Archive for .50 caliber

Serbu Firearms BFG-50A

Sometimes, bigger is better. Not everyone has fired a .50 BMG round (even if they really should), but if you're going to do it, you're going to want to consider using the BFG-50A from Serbu Firearms. Conceived, designed and built entirely in the United States, the BFG-50A is an accurate, compact and lightweight shooting .50 BMG rifle that you'll want to keep an eye on.

January 17, 2013

The Barrett .50 Caliber

Excerpted from “The History of Sniping and Sharpshooting” by Major John L. Plaster, USAR (Ret.). Published by Paladin Press, 2008.

December 13, 2012

Go Big or Go Home

By Iain Harrison

Shooting the big 50 is always a fun experience. However, rapid firing 14 rounds, like Gary Quesenberry in this week’s show, is a good way to develop a nasty flinch, and to start doubting your own abilities. Running the numbers through my ballistic calculator and assuming that the 40 mph wind was at full value, it’s easy to see why some of the competitors were having the trouble they did. If the target was moving into the wind, the 9-m.o.a. lead required to hit a target moving at walking pace would be added to the 13-m.o.a. wind value. If the target and wind were in the same direction, they’re subtracted from one another. Get that bit of math wrong and your rounds don’t have a chance of connecting.

October 07, 2011

.50 BMG: The Ultimate Big Bore?

Unleashing twice the horsepower of a .458 Win. Mag. is something a lot of shooters just have to try.

April 05, 2011

Smith & Wesson Introduces S&W500 Bone Collector

Popular Bone Collector series from professional hunter Michael Waddell expands to include high-powered revolver from Smith & Wesson.

August 11, 2010