Videos tagged with Dropping Block Action

The Millennium Gun is an exceptionally rare 2 bore rifle, commissioned by the Royal Armouries and completed in 2009. Expert Jonathan Ferguson details its design, inspired by an 1868 harpoon gun and built by Giles Whittome using a robust dropping block action. Weighing nearly 25 pounds, it's engineered to handle immense recoil from its 2,500-grain projectile and 16 drams of black powder, generating over 8,600 ft-lbs of energy for hunting thick-skinned game.

This video provides an expert-level overview of the Martini-Henry rifle, presented by hickok45. It covers the rifle's historical significance as the first purpose-built breech-loading service rifle for the British Empire, its powerful .577/450 cartridge, and its mechanical operation. The review highlights the rifle's performance, including its accuracy and terminal ballistics, and discusses the evolution of its ammunition and action compared to contemporary firearms.