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Bill Gruby said:
The M2 was my "TOW" as a Helicopter Gunner in Nam. You can run but you ain't gonna hide. Then the added a "quad 50" on the rear ramp. Really interesting results from that one.

The guy in the video is extremely lucky. That round could have torn his head off.

"Billy G" :thumbzup::thumbzup:
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likes the 303 british and i have one in a 308 but i know it dont compare with the 50 cal, just my 2 cents oops lost a penny lol:biggrin:
 
I much prefer being "behind" my Barrett .50 BMG than anywhere in front
Mighty fun to shoot btw. :biggrin:

-Ron
 
The 50 cal was my favorite weapon to fire when I was in the service. A close second was the 105MM main gun on my tank.
Nice looking weapon you have there.
 
Sorry guys. That video has been around the net for several years. It's a hoax. But it's still kinda fun. The bigest give away is the time it takes the bullet to come back after hitting the target, it's much too slow.
 
Ron,
I hope you reload those 50 cal., those shells get costly otherwise. They do make dies for them, my buddie has them for his 50 BMG.
Paul
 
Who makes a press for them? I used to hand load, years ago, but I'm sure my RCBS wouldn't accept the die. As I recall, the OD threads were 7/8-14 on the diis.
 
Some years back RCBS made the Ammomaster press for 1 1/2" dies in .50 BMG and I have one in my basement next to my Dillon XL 650.
Since then a number of other companies have joined in so there are a few different presses to choose from. I know Dillon just came out with one http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/25686/catid/1/Dillon_BFR_50BMG_Reloading_Machine as well as Lee http://www.midwayusa.com/product/845765/lee-classic-cast-50-bmg-single-stage-press-kit, Hornady http://www.hornady.com/store/50-Cal-BMG/ and Corbin http://www.corbins.com/fiftycal.htm I buy up military surplus ammo, fire it, then I have the once-fired brass to work with to try and keep the costs down a bit.

The one that is killing me right now is the Lapua .338 Mag. as I just can't bring myself to pay what anyone is asking for the loaded ammo and the brass alone is still sky-high. I'm hoping that the brass becomes more reasonable as the cartridge gains in popularity. I've yet to set up the Nightforce scope or BORS on my Barrett 98B because I haven't gotten any ammo together for the rifle yet. I need to pick up reloading dies, the right powder, primers, etc. as well. :p
Another nice piece of machining, the Barrett 98B http://www.98bravo.com/...
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And before you ask about what a BORS is http://www.barrett.net/optic
I've got a BORS for the .50 BMG Barrett as well just haven't had the time to put it on and calibrate it. :(

-Ron

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Well, I knew my little press wouldn't have handled them. It's been almost 30 years since I've done any loading, so I expect lots of things have changed.
 
ScrapMetal said:
And before you ask about what a BORS is http://www.barrett.net/optics/bors...

-Ron
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I didn't need to ask, and by the way I hate you.... :biggrin:

Nah, not really. Just color me jealous because I was just starting to make plans to order myself a Barrett a couple of years ago when they handed me my pink slip at work. Needless to say that idea went "poof" when the owners up and sold the company and gave us a weeks notice that we were all loosing our jobs. :(

As far as the video being a hoax, I don't know. I'm not an engineer, but I would think that most of the energy in that projectile was expended after striking the steel plate and doing a 180. So just how fast would one expect it to be traveling un-stabilized on the return trip? Certainly not at muzzle velocity.

Ron -- you up for a test?



JUST KIDDING!!!!
I would hope that no one would attempt to duplicate that little stunt. :nono:
 
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