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Posted: 7/26/2020 11:47:17 PM EDT
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Just got word the other day that Rangemasters in Clive has one. $25 rental, $10 per round. Not cheap but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than buying your own .50.
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Posted: 7/27/2020 10:25:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just got word the other day that Rangemasters in Clive has one. $25 rental, $10 per round. Not cheap but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than buying your own .50. That's honestly cheaper than I expected it would be. I'll have to check them out, thanks |
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Posted: 7/27/2020 12:05:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's honestly cheaper than I expected it would be. I'll have to check them out, thanks Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Just got word the other day that Rangemasters in Clive has one. $25 rental, $10 per round. Not cheap but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than buying your own .50. That's honestly cheaper than I expected it would be. I'll have to check them out, thanks A few of our members work there, be sure to introduce yourself. |
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Posted: 7/27/2020 6:40:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/27/2020 8:39:37 PM EDT
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OP, give me a few days notice before you go. I need an excuse to drive down anyway. If I can make it I'll bring a .45-70 pistol you can shoot. Slims can tell ya what it's like.
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Posted: 7/27/2020 9:23:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: OP, give me a few days notice before you go. I need an excuse to drive down anyway. If I can make it I'll bring a .45-70 pistol you can shoot. Slims can tell ya what it's like. It's an experience, that's for sure. I shot it once. Goal is 2 rounds back to back next time, but damn it packs a punch. |
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Posted: 7/27/2020 10:42:58 PM EDT
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I stopped in there for the first time last week and they only had a couple full autos up on the wall...said most of them were in the back broke. I tried to pick up a conversation about shooting machine guns and they just blew me off. Turned around and walked out.
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Posted: 7/28/2020 2:47:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: OP, give me a few days notice before you go. I need an excuse to drive down anyway. If I can make it I'll bring a .45-70 pistol you can shoot. Slims can tell ya what it's like. It'll be a few weeks before I can make the trip down there anyway, but I'll absolutely take you up on that. I'll shoot you a DM when I get a date figured out |
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Posted: 7/30/2020 12:09:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It'll be a few weeks before I can make the trip down there anyway, but I'll absolutely take you up on that. I'll shoot you a DM when I get a date figured out Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: OP, give me a few days notice before you go. I need an excuse to drive down anyway. If I can make it I'll bring a .45-70 pistol you can shoot. Slims can tell ya what it's like. It'll be a few weeks before I can make the trip down there anyway, but I'll absolutely take you up on that. I'll shoot you a DM when I get a date figured out Shit. This means I'm gonna have to shoot the 45-70 again. Back to back rounds... |
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Posted: 7/30/2020 4:17:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just got word the other day that Rangemasters in Clive has one. $25 rental, $10 per round. Not cheap but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than buying your own .50. $10 a round  That’s ridiculous |
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Posted: 7/30/2020 5:47:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: $10 a round That’s ridiculous Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Just got word the other day that Rangemasters in Clive has one. $25 rental, $10 per round. Not cheap but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than buying your own .50. $10 a round That’s ridiculous By all means, feel free to spend $3000 or more on your own .50 BMG. |
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Posted: 7/30/2020 6:03:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: By all means, feel free to spend $3000 or more on your own .50 BMG. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Just got word the other day that Rangemasters in Clive has one. $25 rental, $10 per round. Not cheap but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than buying your own .50. $10 a round That’s ridiculous By all means, feel free to spend $3000 or more on your own .50 BMG.  Attached FileIf you think $10 a round isn’t ridiculous, then more power to you. |
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Posted: 7/31/2020 9:28:36 AM EDT
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An indoor range capable of handling a .50 BMG round is not cheap to build or maintain with potentially inaccurate shooting down range. You're paying for an experience that most people only do once or twice but can still brag to their friends that they have shot a .50 BMG. A Barrett M82A1 is still my holy grail for a .50 BMG but would still be happy with a bolt-action .50 chambered in .50 Spotter-Tracer instead.
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Posted: 7/31/2020 7:34:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: An indoor range capable of handling a .50 BMG round is not cheap to build or maintain with potentially inaccurate shooting down range. You're paying for an experience that most people only do once or twice but can still brag to their friends that they have shot a .50 BMG. A Barrett M82A1 is still my holy grail for a .50 BMG but would still be happy with a bolt-action .50 chambered in .50 Spotter-Tracer instead. I've only seen a couple .50 spotter rounds. Always found them interesting. No idea where to get enough brass to make having a rifle chambered for it be worthwhile. Shot a State Arms Big Bertha and a M82A1 at the Shooter's Roundup at Ahlman's a few years back, IIRC it was $7/round for the Big Bertha and $10 for the Barrett. Also shot a M99 for a whole lot less a couple years before that. A family friend had one at the time He just wanted reimbursed for the $4/round he paid.. "Pay to play" with a .50, even when it's cheap, isn't cheap. |
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Posted: 7/31/2020 11:39:11 PM EDT
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As far as .50 S-T brass I got that part covered when I bought the last of the virgin un-fired brass that Hi-Tech had some years ago.
 The Big Bertha from State Arms is a great rifle but no matter how strong and safe that it is I am still not a fan of the shell-holder type of action. 
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Posted: 9/30/2020 10:01:22 AM EDT
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Makes me glad I bought my own .50 finally!
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Posted: 9/30/2020 4:16:30 PM EDT
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Huh, its just. big 30'06. Nothing to crazy about it. It is fun shooting the moving truck at 1200 meters though.
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Posted: 10/9/2020 12:59:45 AM EDT
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One big difference in a fifty vs. a lesser cartridge is that the former is one you definitely need a good brake on. Not to mention the slight discrepancy in weight of the firearms. This thread reminds me that I need to shoot a few rounds before the temps get too low.
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Posted: 10/22/2020 1:12:25 AM EDT
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I have a Barret M82A1, about 1,000 rounds and my own range.
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Posted: 10/22/2020 10:14:43 AM EDT
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I have one of these, very accurate and fun to shoot. But I currently do not have a place to shoot close to Ames but will after the 1st of the year.
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