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50DADDY
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You guys seen this thing,its a conversion for m16/ar15 type rifles to .50 caliber.Im new to these so sorry if this is old news.
http://www.alexanderarms.com/beowulf.htm
[ September 21, 2011, 08:03 AM: Message edited by: 50DADDY ]
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NvrGoFullRetard
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$5 or more dollars a bullet
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50DADDY
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Wow!
Make em count!
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fordologist
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yeah hell of expensive to shoot and not only will you defend your home but you'll also shoot your neighbor at the same time!LOL buy a shotgun for home defense.
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NvrGoFullRetard
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shotgun or hand gun for self defense. i would never shoot 1 of my rifles in my house just for that reason.
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BLK66FB
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I think you are confusing the .50AE (Desert Eagle pistol cartridge) with the far larger and more powerful .50 BMG (Browning Machine Gun) round used in Barret light 50 sniper rifles.
The .50 BMG round would not fit in the lower receiver of an AR15, so I think that advertisment is a bit misleading.
Keep your AR15 as a rifle for long range and buy a pistol for medium to short range.
For a pistol I prefer a .40 as a good balance between "stopping power" and recoil management.
Here is my AR15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ERcn8GscmI&sns=em
[ September 19, 2011, 08:41 PM: Message edited by: BLK66FB ]
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Mr.Lucky
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I heard they used to be $1-2 a round. I havent looked into them in a while but last I checked they're always low on parts (receivers) and ammo is always on back order.
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That's not needed if you know how to shoot.
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Bent70
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Not the bmg or hand gun version. It a beowolf round it in between those two for size, about the size of you middle finger and packs alot of punch. Only good to 200yds or less. Its a heavy hunting round or one for blowing shit up.
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wilit
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My buddy bought one of the first 50 beowulf uppers from Alexander Arms. Its built nice and its fun to shoot but ammo is crazy expensive and often backordered. Honestly, unless you have money to burn, its not a great purchase. I'd go with a 6.8spc before a 50 beo.
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BLK66FB
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quote:
Originally posted by Bent70:
Not the bmg or hand gun version. It a beowolf round it in between those two for size, about the size of you middle finger and packs alot of punch. Only good to 200yds or less. Its a heavy hunting round or one for blowing shit up.
Its a 300 grain .50 caliber. Very comparable to a .50AE. Looks like they just lengthened the cartridge to make it a hotter load. This also makes sure that you can only buy the ammunition from them lol
The standard 5.56mm round the AR15 fires will give you better accuracy over long distances (400 to 600 m), and better penetration if your target is hiding behind cover.
I see no point converting a rifle to a pistol round, but to each their own.
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DIRTY SALLY
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THERS no fuckinway a ar15 can shoot a .50 cal round the bmg size ones im pretty sure alot of people on here havent even seen the size of one of those rounds. shit i have a .416 remeington mag rifle that shoots just like a 50 cal and the rounds damn near cost the same ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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DIRTY SALLY
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416 ammo
.50 cal
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slidewayz94
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quote:
Originally posted by DIRTY SALLY:
THERS no fuckinway a ar15 can shoot a .50 cal round the bmg size ones im pretty sure alot of people on here havent even seen the size of one of those rounds. shit i have a .416 remeington mag rifle that shoots just like a 50 cal and the rounds damn near cost the same
It's not a 50 BMG its a propietary round. My first AR build was this, I still own it, and its fun to shoot. Ammo is in stock at my local him stores. I have a few hundred in a diffrebnt grains among with new brass.
Average cost per round is $1.25 ish for retail stuff. I haven't reloaded any of my own yet. My beowulf hasu a custom engraved dust cover and magazines.
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migs66/92
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dude i own one of these and its not a 50 cal bmg its a called a 50 beowulf... theres really nothing big about that bullet i thought it would have some serious kick but i wasnt impressed at all.. and to top it off the flipping ammo is expensive and hard to find...i was able to get 2 boxes of 20 rounds each and it cost me $42 each.....
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50DADDY
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Bent70
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I was thinking of making a 50 beowolf with my spare lower, since I already have a 5.56. Was between that and 458socom, but either would be impractical for me since I don't reload or care to spend the money on these cartridges.
Now I'm thinking 300blackout or the other simaler cartridge. I need to do some research I have been out of the ar's for a bit.
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Wildfire532FB
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Comparison
My pen
.50BMG
.308
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wilit
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quote:
Originally posted by DIRTY SALLY:
THERS no fuckinway a ar15 can shoot a .50 cal round the bmg size ones im pretty sure alot of people on here havent even seen the size of one of those rounds. shit i have a .416 remeington mag rifle that shoots just like a 50 cal and the rounds damn near cost the same
50 BMG upper on a standard mil-spec AR-15 lower.
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RODRIGUEZ
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You want home defense? Get a FNH 5.7, riffle rounds without the riffle...
Google it son ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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jegg
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Nice...but overkill for HD. Get a pump shotgun for HD.
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Wildfire532FB
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I want a Tac-50
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phil a
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quote:
Originally posted by RODRIGUEZ:
You want home defense? Get a FNH 5.7, riffle rounds without the riffle...
Google it son
But it's got waaay too much penetration
Unless you want to shoot the guy in your house as well as the other guy breaking in next door, I stick with something lower velocity....but hey
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quote:
Originally posted by BLK66FB:
I think you are confusing the .50AE (Desert Eagle pistol cartridge) with the far larger and more powerful .50 BMG (Browning Machine Gun) round used in Barret light 50 sniper rifles.
The .50 BMG round would not fit in the lower receiver of an AR15, so I think that advertisment is a bit misleading.
Keep your AR15 as a rifle for long range and buy a pistol for medium to short range.
For a pistol I prefer a .40 as a good balance between "stopping power" and recoil management.
Here is my AR15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ERcn8GscmI&sns=em
the Upper that shoots the BMG only uses the lower for the buttstock, grip and FCG. it is a bolt action setup like someone posted above.
if you are a gun owner and will actually put in range time a pistol works for HD. but if you want something easy,cheap, and effective and dont want to shoot someone in another room or next door go shot gun.
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