Thanks to wulf50guy & MAINEiacThe .50 Beowulf is manufactured by Alexander Arms LLC:
www.alexanderarms.comphone#: (540) 639 8356
mailing address:
Alexander Arms LLC
US Army, Radford Arsenal
PO Box 1
Radford, VA 24143
Dealers: Competition Shooting Sports , who can also be contacted through
their board in the Industry Forum at AR15.com
Arne Brennan of CSS, aka "TX65" , is an Industry Partner on AR15.com
Hallmark Small Arms is an authorized dealer selling complete rifles, uppers, parts, and ammunition. You can email Steve @
[email protected] or call him @ 804.986.7409.
"Arms & Ammo" sell as "helmeister" on gunbroker.com and have been known to offer among the lowest prices on Beowulf uppers. Other Beowulf dealers can be found on the Alexander Arms web site.
Available Configurations: complete rifles or just uppers with 16" and 24" barrels. All are flat tops with a "picatinny" top front sight base.
Flash suppressors/muzzle brakes: Alexander Arms makes a muzzle brake which sells for about $180.00. I have heard from some individuals that they feel it is not effective, or at least does not offer $180 worth of effectiveness. I have no personal experience with it.
TROMIX is offering M16 A1 style flash suppressors which will apparently fit Beowulfs:
weaponforums.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=121&t=201783 weaponforums.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=121&t=200740 Kurts Kustom Firearms may also be a place to look for a muzzle brake or flash suppressor:
www.kurtskustomfirearms.citymax.com/catalog/item/29585/1843.htmweaponforums.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=121&t=195559 Forends: The Beowulf uses a "midlength" gas tube and hand guard. Several manufacturers make replacement handguards with picatinny attachment points. These include the ARMS SIR model 58M and
Predator P9, both of which free float the barrel.
Also the
Armalite Alostyr:
Discussion Link which does not free float the barrel but is less expensive and does not require removing the barrel for installation.
There are others as well:
Other Forends,
Other Forends 2Lower Receiver Compatibility: A .50 Beowulf upper can be installed on any AR15 lower. At one time Alexander Arms used Rock River Arms lowers, but now uses a different vendor. Bill Alexander told me that there are no brands of lowers that he recommends to use or not to use, but pointed out that the Alexander Arms' lowers came with ".50 Beowulf" printed on the side.
Buffers: The Beowulf functions fine with the stock buffer/spring setup. "wulf50guy" reports good results with the
MGI Rate Reducing Buffer:
Butt stocks, pads: The Beowulf is a "high energy" round. As such, some have found the full size M16 A2 stock to be most comfortable considering the recoil. "wulf50guy" has a
Bell&Carlson thumb hole pistol grip stock. I like my Vltor with rubber butt pad. Tony Rumore of Tromix
points out possible issues with the collapsible stocks. Magazines: Alexander Arms says that the Beowulf will function with standard USGI mags, with a capacity of 7 rounds in a GI 20 and 10 rounds in a GI 30. Some have found that Thermold 30 rd mags work well. Interestingly,
the higher capacity mags made by Leitner-Wise for their L-W .499 apparently function in the .50 Beowulf. Optics:Optics Thread 1 ---
Optics Thread 2Hunting: Several AR15.COM members report great success
hunting with the Beowulf.
Military/law enforcement/homeland defense: The photo referenced in the following thread was originally posted on the MSTN site...
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