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<blockquote data-quote="ELR Researcher" data-source="post: 1297079" data-attributes="member: 19541"><p>Ed:</p><p> </p><p>Its unclear to me why you are going through all the trouble to beat on a poor .50 BMG case rather than just using that case. BTW, a .710 rim fits into what bolt face action (without bolt mods)? CT is nominally .690, BMG is nominally .804. If you are looking for an inexpensive .50 action go East Ridge Guns/State Arms - $850 with trigger, trigger guard, and scope rail - <a href="http://www.statearms.com/rifles/accessories.php" target="_blank">Accessories - East Ridge Gun Company</a> And they are very small actions (look at their rifle pics). Case-holder style should be no issue since no one in this game is running out of a magazine and the time to reload (the rifle) is minimal.</p><p> </p><p>As I have suggested before, go out to about a 6" long BMG and neck back down to .50. Starting out at 3.91, nominally, and .804, would provide a significant increase in case capacity - what 2 miles plus is all about (powder capacity vs bullet weight). Crank up the bullet weight to at least 1000 grs and have at it.</p><p> </p><p>While I realize you have a significant investment in the .585, now that you are finally working with a base .50 BMG case, why go smaller? As my last post - no bonus points for being efficient.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ELR Researcher, post: 1297079, member: 19541"] Ed: Its unclear to me why you are going through all the trouble to beat on a poor .50 BMG case rather than just using that case. BTW, a .710 rim fits into what bolt face action (without bolt mods)? CT is nominally .690, BMG is nominally .804. If you are looking for an inexpensive .50 action go East Ridge Guns/State Arms - $850 with trigger, trigger guard, and scope rail - [url=http://www.statearms.com/rifles/accessories.php]Accessories - East Ridge Gun Company[/url] And they are very small actions (look at their rifle pics). Case-holder style should be no issue since no one in this game is running out of a magazine and the time to reload (the rifle) is minimal. As I have suggested before, go out to about a 6" long BMG and neck back down to .50. Starting out at 3.91, nominally, and .804, would provide a significant increase in case capacity - what 2 miles plus is all about (powder capacity vs bullet weight). Crank up the bullet weight to at least 1000 grs and have at it. While I realize you have a significant investment in the .585, now that you are finally working with a base .50 BMG case, why go smaller? As my last post - no bonus points for being efficient. [/QUOTE]
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