.50BMG on a budget

[50caliber123]

This is a project gun idea I've been thinking or looking into. Doe anyone know who the cheapest maker of a complete .50BMG rifle is? What about parts kits or building one yourself? Are those viable routes to go? I would like to have a .50, but am unable to afford one for the price that they go for.

 

[kennyboy]

Not a whole lot of manufacturers make .50BMGs. Barrett and Armalite are the two that come to mind. Armalite is less expensive than Barrett, but Barrett is the better choice.

 

[Third_Rail]

Serbu firearms makes a "budget" single shot .50BMG.

http://www.serbu.com/bfg50.htm


Only $2200. I think that's about the cheapest...


If you have good machining ability, or know someone who does, you can build one yourself. If you're looking for something like an AR-15 build it yourself with a finished receiver, nope.

 

[kennyboy]

www.atlanticfirearms.com has some .50BMGs for under $2000.

 

[chrisTx]

there's a vulcan 50 for like $1250 at a local gun shop, but i don't know how good those are.

http://www.vulcanarmament.com/cgist...etup=1&ida=85&idp=0&his=0&cart_id=350952.1456

 

[Slimjim]

Vulcan arms, builders of self field stripping firearms. Stay away from it, they are poorly built.

Go with as ferret AR15 upper or a serbu for a cheap .50 bmg.

 

[Molon Labe]

I have a Serbu .50.

It has some idiosyncrasies. But I still love it.

 

[Freelance Tax Collector]

Sir, would that be the "Manda" .50 BMG?

If so I would very much like to know about that rifle- internal workings, benchrest accuracy, etc.