“Tag: .50 bmg”

One sure indicator of a hot market is when new suppliers attempt get in on the action, and so SIG Sauer’s soon-to-be entry into the .50 BMG rifle category confirms what military operators, 1,000-yard competitors and tactical shooters have all discovered—the big, long-range round’s time has come.

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.

Best known for its .50 BMG Model 82 and M107 rifles, Barrett Mfg. has continued to make inroads into the precision bolt-action rifle market with smaller calibers. The latest is the Model 98B—available in so many options, it is nearly a custom rifle.

What? Never shot a Pod? We hadn't either until the "American Rifleman Television" crew was there as two .50-cal. FN M3P machine guns fired at a combined rate of 2,200 rounds per minute. Check out this video of the latest in military armament from FN Herstal.

With its origins in the Great War, the .50-cal. Browning machine gun—on land, on the sea and in the air—was a decisive arm for America’s victory over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. And, remarkably, it’s still in service today.

His firearms have figured significantly in history for more than a century, but John Moses Browning had a method of inventing that is only now being fully understood—and may come as quite a surprise.

From its first shoulder-fired .50 BMG-chambered rifle to switch-barrel Precision Sniper rifle systems, Barrett Firearms continues to make history, this year with its 40th year of business.

There’s a ton do to and see at the NRA Annual meetings, and this year more companies than ever are attending and unveiling new products and services.

Remington has announced it will offer a .50 BMG-chambered bolt-action rifle from its Custom Center.