT
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shoulder you mean? not to mention ears? |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 11:04:27 AM EDT
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that, my friend, is the Binford BFG 2000!
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Posted: 10/18/2004 11:20:58 AM EDT
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lol whatever it is i know it couldnt possibly be legal in CA!
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Posted: 10/18/2004 11:26:50 AM EDT
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Whats a Binford BFG 2000? Website reference if you know of one. John K. |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 11:35:51 AM EDT
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half-assed reference to the old show Home Improvement
Binford (company Tim worked for that seems to make EVERY tool known to man) BFG (Big Freakin' Gun) |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 11:36:43 AM EDT
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HAHAHA. now I remember. I used to love that show. thanks for the laugh |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 11:41:38 AM EDT
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That's a Lahti and I'm still kicking myself for being too poor to buy one when I still could.
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Posted: 10/18/2004 11:44:59 AM EDT
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Is it the gun Al Pacino used in Heat?
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Posted: 10/18/2004 11:51:47 AM EDT
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no its the one benicio del toro used in The Way of the Gun.
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Posted: 10/18/2004 12:01:29 PM EDT
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Got a friend with one of these, it takes a diffrent 20mm than nato, hard to find, He's seeing if it is possiable to convert to nato 20mm, the mag for it makes a nice doorstop!
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Posted: 10/18/2004 12:57:15 PM EDT
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You tow it behind the Explorer. . . |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 1:04:37 PM EDT
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Couldn't you buy one in the '60's for like $300 till the GCA '68? I believe I remember seeing an add in some old gun mag for that ad.
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Posted: 10/18/2004 1:08:19 PM EDT
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Uhhh, no, he used a Galil, a Remington 870 and a 1911. I dont think he used a 20mm Lahti anti-tank gun.... |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 1:10:06 PM EDT
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where's his BAR for shooting skeet?
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Posted: 10/18/2004 1:15:47 PM EDT
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What do they go for now? No success on a Google - BG |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 1:29:02 PM EDT
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I cant remember the price, but someone was selling one in the EE recently. It was mounted on skis. Edit: this guy is asking 10,000: www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=7&f=118&t=219640 |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 2:20:02 PM EDT
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Isn't that the gun that Bruce Willis used in the Jackal?
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Posted: 10/18/2004 2:46:10 PM EDT
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If I had that, I would drag it into the gun shop and ask them if they had a case that would fit my rifle.
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Posted: 10/18/2004 2:50:02 PM EDT
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I've seen a guy shoot his regularly at a MG shoot here in PA...
All I can say is, they are not "spectator friendly"... It makes a .50BMG sound like a firecracker... |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 2:51:45 PM EDT
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Damn...I KNEW I was missing something.
*reminds self to buy two for bug-out cabin* Should go nice with my .50s. .50s for light skinned vehicles. 20mm ZombieBikers and blue-hatted UNers. |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 3:08:11 PM EDT
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Couldn't you buy one in the '60's for like $300 till the GCA '68?
yes. a friend of mine bought one for less than $200, back in the day. i have shot the lahti, the boyes in .55" and the 20mm solothurn. so far, the solothurn is the nicest a-t rifle i've got to shoot. the zeiss scope on the solothurn makes it all too easy! they told me the recoil moved me about a foot rearward (prone)...but i hardly noticed and came up grinning from ear to ear, i'm sure! |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 3:49:39 PM EDT
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Yeah, that's it... and the guy holding it just pulled it out of the sail thingamajiggy... [for the guys that don't know this is sarcasm we all know that the gun used in the Jackal was Polish 20mm Phased Plasma Cannon] |
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Posted: 10/18/2004 3:55:45 PM EDT
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With double-protection, it'd be like firing a .223 with only muffs. Seriously, you can stand a few feet away from a 120mm when it's fired if you have double. Your stomache, ears, eyes, nose, and general health would be a little off due to the pressure of such a round being fired, but you wouldn't be deaf. |
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