“Tag: .50 bmg”

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

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.

When Ronnie Barrett designed the semi-automatic .50 BMG rifle that bears his name, he intended it as a commercial long-range target gun. Little did he know that the M82A1 would become one of the best arms for America’s changing military role.

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.

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.

Watch as American Rifleman TV staff offer look at the history of the M2 Browning Machine Gun.