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How much recoil does a bolt 50 bmg have?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 363919" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>JE CUSTOM,</p><p> </p><p>THe semi autos are much harder to read pressures on simply because its not as easy to chamber a fired case and "Feel" the pressure needed for the bolt to close on a fired case.</p><p> </p><p>In all honesty, you should really just rely on data developed in bolt action rifles. Any high pressure load will be hard on the semi-auto mechanism and again, there is no need for high pressure loads. Single best pressure indicator with the Barrett will be the chrono graph.</p><p> </p><p>On that topic, I have never had a real issue with a 50 BMG with a chrono as far as muzzle blast is concerned. Their muzzle brakes are very effective and divert nearly all of the escaping muzzle gas off to the sides so the chronos are generally very protected.</p><p> </p><p>The main problem can come from using to short of a barrel on the 50 BMG rifles, in these cases, unburnt powder will be hard on everything. If your barrett has the standard 29" barrel length you should be fine. I would not snuggle right up to the chrono but 15 feet off the muzzle is generally plenty with a braked 50 BMG.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 363919, member: 10"] JE CUSTOM, THe semi autos are much harder to read pressures on simply because its not as easy to chamber a fired case and "Feel" the pressure needed for the bolt to close on a fired case. In all honesty, you should really just rely on data developed in bolt action rifles. Any high pressure load will be hard on the semi-auto mechanism and again, there is no need for high pressure loads. Single best pressure indicator with the Barrett will be the chrono graph. On that topic, I have never had a real issue with a 50 BMG with a chrono as far as muzzle blast is concerned. Their muzzle brakes are very effective and divert nearly all of the escaping muzzle gas off to the sides so the chronos are generally very protected. The main problem can come from using to short of a barrel on the 50 BMG rifles, in these cases, unburnt powder will be hard on everything. If your barrett has the standard 29" barrel length you should be fine. I would not snuggle right up to the chrono but 15 feet off the muzzle is generally plenty with a braked 50 BMG. [/QUOTE]
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