What would you do with a .50 BMG bolt rifle ?

[Short Cut]

CA has legislation pending to ban all .50 caliber rifles. Any time there is talk about banning any guns it makes me want to buy one. However with a .50 I think, what the heck would I do with it?

What would you do with a .50 BMG rifle?

[M2 Carbine]

I told RedDawn I'd buy the rifle and ammo if he would buy the land to shoot it on.:)

[nipperwolf]

its not so much what you'd do with it, as it is having the right to by it.;)

JMHO.

[4eyes]

Around here you could shoot old rusty cars in the next county.

Some of the folk nearly qualify.

[MrMurphy]

Blow away watermelons from half a mile away.

[M2 Carbine]

I could mount it on here and hunt coyotes but I think I'd rather have a semi auto.;f

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/Bell406_206B/P1010030s.jpg

[DonD]

I think just having one is reason enough if you want to spend the $. Thumbs your nose at liberal anti gun types. Unfortunately, my shooting club, while it has a 600 yd high power range, doesn't allow 50BMGs due to the lack of downrange safety area. Can't justify the $ when I can't shoot it. Don ;g

[Fingolfin]

i'd hunt groundhogs.

[Fingolfin]

while they're still in the ground.

[dsgrntldPW]

Fondle it......often.

[Texas T]

Originally posted by Short Cut
What would you do with a .50 BMG rifle? I'd post pictures on the net of me at the range with an M82A1 and make everyone jealous.

http://www.thorn.org/images/guns/brian-barrett.jpg


And yes, that is a GSSF hat and a SHEEPDOG T-shirt. :)


















And only then would I tell you that it's a friend's rifle and not mine. ;)

[Short Cut]

Looks like nobody wants to get too close to your shooting bench. ;f

Originally posted by Texas T
And only then would I tell you that it's a friend's rifle and not mine. ;)

Do you get that sudden blast of pressure in your sinuses when you fire that rifle? Recoil isn't bad, but I can't take more than a dozen or so shots because of the pounding my head takes.

[Metric]

I'd buy one if I was rich, simply to have the ultimate in long-range power. It's pretty much a toy (or, if you simply must justify it as some kind of "tactical" weapon, I guess it could come in handy for various "end of the world" scenarios that involve destroying enemy weapons from a mile away ;) ).

[FullClip]

Originally posted by Texas T
I'd post pictures on the net of me at the range with an M82A1 and make everyone jealous.


Worked on me!! I'm wicked jealous!!;z ;z
Thinking of picking up an AR-50 just for the fun of it and to repel any possible invasions of watermelons!!

[ccw_bearcat]

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[KNOW 1]

,my Marlin 60 and just go plinking.

[JWP]

i use my serbu to plink with exotic ammunition at cars/propane tanks/etc at knob creek range [home of the machine gun shoots] and to allow shooters who don't own one to try it to see it isn't the bad assed weapon vpc says it is

[G20man32904]

Originally posted by JWP
it isn't the bad assed weapon vpc says it is
It isn't??? nevermind then I dont want one anymore.;f
I was thinking looter patrol as soon as I get the local LEO helicopter to spot for me;f

[quantico]

I have this darn chipmunk that burrows under my sidewalk....

[quantico]

Originally posted by Fingolfin
i'd hunt groundhogs. while they're still in the ground.


Now someone is really thinking.... ;)

[quantico]

Originally posted by Short Cut


What would you do with a .50 BMG rifle?

I would let eddie-C shoot it.... and maybe he would become less afraid of 45acp and 357 sig.... he had girly hands you know..;P

[Fast Shadow]

If things with no practical purpose are now to be banned, then when are art, music, photography, films, cars in different colors, houses in different colors, clothes in different colors, paint, and anything considered a game (including sports) going to be banned?

Libocrat hypocrisy at its finest. ;T ;L ;L ;L ;T

[ALLAN]

You could use it against graboids and chupacabras;)

[pellertpale]

"If" I had the rifle, and "If" I had HUGE tracts of um well land I could defend myself If someone was trying to jump my fence half a mile away. Maybe I would just shoot their guns out of their hands while they were in a SWAT plane covered in bullet proof vests.

[dwebb210]

The classic answer to the question is

"anything I want"

Dave

[Berto]

I'd sell it and buy a motorcycle,maybe a few other guns too.I don't think my old man would be happy with me shooting .50 BMG around the cabin...scares off the deer.;Q

[akbound]

Originally posted by Short Cut
CA has legislation pending to ban all .50 caliber rifles. Any time there is talk about banning any guns it makes me want to buy one. However with a .50 I think, what the heck would I do with it?

What would you do with a .50 BMG rifle?
HAVE A HECK OF A LOT OF FUN!!!!

But on the practical side, (if you must have a practical side), because the value will appreciate after the ban! So if you really don't like it, (and what it can do), you'll get your money back with interest. Better than any passbook account.

Dave

[fnfalman]

What would I do with a .50BMG bolt rifle? I would wear one of those super cool sniper T-shirts (you know, die tired ones) and pose in a badass tactical manners and pretend that I am hunting Abdul or something.

[hollow10mm]

i would get some 30 caliber sabot's and shoot some 220 grain fmj at 5200+ fps if i remember right and see how bullet resistant those ceramic panels in a bullet resistand vest are.

[thisaway]

SHOOT IT! ;f

[repete34]

The enjoyment of shooting it combine with the ability to exercise my 2nd amendment right to own it, and the pleasure of hearing the sound of freedom each time the trigger is pulled.

[quantico]

Every time someone posted about 9mm or .223 effectiveness... I would post high resolution pictures of a 9mm and .223 round next to several BMG 50 rounds.... just for fun....;)

[quantico]

Originally posted by Berto
.I don't think my old man would be happy with me shooting .50 BMG around the cabin...scares off the deer.;Q

Why not simply use the 50 bmg for deer hunting.... some of those deer have sharp horns... what if they attack ???

[RabidDeity]

Originally posted by quantico
I have this darn chipmunk that burrows under my sidewalk....
The expression "fine pink mist" comes to mind ;f

[akbound]

Originally posted by repete34
The enjoyment of shooting it combine with the ability to exercise my 2nd amendment right to own it, and the pleasure of hearing the sound of freedom each time the trigger is pulled.
Speaking of the "sound of freedom".........each pull of the trigger reminds ya of the song, "Let Freedom Ring"! ;)

Dave

[KHAviator]

Originally posted by dwebb210
The classic answer to the question is

"anything I want"

Dave

All I can add is "Out to 2,500 meters"

Maybe there is a Marine in the Kalifornia goverment upset that the Canadians just beat Hathcocks record.

[SocomCen]

Originally posted by quantico
Every time someone posted about 9mm or .223 effectiveness... I would post high resolution pictures of a 9mm and .223 round next to several BMG 50 rounds.... just for fun....;)

Kinda like this?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/gotm4/rounds.jpg

.50 BMG, .338 Lapua, .308 Win, .223 Rem

[Texas T]

Originally posted by Short Cut
Looks like nobody wants to get too close to your shooting bench. ;f Quite true. We were only on the 300 yard line that day, but we did have 4-5 fifties being shot at our end. It tends to keep the timid ones away. ;)

[Texas T]

Originally posted by G17Cabbie
Do you get that sudden blast of pressure in your sinuses when you fire that rifle? Nope. No sinue issues at all. The kick was very much a solid thump like a shotgun and it didn't bother me a bit. I shot several magazines and my shoulder was a bit sore, but that was it.

[glockophile]

I have no interest in ever owning such a thing, but I did write a letter to the author of AB50 explaining the following things to him:

This rifle costs thousands of dollars, weighs in the range of 40lbs, cannot be fired while standing (in general) and is basically useless for criminals. I told him that such a rifle has never been used to commit a crime in California. I told him that I never want to own one but I see this bill as part of a pattern of bills designed to keep chipping away at our rights, and that if this gets outlawed, I'm sure that the guns that I do want to own will be up next. I also asked him what are his legislative priorities. He is wasting the time of the other members of the assembly, and if the bill passes, it will result in the waste of limited law enforcement and court resources to enforce it against people who have no criminal intentions. I told him that there's still work to be done in protecting the environment or improving education and other things, so why is he wasting time outlawing something that is never used by criminals? More murders have been committed using bagels (http://www.aarrgghh.com/no_way/murderByBagel.htm) than by 50BMG rifles in California.

If we don't all fight every step like this, pretty soon we're going to be on this board bragging about our most recent airsoft, and we'll need to get permission from Tom Ridge if we want to buy a crossbow or a slingshot. Even if you're not in California, why not write a letter to:

Assemblyman Paul Koretz
9200 Sunset Blvd Penthouse 15
West Hollywood CA 90069

and explain to him that as a legislator, he should be working to protect our rights, not take them away. Hey, even if you're not in the US, go ahead and write. Say "you are so lucky to have a Second Amendment there, every one of you should take personal responsibility for protecting it, that includes you Assemblyman. Here in ____ we're only allowed to own _____ and our Olympic ______ team has to fly to _____ to practice because they can't get access to Olympic target guns here."

As always, be POLITE and respectful.

[WERA49]

This pictures helps people to understand what a .50 BMG is. :) My answer to the question is; "Shoot it". ;f http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/AR-50_Fan/Guns/Cartridges.jpg

[4TS&W]

Clean it in front of stepdaughters potential dates. ;f

Make some *BIG* ****ing holes! ;)

[atfsux]

I just don't understand why that upsets people so much. I mean, we all aim to be one with the rifle, right? It's a relationship. A serious relationship. Gosh, I mean I gotta trust my life to her,...er,...uh,...I mean it,...um,...you know. It's such a personal thing. So I talk to my rifle,...big deal.

What are you looking at?

[Short Cut]

Originally posted by fnfalman
What would I do with a .50BMG bolt rifle? I would wear one of those super cool sniper T-shirts (you know, die tired ones) and pose in a badass tactical manners and pretend that I am hunting Abdul or something.

Heck you do that even without a .50BMG! ;f