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Been eyeballing something in 50 BMG for a long while and I was curious if anyone owned an AR-50 and planned on shooting it sometime this fall. Seems like an AR-50 is a nice compromise between price and accuracy. No need for semi-auto, have no plans of disabling cars with it.. yet [LOL]
Anywho, just thought I'd ask before I start lurking at 1,000 yard ranges to see if 50 BMG is what I want or if I just want another bolt-action rifle in something besides 17HMR and .223.
Not me, but there is one for sale in the "Firearms for Sale" section
I don't have one, but a feller let me fire three rounds out of his. Hot damn that was a hoot! I'd be likin' to have me one o' those.
I have one.. and I'm pretty sure DSB is gonna hump it when he sees it.
It's fun for sure :)
Not sure I'll be taking her out anytime soon.. but I'd love to. I need to punch holes in some steel.
She's just sitting in my closet lookin all sexy and lonely... damn.. [Tooth]
I used to have one. It was great for the money. Shot great! Just huge and heavy even for a 50. I believe some more ergonomic stocks have hit the market in recent years. Mcrees??
I sold it off for a Tac-50 a few years back and still regret doing it to this day.
There are cheaper options if you just want a 50.
Saw the .50 BMG Bohica upper equipped AR-15. Not quite what I want. Lots of decent 50 BMG uppers on the market if that's your thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by CUatTheEnd
Pretty much my sentiment. I've shot only 2 rounds out of a Barrett M99 and that got me thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
Hear that a lot. I'll have to make sure I can afford to feed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by HBARleatherneck
You have PM [Tooth]Quote:
Originally Posted by Monky
I thought the original stock on the AR-50 looked decent but I haven't actually shot an AR-50 so who knows. Thanks for the info, investigating more.Quote:
Originally Posted by banks74
True but I don't just want a 50 to own a 50. I want a 50 that'll let me actually leverage the round instead of blasting steel at 200-300 yards. I'd like to blast steel at 1,000 AND I want a 50.. thinking I can combine two rifles in one.Quote:
Originally Posted by mpatch
I still remember seeing the original ads for the AR-50 that said they included a bottle of Tylenol with every gun purchased. Gotta love the humor there. Sweet gun imo. Would love to own one myself ... not sure about the AR-Bohica series - been researching that one a lot since that ad came out in the forums... don't think I can afford the chiropractor fees trying to operate a .50 in that rifle weight lol. Seems the traditional AR-50 would absorb the shock a bit better but just a guess on that one.
How about a Beauwolf Upper? I might have to get one of them to put on my LMT lower. Pretty cool guns.
Recently I saw a few for sale and started looking at them a little harder since I've been wanting something big and bad. Unfortunately the Beowulf .50 and the BMG .50 are nothing alike.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackthewall81
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50_Beowulf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50_BMG
Make sure you do your homework on the round first. Sadly there are a lot of drawbacks and it's not an alternative to .50 bmg. I'm not necessarily saying it's a bad round with no purpose but it's got pretty similar range and ballistics to a 12ga slug. You can get three 870's for the cost of a cheaper beowulf upper without the hassle of scrounging ammo.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackthewall81