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50 bmg advise
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 391750" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>As mentioned the LAR Grizzly is a great rifle. I cut my 50 BMG teeth with a grizzly with the match chamber and trigger. Very accurate rifle. That said, it was difficult to shoot because it was not overly steady in the bags because of its short wheel base. </p><p> </p><p>Yes its more compact but its not all that much lighter then any other 50 BMG and I grew tired of the need to get off the rifle for each shot to remove the bolt to clear the rifle. It is true you can get more performance out of the 36" barrel length but I have fitted the AR-50 with 45" long straight cylinder 1.700" barrels and had no problems at all with that platform handling the barrel weight and performance!!! Chambered in my 510 AM we were able to hit 3100 fps with a 750 gr SMK in that barrel length but you needed two guys to set it up!!! LOL</p><p> </p><p>Also mentioned is cost of the ammo, yes its expensive to shoot, but consider this, You can get match bullets for around $2 each. Very similiar to what we are paying for much smaller custom aluminum tipped bullets. Brass is not cheap but you can get it for around $1.50 each, still compare that to even a 338 Lapua not to mention a 338-378 Wby case!!!! Twice that much easily.</p><p> </p><p>Primers are expensive, $20 to $25 per 100 so they are nearly 10 times more then standard primers but in the scheme of things still pretty reasonable.</p><p> </p><p>Powder can get expensive if you use commerical powder which I generally do but if you load practice loads with surplus powders, you will cut your powder cost by 2/3s.</p><p> </p><p>In the end, a loaded round for a 50 BMG is no more then a match load for many upper end big game hunting rounds with todays ultra premium bullets. If you go out and out 500 rounds through it on a weekend, it will hurt your pocket book but I do not know anyone with a 50 cal that does this. </p><p> </p><p>Take the rifle out when you take the other rifles out and shoot 10-20 rounds through it here and there and its very enjoyable and not overly hard on the cash flow either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 391750, member: 10"] As mentioned the LAR Grizzly is a great rifle. I cut my 50 BMG teeth with a grizzly with the match chamber and trigger. Very accurate rifle. That said, it was difficult to shoot because it was not overly steady in the bags because of its short wheel base. Yes its more compact but its not all that much lighter then any other 50 BMG and I grew tired of the need to get off the rifle for each shot to remove the bolt to clear the rifle. It is true you can get more performance out of the 36" barrel length but I have fitted the AR-50 with 45" long straight cylinder 1.700" barrels and had no problems at all with that platform handling the barrel weight and performance!!! Chambered in my 510 AM we were able to hit 3100 fps with a 750 gr SMK in that barrel length but you needed two guys to set it up!!! LOL Also mentioned is cost of the ammo, yes its expensive to shoot, but consider this, You can get match bullets for around $2 each. Very similiar to what we are paying for much smaller custom aluminum tipped bullets. Brass is not cheap but you can get it for around $1.50 each, still compare that to even a 338 Lapua not to mention a 338-378 Wby case!!!! Twice that much easily. Primers are expensive, $20 to $25 per 100 so they are nearly 10 times more then standard primers but in the scheme of things still pretty reasonable. Powder can get expensive if you use commerical powder which I generally do but if you load practice loads with surplus powders, you will cut your powder cost by 2/3s. In the end, a loaded round for a 50 BMG is no more then a match load for many upper end big game hunting rounds with todays ultra premium bullets. If you go out and out 500 rounds through it on a weekend, it will hurt your pocket book but I do not know anyone with a 50 cal that does this. Take the rifle out when you take the other rifles out and shoot 10-20 rounds through it here and there and its very enjoyable and not overly hard on the cash flow either. [/QUOTE]
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