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DoubleD
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Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??
05/03/08 04:11 PM

I have posted this picture here before.

This is a Montana rock chuck hit at about 250 yards with a 50 BMG. Look closely and you can see the bullet hit on the neck.

I was spotting the shot. I saw the hit. The shooter thought he missed and hit high. The chuck never moved.

The rifle weighs just under 16 pounds. It is a scratch built rifle. It has a muzzle brake made by upscalling a KDF brake--doubled if memory serves me right.

This rifle also killed a Mule Deer. Ho hum.

There are better game killing calibers for North America, including those for 1000 yard shots.

Available bullet construction limits the 50 BMG to military and target use.

When back in Montana, I frequently take shots at 200, 300, 400, 500 yards or more at rock chucks and gophers. I have only taken one shot in the recent past at just under 350 yards at a Mule Deer. I wish I hadn't. It took almost three hours to catch up with that animal after I broke his hind leg and finish him. If you miss by a MOA on a gopher or rock chuck at 350 yards it is a clean miss. On large game it is a cripple...

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DD, Ret.

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50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	hoppdoc	04/03/08 08:30 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	9.3x57	05/03/08 12:44 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	AzGuy	30/03/08 05:21 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	xausa	05/03/08 01:17 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	szihn	05/03/08 01:36 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	9.3x57	05/03/08 01:56 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Shackleton	05/03/08 02:15 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	xausa	05/03/08 04:37 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	NitroX	05/03/08 04:52 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	gryphon	05/03/08 04:58 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	NitroX	05/03/08 04:53 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	9.3x57	05/03/08 06:34 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	DarylS	10/03/08 12:48 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Ripp	10/03/08 02:19 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	DoubleD	10/03/08 02:50 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	hoppdoc	10/03/08 11:06 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Dphariss	02/04/08 08:33 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	rscott	27/03/08 09:42 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	hoppdoc	30/03/08 04:32 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	rscott	30/03/08 05:05 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	hoppdoc	30/03/08 06:31 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	9.3x57	30/03/08 07:15 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	rbt50	16/03/08 06:24 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	hoppdoc	16/03/08 07:36 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	DoubleD	11/03/08 01:29 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	DarylS	11/03/08 01:56 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Ripp	11/03/08 10:10 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Tatume	10/03/08 11:22 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	DarylS	11/03/08 01:04 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	hoppdoc	10/03/08 02:02 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Shackleton	06/03/08 12:59 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	hoppdoc	06/03/08 05:49 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	hoppdoc	05/03/08 05:24 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	mickey	05/03/08 03:37 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Dphariss	10/03/08 12:35 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	DoubleD	05/03/08 04:11 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	JabaliHunter	08/05/08 04:19 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Kalunga	05/03/08 03:55 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	9.3x57	05/03/08 05:20 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Tatume	05/03/08 01:56 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	bonanza	12/03/08 11:47 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Dphariss	02/04/08 08:44 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	zimhunter	02/04/08 09:07 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	ALAN_MCKENZIE	11/04/08 09:45 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	ALAN_MCKENZIE	11/04/08 11:08 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	hoppdoc	12/04/08 08:58 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Dphariss	20/04/08 04:06 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	bwananelson	20/04/08 05:20 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	bwananelson	20/04/08 05:47 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Bramble	21/04/08 12:51 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Shackleton	01/05/08 10:56 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Bramble	02/05/08 09:52 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Shackleton	04/05/08 07:41 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Dphariss	07/05/08 03:23 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	JabaliHunter	08/05/08 04:06 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	JabaliHunter	02/05/08 07:31 PM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	Bramble	03/05/08 08:54 AM
Re: 50 BMG, A HUNTING ROUND??	hoppdoc	20/04/08 10:15 PM

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