Got to shoot a .50 yesterday

[Correia]

Wow!

Yesterday I got to shoot PvtPyle's LAR. I watched him shoot it a few times first, and I have got to say that the muzzle blast from that thing is very impressive. After a few shots, there was a large group of earthworms and catepillers evacuating the area.

I was a bit nervous the first time that I shot it, as you hear all of the stories of how fierce the recoil is. Whatever, recoil was not bad at all. Seriously it felt about the same as shooting an 870 with magnum slugs. Not soft, but not unbearable at all. With good technique I see no reason that you couldn't shoot this thing all day long.

Like we talked about in the previous thread, I accepted the challenge (dare) and shot the .50 standing up. It wasn't hard at all, recoil actually was milder since the shoulder had room to give as opposed to absorbing it all while you are prone. The main problem was that the gun was 32 pounds and extreamly muzzle heavy. Sure I could hold it up, but aiming through a 10x scope is tough like that. Finally I would just put the recticle over the target and pull the trigger as it fell through. When you miss, it digs huge divots out of the backstop.

We didn't need a spotter to call hits on the long range rocks we were shooting at. Misses resulted in a cloud of brown dust, hits resulted in a cloud of white dust as the rocks were pulverized.

I've got to get me one of these things.

 

[fal308]

I've been wanting one real bad now for a while also. I've even got a couple of cans of linked .50BMG sitting in the basement that doesn't have anything to be shot out of:banghead:

 

[bigin302]

Same here. It's expensive to shoot I hear, but that's of no concern when you want one real bad.

 

[BamBam-31]

I used to think my friend's M-N M44 was loud. Then someone brought a .50 to the range.



Pure thunder.

 

[El Rojo]

I concur on the M44. When you explain how the kick is on a .50, my only frame of reference is the kick and blast from the old M44. Shoot it at dusk sometime!

 

[Correia]

I have an M44. I find it a pleasant little rifle.

The muzzle blast of the 50 blows it out of the water. Recoil is much worse, but I don't think the M44 is bad at all. But the muzzle blast is a whole 'nother level of big.

 

[JG]

50s rule.......here is my beast

 

[Morlock]

JG

Where do ya shoot that thing???
been looking for a range 'round the area

 

[COHIBA]

my neighbor is selling his LAR grizzly match w/ 6X24X50 swift scope and 130 rd.s of ammo including black tip, silver, silver/red, red, red/yellow and ball. hard case all papers, lock ect. $2400+ shipping.

 

[JG]

JG Where do ya shoot that thing???
been looking for a range 'round the area

The only place to shoot it on LI is Calverton......200yds most of week, on Saturdays they go 300yds after 4:00pm or so.

So, in other words, LI sucks when it comes to getting good use out of a 50.

 

[Correia]

I guess there are some advantages to living in a big desert after all. If we want to drive a little bit there are lots of places where you can shoot at really long ranges. And with the .50, calling hits is sure a lot easier.