Picked up my 50BMG today
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j2crows
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My nephew is bringing his 50BMG over Monday. Can't hardly wait.
Smaug
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It looks nice, but pretty light. (fluted barrel on a BMG?!)
Have you ever shot one before? They are pretty brutal, and the lighter they are, the worse they are.
Have you ever shot one before? They are pretty brutal, and the lighter they are, the worse they are.
dubbleA
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I have and with a good muzzle brake the recoil of a 50 BMG is like shooting a 308 win. so no biggie.
BigN
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Beautiful. Look at the size of the lugs on that bolt, that would indicate some sort of dangerous back pressure, sounds like fun!
Google it. tells the weight when they were produced an etc... I always wanted one so now I have a 50BMG to go along with my S&W 50 revolver and my Beowulf 50 AR15. And here are their pictures:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGL2rytTraA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGL2rytTraA
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Fleetman
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Very nice! I'm sure you'll enjoy it immensely.
Don't let the folks intimidate you, recoil is not bad on any of the .50's. I can tolerate the recoil on mine (L.A.R.) all day but the concussion upon firing may get to you in short order. Ours cleared benches of stuff on either side of our shooting station....camera, shooting bag, etc.
It appears yours is a shell-holder design too. Good shooting and let us know how it goes!
Don't let the folks intimidate you, recoil is not bad on any of the .50's. I can tolerate the recoil on mine (L.A.R.) all day but the concussion upon firing may get to you in short order. Ours cleared benches of stuff on either side of our shooting station....camera, shooting bag, etc.
It appears yours is a shell-holder design too. Good shooting and let us know how it goes!
You clearly have never shot a 50BMG.Single shot bolt action? Start saving for the shoulder surgery and hearing aids!
As someone else has already stated...with a good muzzle brake the 50BMG is easy on the shoulder. I had a Noreen and I can say that the brake they used was amazing. The recoil felt like shooting my .243.
The 50BMG is an amazing weapon....I sold mine due to weight...the thing was just way too heavy for what I wanted...and I purchased a 338LM, so I couldn't afford to feed both calibers.
Being able to buy/shoot API ammo is nice.
Yeah tme 50s and the cheytac m200 are heavy guns. I holded a barret m82A with scope at a gun shop once. Way to heavy. Those guns are only good for shooting while you are prone or have it on a table because of there weight. I actually like 338 lapua rifles but the rounds costs to much. This one guy I chat with online builds his own ammo for 1.75 a round for 338 lapua. I'd rather have a 308 win rifle. That's high enough for ammo for me.
Won it here off gun broker. I have and do shoot 50's no problems for me. The AMAC is a single shot and weighs around 39 Pounds with the scope. It is heavy like any 50BMG sniper rifle.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=224040185
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=224040185
Crash_Test_Dhimmi
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I fired a Barret M107 in Afghanistan, it was a recoil operated semi auto. It felt like I was getting slapped in the face when I shot it, it cleared the sinuses.
OldmanFCSA
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Shop around a little bit more on internet.
50BMG ammo is available for less than $1.80 delivered.
Price is coming down slowly.
dirtykid
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Thats one on my "bucket list " also,, ahve shot about 200-round thru old wood-stock POS i borrowed from ex-military pal,, just the fudge-me factor when you un-case that baby at the range is worht the money,, how come everybody moves to a different table when first shot-breaks ?? nobody wants to play with me !!! im 40+ years and re-coil dosent seem worse than some of the old 30-06 rifles my brother in law introduced me to as a kid.. but with a new BMG will come a re-loading set-up FOR sure !!
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