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anyone hunt with 50bmg? what bullets do you use?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 12260" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>JB1000br,</p><p></p><p>Unless that was a +40" barrel, I would recommend dropping that velocity down to the 2750-2800 fps range out of 36" barrels.</p><p></p><p>I have a 36" barreled 50 and with that barrel length I can have driven the 750 gr A-Max to an honest 2830 fps but the primer pockets in the IMI cases actually started to loosen, not to mention, it kicked like a mule!!</p><p></p><p>Anyway, you will get more velocity with the 20n29 but that is a hot load unless it was out of a +40" barrel.</p><p></p><p>Not flaming at all, just want to keep guys safe, there is a reason the 50 BMG is loaded to the 50,000-55,000 psi range, that huge case head developes a tremendous amount of bolt trust even at these levels. </p><p></p><p>Loading to modern magnum 65,000 psi levels can stress an action dramatically.</p><p></p><p>Good Shooting!!!</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 12260, member: 10"] JB1000br, Unless that was a +40" barrel, I would recommend dropping that velocity down to the 2750-2800 fps range out of 36" barrels. I have a 36" barreled 50 and with that barrel length I can have driven the 750 gr A-Max to an honest 2830 fps but the primer pockets in the IMI cases actually started to loosen, not to mention, it kicked like a mule!! Anyway, you will get more velocity with the 20n29 but that is a hot load unless it was out of a +40" barrel. Not flaming at all, just want to keep guys safe, there is a reason the 50 BMG is loaded to the 50,000-55,000 psi range, that huge case head developes a tremendous amount of bolt trust even at these levels. Loading to modern magnum 65,000 psi levels can stress an action dramatically. Good Shooting!!! Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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