Why a .50?

Just wondering as it's an expensive round to get into and if ELR is what you want there are better calibers also. But if it's just something you wanted then no reason not to get it.

Kinda funny when I hear people say that getting into the .50 for long range shooting is expensive. Actually, its probably cheaper or the cheapest way to go, even if you reload.

Then there's also the "there's better options" for it and then compare their round to a standard .50 ball round.
There's plenty of match grade projos on the market for .50's and while I haven't followed the. 50 matches through the FCSA in a long time, the last record I saw for 1000 yards was under 2". Pretty sure that's more than accurate enough for the novice. 50 Shooter or someone that just wants to plunk with it.

The AR-50 is the AR-15 of the .50 world! It's a good .50 to buy, modify and step up from if you want to go to bench rest, some just modify them into their BR rifle. If you're interested in that sort of thing, check out the FCSA's website.

I mentioned better options as there are many for ELR. Take a look at the cartridges used for the King of 2 miles match. No .50s in the top 10. The .50 is far from the best option for the ELR game. Years back shot a 408 Chey Tac against a .50 at 2500 yards and the .50 couldn't come close to the accuracy of the Chey Tac. I get you are tied to the .50 but I wanted to make sure he was educated before making a decision so he didn't waste his money.

https://precisionrifleblog.com/2018/07/05/what-the-pros-use-king-2-miles-edition/