This Gunblast.com video features Boge Quinn testing the Big Horn Armory "Black Thunder" Tactical Lever Gun chambered in the powerful 500 S&W Magnum. The review highlights the rifle's versatility with a wide range of bullet weights (200-grain to 700-grain) and its capability for hunting any game. Manufactured in Cody, WY, USA, the "Black Thunder" is presented as a high-quality, versatile lever-action rifle.
This video details a ballistics test of Defiant Munitions 385-grain TCX .500 S&W Magnum ammunition fired from both a Smith & Wesson 500 Performance Center revolver (7.5-inch barrel) and a Bighorn Armory Black Thunder lever-action rifle (16-inch barrel). The test involved shooting through a clothing barrier into Clear Ballistics gel at 28 yards, with chronograph data collected to measure velocity and energy. The results highlight significant expansion and disruption, with the revolver round achieving 24 inches of penetration and the rifle round demonstrating impressive energy dump despite losing a projectile.
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