Sav .250
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No need to apologize. My original point was to be of some help. Not knowing others took it out of context.
Good luck on getting what your looking for.
Xmas I got a 50 BMG, tell me where to start
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No need to apologize. My original point was to be of some help. Not knowing others took it out of context.
Good luck on getting what your looking for.
Legionnaire
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I have no experience with a .50, so can’t offer any advice ... but neither can I keep from saying, “Wow! Princely gift!” Congrats to you and your son!
indy1919a4
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That is a beautiful rifle...
How far can you shoot it? How far do you plan on shooting it?
does the 50bmg have a bipod or do you need a bipod?
If you need a bipod, elite iron or atlas 5H would work
a 10x scope will work for some applications but a 5-25 will help you see out to distance, 1 mile on a big target is in the realm of the possible with both of those guns
for a 50cal, if you can afford it a nightforce is where I would go, battle proven with good glass
does the 50bmg have a bipod or do you need a bipod?
If you need a bipod, elite iron or atlas 5H would work
a 10x scope will work for some applications but a 5-25 will help you see out to distance, 1 mile on a big target is in the realm of the possible with both of those guns
for a 50cal, if you can afford it a nightforce is where I would go, battle proven with good glass
Presently here at home I can shoot 300 yards safely with it but that will take some work to make the targets beyond 100 yards
withstand & hold the bullets in place, like a deeper backstop. They can hold a 300 win mag ok but this is a different creature
that needs a better cage.
It came with a bipod, I don't know the name of it but I have never been a fan of bipods that don't swivel.
I will look up the 2 you mentioned.
$'s isn't a big problem as long as, SHE WHO KNOWS ALL, will go along with it.
I would hope my health will allow me to go shoot it local at very long range.
Instead of making another thread let me just ask this:
I have always had a problem with the scope hitting me with 45 ML & 150 grain of powder,
45/70 max loads do the same, 300 win mag, same, now this 50 BMG 50 cal will of course
be the final [ must fix condition ].
What I obviously have is a problem with eye relief vs something I can't get right.
I fortunately am not afraid of recoil or the results of getting bashed in the forehead which probably
would explain my lack of understanding things.
Do you suppose the Night Force is better because of the eye relief?
I have always had a problem with the scope hitting me with 45 ML & 150 grain of powder,
45/70 max loads do the same, 300 win mag, same, now this 50 BMG 50 cal will of course
be the final [ must fix condition ].
What I obviously have is a problem with eye relief vs something I can't get right.
I fortunately am not afraid of recoil or the results of getting bashed in the forehead which probably
would explain my lack of understanding things.
Do you suppose the Night Force is better because of the eye relief?
bobinoregon
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Girlfriend has put hundreds of rounds through my BA50 with a Night Force on it and it never tagged her. She shoots 45-70 and 300 Win without problem equally well. I would think try either different scope or at least move it a little farther ahead. I cant imagine pulling the trigger and expecting the scope to hit me as an everyday thing. At least with mine muzzle blast is more of a nuisance than recoil.
Think about your technique, do you barely touch the rifle or do stack your weight behind it? If you are sitting at a bench, gently touching the rifle, a nice scope will give you a nice mark on the brow
snug up behind the rifle, pull it into your shoulder with 10-15lbs of force, like you are picking up a dumbbell or shaking a friends hand, firm and straight into the shoulder pocket
with the rifle pulled into your shoulder, now put the scope into position with proper eye relief,
when we pulled the rifle into your shoulder pocket you removed slack from your body and the rifle can not get a running start into your body and should not move 3” relative to your face
When you shoot, pull the rifle onto the shoulder, then lean into the rifle and stack your torso against the stock, you are a sandbag behind the rifle and the only muscle you are moving is the arm pulling into the shoulder and your trigger finger
snug up behind the rifle, pull it into your shoulder with 10-15lbs of force, like you are picking up a dumbbell or shaking a friends hand, firm and straight into the shoulder pocket
with the rifle pulled into your shoulder, now put the scope into position with proper eye relief,
when we pulled the rifle into your shoulder pocket you removed slack from your body and the rifle can not get a running start into your body and should not move 3” relative to your face
When you shoot, pull the rifle onto the shoulder, then lean into the rifle and stack your torso against the stock, you are a sandbag behind the rifle and the only muscle you are moving is the arm pulling into the shoulder and your trigger finger
Lennyjoe
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Start by calling a magazine a magazine and not a clip.....lol
Nice rifle. 300 yards is ok for fun shooting but a .50 BMG deserves to be exercised well beyond that. Enjoy
Nice rifle. 300 yards is ok for fun shooting but a .50 BMG deserves to be exercised well beyond that. Enjoy
Whatever scope you plan on putting on your. 50, make sure it has 3"+ of eye relief. That should keep you from getting scope eye when you shoot it.
Depending on how much you're going to shoot it during the year, you might want to think about reloading for it. At least save your brass, that way if you do decide to reload, you'll have some brass. Another reason to save it also is for trade bait, we .50 shooters will trade for .50 brass or buy it.
Do you have a good cleaning kit for it? You'll want a cleaning rod about 60" and a chamber guide. Do a search on them, they're out there. Get a good solvent like Boretech Eliminator, it gets rid of copper and carbon quick. Slip2000 makes some really good cleaners and lubes for firearms also.
So far it sounds like you have most of your stuff, if you have some more ???'s just ask.
Depending on how much you're going to shoot it during the year, you might want to think about reloading for it. At least save your brass, that way if you do decide to reload, you'll have some brass. Another reason to save it also is for trade bait, we .50 shooters will trade for .50 brass or buy it.
Do you have a good cleaning kit for it? You'll want a cleaning rod about 60" and a chamber guide. Do a search on them, they're out there. Get a good solvent like Boretech Eliminator, it gets rid of copper and carbon quick. Slip2000 makes some really good cleaners and lubes for firearms also.
So far it sounds like you have most of your stuff, if you have some more ???'s just ask.
A magazine holds paper pages & a clip holds bullets!!!!
Just kidding, I try to be correct with my nomenclature on here but the redneck & hillbilly just pops
thru sometimes.
My Grandfather, as I may have said on here when I first joined, was the last of the Game Wardens that
rode horseback, at least for the first few years, & I stayed with him a lot.
I wish now that I had written down how he -spoke- common words that we all use. His was a mix of several
dialogs including Cherokee that came out easily understood but the spelling would have been impossible.
SORRY I GOT OFF SUBJECT, but any way he called the magazine a CLIP, but it didn't sound like I just
spelled it, anyhow it has stuck with me.
Your grandfather was probably old enough that he loaded the internal magazine from a clip. So the normal word for a bunch of ammo held together ready to shove in a gun would be clip no matter which form it took.
The first time a saw a cartridge clip I couldn't figure out what it was, even when somebody filled it with cartridges I didn't get it.
Yeah, they stay together in the pocket, but you'd have to remove them before filling the magazine and put it in the rifle.
Many years later I saw somebody loading a mauser and had an epiphany.
The first time a saw a cartridge clip I couldn't figure out what it was, even when somebody filled it with cartridges I didn't get it.
Yeah, they stay together in the pocket, but you'd have to remove them before filling the magazine and put it in the rifle.
Many years later I saw somebody loading a mauser and had an epiphany.
The first time I got a Garand CLIP in my hand I didn't have anyone watching to show me how. I had seen it done on movies so what the heck.
Of course it bit me real good so I had to buy it, that was many years ago & I still have that bad DOG & a few more just like it.
GoldieMI
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at 225-250 grains per round, it goes fast. I know I get 28 rounds per pound (250 grains of WC860) on mine.
8lbs of WC860=228 rounds with no spillage
WOW! What press do you use that can handle the length of the .50 cal round?
GoldieMI
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I bought the Lee 50BMG Kit. It gets the job done. and much cheaper than the other ones out there.
I am undecided on going into reloading for IT because of my health, not very good lately but if all goes well I
am addicted to reloading & precision accuracy.
This as well as the optics & a swivel bipod plus better brass & bullets could be more than all the other calibers
combined.
Not that I can't afford such things, it is just that the reloading would be dominate for some time
to come, while I could just buy the best ammo for accuracy & simply set up a very good scope & mounts on IT
for now & enjoy it as it can be set up.
For now I am looking into night force but the mounts are still in question: If anyone has pointers on a 50mm
night force or any other type scope riding high mounts please chime in.
I always want good clearance with the front of scopes from the frame or rail due to the whip created by recoil.
But not to a stupid looking high rise level.
I imagine the 50 will test any scopes backbone.
am addicted to reloading & precision accuracy.
This as well as the optics & a swivel bipod plus better brass & bullets could be more than all the other calibers
combined.
Not that I can't afford such things, it is just that the reloading would be dominate for some time
to come, while I could just buy the best ammo for accuracy & simply set up a very good scope & mounts on IT
for now & enjoy it as it can be set up.
For now I am looking into night force but the mounts are still in question: If anyone has pointers on a 50mm
night force or any other type scope riding high mounts please chime in.
I always want good clearance with the front of scopes from the frame or rail due to the whip created by recoil.
But not to a stupid looking high rise level.
I imagine the 50 will test any scopes backbone.
AT $10+ a round you might want to reconsider reloading unless you're a Rockerfeller or similar.
GoldieMI
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for 660grain ball rounds
I pay .285 for powder (28 rounds per lb.), .33 for primer, .30 for bullet
if I had to buy brass it would be .55 each
so totals are: 91.5 cents w/o brass and 1.465 w/ brass
Cheapest I have personally found 50 BMG are 2.60 each new when you buy 100 rounds. (259.95 for 100 rounds of M33 at Target Sports)
worth reloading for sure.
if you substituted 750grain AMAX rounds- it would be 2.615 per round vs. 5.40 round (54.00 for 10 rounds of AMAX)
so for a few hundred rounds only- buy in bulk
for more than 500 rounds- worth reloading to me
I pay .285 for powder (28 rounds per lb.), .33 for primer, .30 for bullet
if I had to buy brass it would be .55 each
so totals are: 91.5 cents w/o brass and 1.465 w/ brass
Cheapest I have personally found 50 BMG are 2.60 each new when you buy 100 rounds. (259.95 for 100 rounds of M33 at Target Sports)
worth reloading for sure.
if you substituted 750grain AMAX rounds- it would be 2.615 per round vs. 5.40 round (54.00 for 10 rounds of AMAX)
so for a few hundred rounds only- buy in bulk
for more than 500 rounds- worth reloading to me
Goldie is putting out good info on reloading costs vs. loaded. You will save money over time when you add in all the costs.
Plus anyone that's selling 50 BMG for $10 a round must want to keep it. Shop around, you can find it for less than $3 a round.
The Nightforce scope will work great on your .50 along with high rings. Badger, Leupold, Nightforce... all make quality rings that will hold up under the recoil.
Plus anyone that's selling 50 BMG for $10 a round must want to keep it. Shop around, you can find it for less than $3 a round.
The Nightforce scope will work great on your .50 along with high rings. Badger, Leupold, Nightforce... all make quality rings that will hold up under the recoil.
Got a few extra Leupolds but maybe just one that can hold up to the 50
plus I can get lots of ammo here for $3 a round but as far as accurate I don't know yet.
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