hunting with 50 bmg

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Hunting with a 50bmg............i guess if you want to hunt armored vehicles then your good to go.
 
Doing so at extreme ranges is unsportsmanlike and cruel as it will lead to wounded animals.
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One could say the same thing about the guy that can't keep them in an 8" circle with grandpaws 30-30 too.

I've had friends that wanted to use my 50 on hogs until they pick it up 47#'s doesn't recoil much but it's only fun to carry to the bench and you can forget about off hand shots.
 
Know your limitations. Some folks shouldn't be shooting a 30/30 at 150 yards; others shouldn't be shooting elk at 700 yards. However, I know hunters/shooters who do the latter and do it well, with the proper equipment. Gotta know your limitations.
 
Not so much hunting, but more just shooting. I've never much cared for the idea of shooting something at ranges that only require marksmanship, but no real hunting skills. A BMG in my opinion is the definition of overkill in a game hunting situation for anything short of elephants.
 
My farm, my rules - I see no problem with a 50 in one of my deer houses (muzzel out). Public land - - - is why I got the farm.
 
Hunting with a 50 BMG is just asking public relations problems that nether the hunting nor the 50 BMG groups need.
Yes dead is dead wither from a 22 hornet or 50 BMG. But think about this for a minute, shooting a 50 bmg on a range set up for such weapons and operated correctly is about as safe as it gets. Yet accident and equipment failures do happen.
What will happen when your local Walter Mitty takes his new $2500 50 BMG setup to hunt whitetail deer and a common hunting "accident" happens? 20/20, Dateline, CNN, ect will be painting the picture for your law makers.
"Mr Mitty local deer kiler used a 750 grn 50 BMG Military sniper rifle with a range of over 2 miles to kill Mrs Johnson mother of 4 would was hanging wash out to dry in her camp ground...... Mr Mitty claims not to have seen Mrs Johnson though she was only 200 yards away ....."
 
We have plenty of open country here in SW New Mexico mountains. Elk, deer, bear, coyotes. No problem with backstops either. Anytime you want to hunt here, I'll help you pack that rifle with a mountain horse dedicated to just that.:)
 
Why does everyone say no?!?!?

Sure it might not be the best thing to use but it would be interesting for a time or two.

The gun will be 30lbs or more... it will be long and awkward to carry around but it'll be great for sitting on a hill top

A 50 BMG will NOT make a deer explode!

Get some hunting ammo for the 50 and your good to go...

People mention caliber and weight restructions... well in some areas I know you can only use shotguns and in other areas nothing bigger than a SMALL .270! No .308 No .30-06

If you choose to use the 50 just make sure its "safe" to do so.
 
u know, i recently heard news from the local DNR that big game animals have started to wear bullet proof hides now.

i wouldn't mind hauling a 30lbs rifle. it would be nice to see what the 50bmg can do to animals...
 
seems excessive and overly dangerous what next a truck mounted 20mm
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Yeah baby... Now your talkin'!

Shot a hog with a Barrett.. It did NOT blow up like a bomb hit it, FMJ stuff, non-military.

It belonged to a friend of mine at the time, I believe he was using some kind of commercial match ammo, not sure. Just over 200y shot.

It did make a awful mess of the animals innards, bone fragments were everywhere... and I mean everywhere!

Couldn't eat it, you would of had to sift the meat to get all the bone fragments out of it.

20mm Lahti L40 with 20mmX138B ammo... now were having fun!
 
20mm Lahti L40 with 20mmX138B ammo...
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Lahti-da...I always thought the 14.5mm Russian would be the ideal long range (read target shooting) cartridge (I would skip the 50BMG), and it is considered a "sporting cartridge" so is a >.50 and still legal without additional paperwork. I think it is even PRK legal. :)
 
Lets go hunting baby!!

Sure are alot of negitive opinions on this subject. Hunting is hunting. Driving a broadhead through both lung cavities at 10 yards is hunting. Shooting an elk at 950 yards with a .50 cal is hunting. Just different styles. We have unethical hunters in every dicipline. I saw a guy taking shots at caribou at 150 yards with his bow, what a retard! If you are a .50 cal guy, I'm sure you realize the bullet can travel 7500 yards, and ALWAYS have planned accordingly. How many of you naysayers have actually shot a 50? Its a life changing event. You spend this kind of money on a match grade .50 cal. rifle, you're going to have world class optics and hyper accurate ammo. If you can consistantly bang steel at 1000 yards with a fifty...its time to go hunting baby!!
 
I had use of a single shot 50bmg for a short time, had a Burris Black Diamond scope on it. I liked the scope and didn't like the rifle. But I can see where a quality rifle from Barrett or another maker would be a good rifle for hunting. I guide bow & rifle hunters for a living and get to meet all kinds of people. We have a 650 yard range in TorC with shaded shooting benches and drive to target burms every hundered yards. It's a legal firearm in New Mexico so lets hope it stays that way. United We Stand.
 
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