Short Barreled .50 BMG, anyone?

[MtPockets]

I came across this little gem today.
Can't say I'd have a need for it, but then that applies to most of the guns I already own.

Thoughts???

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

I came across this little gem today.
Can't say I'd have a need for it, but then that applies to most of the guns I already own.

Thoughts???

we had a friend & LRH member stay with us a few years ago and he had a lot of .50 BMG. He wanted to shoot 5K. It is people that push the envelope on how we progress in ELR.
He wanted us to build him another rifle because we could chamber up to 2" but it never happened.

 

[Ol' Red]

Short barrels are the only way to go on a nice light mountain rifle like that. Seriously, no I have no use for it, but I would shoot it and test it out on some prairie dogs.

 

[MtPockets]

we had a friend & LRH member stay with us a few years ago and he had a lot of .50 BMG. He wanted to shoot 5K. It is people that push the envelope on how we progress in ELR.
He wanted us to build him another rifle because we could chamber up to 2" but it never happened.

I've known a few guys locally that have had .50s. I even got to shoot one.
It had a very good brake on it and was fun to shoot.
I would really like to someday get one of Kirbys .458s based off of a BMG.

 

[MtPockets]

I would shoot it and test it out on some prairie dogs.

Test it on the ones out front or to either side?

 

[del2les]

Looks like a waste with such short barrel. The shortest 50 cal I used was 29", but even then, my 50 cal days are long over. Except for several pounds of mil surplus 50 cal powder, some I still have, I sold all my supplies and equipment.

It does look like this one could be a real "blast".

 

[Ol' Red]

Test it on the ones out front or to either side?

The concussion should get at least two or three with each shot. Given a choice, I would probably stick with a longer barrel. And it would be on a MA deuce.

 

[Victor3Ranger1]

That thing has got to be stupid loud and have a fireball the size of a F350

No way would I shoulder that thing with a butt like that

 

[FireFlyFishing]

 

[dustbag]

I recently chopped 5” off a 7 rum a couple inches at a time to see what velocity loss was. It is now 21”. I have it in a stockys carbon stock with a holland side port brake. Recoil is not terrible but the concussion force almost blows ear muffs off. I can’t imagine what that one would be like.

 

[backwoodsshooter]

for whatever reason someone misses, at least they’ll have a flash bang to back them up

 

[Mrvmax]

I was actually going to buy one of those when they first came out. But, when I figured the cost of that (and possible uses), I decided to spend the extra $$ and buy a bolt action rifle instead. I don’t regret it.

 

[Johnny05]

There was a company, I believe they were from Arizona, that short uppers for the AR-10. If my memory serves me correctly, they were 18”. Back in 2015, I got a chance to talk to them at the Tulsa show. They moved on to making complete 50’s that wouldn’t destroy the lower. He said they made the first ones for the military over sea. They would get pinned down, and one soldier would pull the upper out of a back pack and take care of the problem. They then progressed to making an affordable 50. I haven’t seen them or heard of them for a while now.

 

[Kendoist4162]

Tell me you’re gonna wake up the neighbors, without telling me you’re gonna wake the neighbors….