50 BMG

[Imissedagain]

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[Ivan the Butcher]

I want a 50BMG too. I'm not too picky! I'll take a bolt gun, a Barrett, or a M2 50. I just don't want to pay the asking prices!

Ivan

 

[eveled]

That's one ricochet from one bullet shooting at something 1000 yards away.

What about in combat with a Ma Duece shooting the same round. 500 per minute at a target much closer. The metal coming back at you must be unbelievable.

Shooting a 50 cal is definitely on my bucket list.

 

[loc n load]

I have been shooting,reloading for, competing with and instructing 50 BMG rifles for over 20 years. The round obviously has a tremendous amount of energy, and care has to be taken when choosing your impact area.
The video in question has been around for years and the story regarding the actual range has changed with time, as has what actually came back and hit the shooter.
Any centerfire rifle round can come back to you if it encounters something hard in the impact berm, I have had that happen with 308's at 100 yards.
I shoot my 50's at 1000 yds and further. I have shot every type of bullet available over the years and have always made an effort to ensure I had a clean impact berm.
Photo is me shooting at a mile with my TAC 50. Ammo was 750 gr. CNC turned solid, handloaded. The range was at Camp Atterbury.

 

[boykinlp]

Photo is me shooting at a mile with my TAC 50. Ammo was 750 gr. CNC turned solid, handloaded. The range was at Camp Atterbury.

WOW, I can't even walk a mile! I bet shooting that bad boy is really fun.
Larry

 

[colt_saa]

The 50 BMG is not really as bad to shoot as you might expect. A properly designed muzzle break is important

On this day we only had 200 yards to the target, the bolt action Serbu BFG-50 was keeping 1 inch groups with Santa Barbara M33, 660 grain, FMJ surplus ammunition so it is hard to complain. Mine is equipped with a Lothar-Walther barrel, I am not sure if the BFG-50 still ships with that barrel

I just looked at my notes and I have had this thing for 20 years now . . . . Time flies when your busting caps

Those folks that that think ammunition for the 500 Smith & Wesson is expensive are going to have a heart attack at the cost of factory 50 BMG

You guys won't even believe what loc n load's lathe turned solids cost. Barnes gets over $2.25 just for the projectile

Then do not forget this stuff is not going to load on your Dillon 650. So that means a new press and dies. That loading equipment can be as expensive as a new handgun, I mean a good one

But there is a good feeling when that 8" gong at 600, 800 or more yards clangs as you hit it

 

[Injunbro]

Any bullet can ricochet, a .50 BMG just has a lot more force behind it. A good AR500 steel target that slants or swings down on impact seem to be fine. Softer steel tends to become concave & things start going wrong. Do NOT use car rims for targets!

 

[JayFramer]

Meh.

I'd rather have a 23mm:

 

[boykinlp]

Those 50 BMG bullets are unreal. I would love to have one to just display on my desk, but I would have to sell my truck to afford one.
Larry

 

[Frank46]

Jay,is that a lahthi (spelling my be wrong in 20mm?. Frank

 

[SteveA]

I've always wondered how many B-17s and 24s were hit by guns from other bombers in the box. Seems like a real potential for friendly fire, especially in the heat of battle.

 

[SLT223]

Jay,is that a lahthi (spelling my be wrong in 20mm?. Frank

Negative. It's a ZU-23 from a twin 23mm AAA piece converted to single shot.

"Separatist" Anti-Materiel Rifle Made in the Self-Proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic -The Firearm Blog

 

[federali]

Serious Stuff

I won't fault anyone for wanting a .50 BMG. But, I've seen this video before and if I were to shoot one, I'd want to be sure that my backstop will prevent the bullet from coming back at me. Shooter is lucky he is still alive.

I've been struck several times by 9mm JHPs ricocheting from a poorly designed berm while conducting firearms training. Stings like hell, even draws some blood on occasion. Anyone shooting without eye protection is asking for serious trouble. No way I'd want to be in the path of an errant .50 BMG.

 

[wood714]

Those 50 BMG bullets are unreal. I would love to have one to just display on my desk, but I would have to sell my truck to afford one.
Larry

I have 2 a friend gave me multitudes of years ago. They were linked when I got them.

 

[AManWearingAHat]

If I had 1000 yards to stretch a 50 out I would totally get one. I've shot them a lot. API-T at 850 yards at a hard metal target is as much fun as you can have with your pants on.

 

[old tanker]

Twenty plus years as a tank commander gave me ample opportunity to shoot an ***ton of caliber fifty from both the M2 Browning variants and the misbegotten M85. Still have my headspace and timing gauges and a solid link chute for the M2HB-TT mounted on its side in an M48 cupola.

The fifty excels at its main mission.

 

[robvious]

50bmg spotter tracer are a blast...literally

 

[eveled]

Here are 2 my grandfather brought home from his time in the Navy. Genuine family trench art. Before ww2. Along with a 1yen silver coin.

 

[Pondoro]

The original video debunks the "1000 yard" part, the projectile traveled a lot less, both to the target and during the ricochet.

 

[LVSteve]

Twenty plus years as a tank commander gave me ample opportunity to shoot an ***ton of caliber fifty from both the M2 Browning variants and the misbegotten M85.

Had to look up the M85. Not a popular tool, apparently.