Finally got some time off to shoot the 50BMG…..

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I had the Barret and the McMillan TAC 50. We were in WV and shooting long range when a very good buddy walked up beside the TAC 50 just as I shot, it bloodied his nose and gave him a pretty bad headache for 2 days. Not sure if he got a concussion or not but I caution everyone around a 50BMG. The TAC 50 with the Big Mac stock was a very good rifle but with all the advances in bullets and powders, I enjoy my 300PRC more, so I sold both 50 caliber units. I used the 750 grain Amax ammo for both.

I always wore ear plugs and sound deadening ears over to avoid any issues.

I sure wish I would have had ear pro and remember having a headache after a few hundred .50 rounds that day. At the time I just figured it was the stress of the day and never attributed it to the .50. Hindsight, it was the .50. Between the ringing and the flat out not hearing things is a real buzz kill some days.