Giant 14.5x114mm Cartridge Dwarfs .338 Lapua Magnum

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Giant 14.5x114mm Cartridge Dwarfs .338 Lapua Magnum « Daily Bulletin

Photo courtesy Elardus de Lang, Truvelo Manufacturers Armoury, South Africa. Believe it or not, here is a cartridge that makes a .338 Lapua Magnum look like a toy. The 14.5x114mm cartridge was designed as a MG and rifle-fired anti-materiel round. To translate from the metric system to caliber...

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[BowWow]

Holy recoil batman........ 1000 grain bullet @ 3300 fps........ If the rifle weighs 30 lbs with a huge muzzle brake......you are.still going to feel that!!

 

[cjcullom]

That's a .50+ with an extra cajone. I dont think my shoulder wants to mate to that gun.
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[Tarowah]

It will be minute of school buss accurate for sure!!

 

[Jerzsubbie]

In fairness, it’s probably better to compare it to 50BMG as both are heavy MG cartridges. A 1000gr bullet is still more than 50% heavier than most 50’s (650gr 3000fps), but a full spec and performance comparison would be cool.

 

[GymB]

Compensating for something I think.

 

[Walkabout Dan]

Bigger aint always better.

 

[Fess]

Both the .50 BMG ( also known as the 12.7x99 Browning) and 14.5 x 114 were designed as anti-tank rounds. Guess which one was still effective against light tanks and armored vehicles for much of WWII?
14.5x114 on the far right, .50BMG, third from right