Can the 50 BMG, 416 Barret, 408 Chey Tac, etc, be considered shoulder fired rifles??

[saturno_v]

I have no experience with them and i don't know much about them.

But these rifles can be realistically used standing without bipods??

Yes I know I know, I saw pics and videos of big guys standing and holding them and firing them...I do not know if it's more than a stunt or if you can really shoulder fire them regularly and repeatedly.

I'm talking about the "regular" user of such rifles.

I read that, at the very minimum, these rifle weight 20 pounds and up (for example, the Bohica single shot you can build from your AR lower)

Once I handled a bolt action Barret in 50 BMG (I don't remember the model) and it was no fun at all..I had to put it down soon...very very heavy.

So I don't know about carrying them around with a sling....

What about the 338 Lapua Magnum?? Rifles for this round have more "human" size and weight???

So can these rifles really be considered shoulder fired or not??

 

[Big Bill]

I'd say it's possible to shoulder fire one, but why would one want to?

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Sure they make some shortys which are light but which have adequate brakes to tame them.

 

[saturno_v]

Sure they make some shortys which are light but which have adequate brakes to tame them.

How light they can get???

 

[Titan6]

So can these rifles really be considered shoulder fired or not??

Of course. Where else would you put the butt?

 

[saturno_v]

Of course. Where else would you put the butt?

Funny....

 

[jpwilly]

Unlike this 25mm cannon yes the 50BMG can be shot from the shoulder:

 

[AnthonyC.]

I cant belive you fire your 50 without hearing protection.....

 

[ArmedBear]

If you're Rambo, sure.

 

[saturno_v]

What is the weight of that rifle???

By the way, Rambo was firing an M60....chambered for the "puny" 7,62 X 51 NATO!

 

[jpwilly]

That isn't me and as you can see if you look closely the action is open...nobody is going to be firing that 50BMG.

 

[saturno_v]

Yes I figured it out...

What is the weight of that rifle??

 

[jpwilly]

Steyr HS50 28.5lbs empty

 

[saturno_v]

Ouch!!

 

[Acera]

I have fired mine that way. Not preferred, but it's not that hard. It is easier on recoil, because you upper body flexes better than when you fire it prone, and your body is harder to move.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

How light they can get???

Well:

http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/airborne_combat_engineer/2005/01/the_maadi_griff.html

 

[benEzra]

You can probably fire most or all of them from the shoulder (assuming you can curl 30 pounds one-handed, of course), but as with any other heavy precision rifle (regardless of caliber), it kind of defeats the purpose. Like F-class target guns, they are designed for precision shooting from a rest or bipod, not from offhand.

 

[AnthonyC.]

jpwilly, I was just kidding, I hope you didnt think I was serious.....lol

 

[logjam]

That gun that is pictured mounted on the ship looks like the main gun mounted on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. I'm deaf because as an infantrymen I was standing next to a Bradley and the gun was swiveled around and fired off near my head when I was looking the other way.

Those darn things are LOUD! But fun to shoot. At 2000 meters they appear to shoot straight as a string. In the Bradley we used what looked like an aircraft gunsight....a little golden "pipper" was set on the target no matter the range. Maybe a tad high at 2 miles. Then you hit the pickle, and boom, boom, boom as fast as you can say it.

It's a kick to shoot. Tough on the target.

 

[50 Shooter]

They sure can, here's a pic of yours truely shooting a BOHICA offhand at 400 yards.

 

[SpeedAKL]

Sure you can, though that's not really the point of shooting them. But then again, a precision rifle in .308 generally isn't shot from the shoulder standing either.

 

[logjam]

Respectfully; What is the point of shooting those big 50's?

Of course, I'm not opposed to the practice, but I'm curious. Why do you guys shoot those beasts? Is it because they are beasts?

Or do you like plinking at 2,000 meters?

 

[AnthonyC.]

Thats like asking, why does anyone go to the target range on a saturday when they dont have anything else to do? Because they think its fun.......I wouldnt mind trying out a 50 if someone let me.

 

[WardenWolf]

I HAVE seen a Serbu BFG-50 shoulder fired. It's basically a Barrett clone. So yes, I'd say it's possible.

 

[gvnwst]

Recoil junkies love them. For the lightest rifle (within reaason), someone makes a 13lb, here is the link:

http://www.anzioironworks.com/light_50.htm


Then there is the triple thunder ranch pistol, which is a 10lb 50bmg pistol