On this week's episode of Top Shot, the contestants will face a long-range test that most shooters don't get to experience, the 1000-yard shot. The remaining competitors, who have made it to the individual stage, will be settling in behind the biggest gun ever used on the show—the Barrett 82A1, chambered in .50 BMG.

In the November 1995 issue of American Rifleman magazine Stanton Wormley Jr. described this famous heavy-hitting caliber:

In every performance category, the .50 BMG easily outclasses any conventional rifle cartridge. With 12,000 to 14,000 ft.-lbs. of muzzle energy, the .50 BMG is more than twice as powerful as the .458 Win. Mag. and some 1 1⁄2 times as powerful as the .460 Wby. Mag.

The Barrett 82A1was the first semi automatic .50 caliber rifle available more than 20 years ago and has enjoyed success in both the civilian and military worlds ever since. As most of the remaining shooters have a military backgrounds, it will be interesting to see how they react to the felt recoil in the heat of competition.

If that's not enough, the elimination challenge this week will feature the M1 Garand, which is considered one of the finest rifles ever produced by American armories.

Tonight's episode is slated to be the best so far, and we can't wait for exploding targets and super slow motion .50 BMG rounds screaming down range.