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A childhood friend of mine came over to the new house after work tonight and brought his bolt action .50 BMG. IT WAS AWSOME!!!!! Sorry had to tell someone.

JTM

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My Mossberg with 3"Magnum Slugs is my recoil limit. Did you get to shoot it? If so, from which position? Recoil? If not, still supercool :)

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A 50 recoil isn't that bad, your going to need to shoot it off a bipod or bench rest unless your super strong and able to hold a 5+/- foot gun that weights 30-40 pounds and forget about accuracy...

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My AR50 probably recoils about as much as a 5.56 AR15. lol

Now noise and muzzle blast is a whole different ballgame!

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I would have a 50 BMG over any other caliber for long range shooting. You can find it for $3.50 a round which is cheaper than most other 1,500 yard calibers. And in a End of Times situation you will find 50 BMG before most others as well.

Dolomite

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Yep, 50bmg recoil isn't bad at all. The rifles are so heavy, and with the muzzle break it is nothing. Just a nice slow push with a big boom.

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Oh yeah only have a 50 yard range behind the house with enough berm to stop it. It is indescribable. Recoil is no worse than a 12ga. Muzzle brake plays a big part in that. Noise and side blast are considerable. I was shooting from a bench rest off a bipod. It was crazy.

JTM

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I buy my FMJ or API rounds for $2.14ea delivered.

My Barrett owners manual stated if you remove the brake and shoot it you'll void your warranty, BTW it also said it will increase the recoil by 70%.....

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Jimmy is a class 2 builder and he has that rifle and a bolt gun machined from a m2 barrel that must have a tripod. His first was a Checz made 12.9 trap door that he bought a bunch of ammo for 65 cents a round and still has plenty for bolt guns. If you look in that pic there is a 8mm hotchtkiss(spelling) kit that he is building now in semi. He actually came over to get my daughters Saudi boyfriend to translate the Arabic markings on the receiver.

JTM

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