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Posted: 8/11/2018 9:47:59 PM EDT
[Last Edit: eric10mm]
I am interested in a .50BMG rifle that is accurate and affordable. Typically this leaves out all the semi-automatic rifles and potentially many bolt-actions as well. I am not opposed to single-shot rifles but would prefer a repeater. I am not interested in uppers made to mount atop an AR lower.
Which rifles will offer the best bang for my bucks? |
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Posted: 8/11/2018 10:34:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/18/2018 12:52:46 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 50_Shooter]
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Check out the EDM Arms M96 Windrunner, Bill passed away but his son is still making them. He's an accomplished gun manufacturer in his own right and makes other rifles also.
His semi auto. 50 will blow you away, so will the price but it's a badass gun. Look him up at Vigilance Rifles or something along the lines, he's out of AZ. www.vigilancerifles.com |
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Posted: 2/4/2020 4:08:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: slamfyre]
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I know this thread is old, but I want to add a rifle suggestion: Bushmaster BA50.
The newest version of the BA50 has the AA cyclops QD brake, bipod, two mags, and Storm case included, along with a trigger lock and an extra set of eyes and ears. MSRP is in the $5k+ range, but I see them under $4k, NIB at the present. This is a mag-fed bolt action, with two ten rd magazines. It offers a 30" LW match barrel (the one I fired had test proof marks from Remington on it, which makes sense, since they're the new "Bushmaster"). I was only privy to a magazine full of M33 IMI ball ammo, but as soon as I fired the rifle a few times, I decided THIS is the .50 cal for me. "Limited" by ammo and scope (SWFA SS 16X, nonHD), and having never used this platform before, I was able to keep 10rds of ball IMI 661gr on a paper picnic plate at 500yds, mostly in appx 4" group, with three flyers. The three flyers were my own fault, as I was using CHEAP goggles on a cold rainy day. The BA50, even with a simple/rugged fixed SS 16X, is NOT a rifle I'd want in my enemies' hands. The owner of said rifle managed to group the same IMI ammo in appx 3" at 500 yds. His hand loads were making clovers until the barrel got too warm (about fifty rds between us in an hour or less). The BIGGEST feature I loved on this rifle, aside from the glass-smooth roller bolt, was the AA brake. It's 90% as effective as the Armalite brakes I've shot before, and yet it vents most of the blast outward, rather than back in the shooter's face. Every time I have shot an AR50 or Barrett, I've experienced the "cleared sinus" effect after a few shots. I could literally shoot the BA50 for hours with far less concussive stress. Cobb, the original designer of this platform, was on to something. Bushmaster did shooters a favor by eliminating the Armalite-style brake, and adding the AA Cyclops. Now, I'm saving up for a BA50 of my own, which will be my 1st .50 purchase, and likely my only one. -sf |
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Posted: 12/2/2020 10:36:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By slamfyre: I know this thread is old, but I want to add a rifle suggestion: Bushmaster BA50. The newest version of the BA50 has the AA cyclops QD brake, bipod, two mags, and Storm case included, along with a trigger lock and an extra set of eyes and ears. MSRP is in the $5k+ range, but I see them under $4k, NIB at the present. This is a mag-fed bolt action, with two ten rd magazines. It offers a 30" LW match barrel (the one I fired had test proof marks from Remington on it, which makes sense, since they're the new "Bushmaster"). I was only privy to a magazine full of M33 IMI ball ammo, but as soon as I fired the rifle a few times, I decided THIS is the .50 cal for me. "Limited" by ammo and scope (SWFA SS 16X, nonHD), and having never used this platform before, I was able to keep 10rds of ball IMI 661gr on a paper picnic plate at 500yds, mostly in appx 4" group, with three flyers. The three flyers were my own fault, as I was using CHEAP goggles on a cold rainy day. The BA50, even with a simple/rugged fixed SS 16X, is NOT a rifle I'd want in my enemies' hands. The owner of said rifle managed to group the same IMI ammo in appx 3" at 500 yds. His hand loads were making clovers until the barrel got too warm (about fifty rds between us in an hour or less). The BIGGEST feature I loved on this rifle, aside from the glass-smooth roller bolt, was the AA brake. It's 90% as effective as the Armalite brakes I've shot before, and yet it vents most of the blast outward, rather than back in the shooter's face. Every time I have shot an AR50 or Barrett, I've experienced the "cleared sinus" effect after a few shots. I could literally shoot the BA50 for hours with far less concussive stress. Cobb, the original designer of this platform, was on to something. Bushmaster did shooters a favor by eliminating the Armalite-style brake, and adding the AA Cyclops. Now, I'm saving up for a BA50 of my own, which will be my 1st .50 purchase, and likely my only one. -sf I have one of the original Cobb versions. It is a tack driver and pleasant to shoot. |
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