Watch: Rock Island Auction Company Shoots the 950 JDJ (and More)

In this video, RIA shoots a number of big-bore rifles, including a 950 JDJ single shot, 700 Nitro Express, and a 4-bore (or 4 gauge, if you prefer) double rifle.

The shooting begins with a Browning bolt-action 12 gauge slug gun, and Forgotten Weapons’ Ian can be seen and heard in the background. Next up is the 470 Nitro Express in a side-by-side double rifle, followed by a 700 Nitro Express.

The 700 fires a ONE-THOUSAND GRAIN BULLET at 2,000 feet per second! Yikes.

The 4-bore rifle outdoes the 700 in pretty much every way. The caliber is 105! That’s 1.052-inch-diameter bullet which weighs 2,000 grains.

From there, we move on to the 950 JDJ “Fat Mac” single shot bolt action rifle, which although smaller in caliber at .950-inch, fires a heavier 3600-grain bullet at 2200 feet per second. Even with a huge muzzle brake, the recoil is quite significant, though both shooters agreed it wasn’t as bad as the 4-bore.

They finish up by digging up one of the 4-bore bullets. Pretty cool!

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.