Well I finally got the new baby put together tonight, had to wait for the flattop riser. It's a DPMS lower with an Alexander Arms Upper in .50 Beowulf.

I've put an Ace skeleton stock, Tapco riser, and a Tasco Pro Point on for now. I'm figuring for Hog hunting that will be the setup, with it's trajectory it's probably a 100-125 yard gun for me. I'll probably add a Mccormick drop in trigger next, the factory DPMS unit I bought isn't exactly smooth.

How much does it weigh with ammo? Will it be a convinient walk-around gun?

I haven't weighed it yet, but I want to guess it's around 8 lb.s with 1 mag of ammo and sling.

I thought about doing the Beowulf conversion for my AR but opted for the Ruger Deerfield Carbine in 44mag for now. Give us a shooting report as soon as possible.

Good Luck.

WICKED.
I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate seeing an AR15 in this section...

.50 is .50, but with the AR it's REPEATABLE!

Aren't you just waiting for the "CRF" crowd to appear and tell you how you can't possibly hunt "ALASKAN CAPE BUFFALO" with that gun...?
Geez. I am.

browning guy,

Have you shot the gun yet? It looks like it would be a good pork-pounder (with a better sight on it, of course).

quote:

Originally posted by BusMaster007:

Aren't you just waiting for the "CRF" crowd to appear and tell you how you can't possibly hunt "ALASKAN CAPE BUFFALO" with that gun...?
Geez. I am.

BusMaster007,

Are you even aware that there is no such thing as an "ALASKAN CAPE BUFFALO"?

George

Sure there are, George. Its just not fashionable to shave them in Alaska.



That's nice, Browninguy. I have a 16" 458 SOCOM and love it.

No, won't get to shoot it until this weekend, agreed that I'll have to put a better sight on it some time, but this is what I had in my parts box. Acutally I use a cheap red dot on my .223 (Keltec) and it's pretty decent out to 100 yards.

By the way, I do have a crf (Mauser) in .458 Win. for hunting the exotic Unshaven Alaskan Cape Buff.

Even though it isn't a mauser derivitive you CAN use it for either of the Cape Buffalo, you just CAN'T TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN!


Red

That set-up you got yourself there oughta beat you up pretty well. BTW, I would definitely recommend against using the 50 Beowulf against any bovine.

Have fun.

Jeff,
be very careful... listening to harry is nearly as fraut with peril as listening to me!!

jeffe

quote:

Originally posted by GeorgeS:

quote:

Originally posted by BusMaster007:

Aren't you just waiting for the "CRF" crowd to appear and tell you how you can't possibly hunt "ALASKAN CAPE BUFFALO" with that gun...?
Geez. I am.

BusMaster007,

Are you even aware that there is no such thing as an "ALASKAN CAPE BUFFALO"?

George

NO. I'm a complete idiot...

YES. Are you aware that 'CRF' guys can't tell the difference between Alaska and Africa?
It's a dig on the Mauser Crowd, who can't seem to answer a question about another action, animal, or location in the world without equating it to "CRF! AFRICA! CAPE BUFFALO!"

That was in a different thread...

quote:

Originally posted by BusMaster007:

NO. I'm a complete idiot...

Do you realize that the above statement may be used against you in the future.

George

Jeff,
you bringing that this weekend? It's a neato pumkin chucker!!

I tried to call, no answer, not your VM

anyway, it'll be a hoot and a kick in the pants...

and i use a cheapo BSA on the (one) double rifle I am working on today, to help me regulate it

jeffe

Yep, I'll bring it up this weekend to shoot, only two boxes of very expensive factory ammo so don't go wild with it. I left the new cell phone at home this morning hence no answer. I'll have it with me tonight and tomorrow though.

Is Rusty going to come up? I've got his trophy from the API pistol shoot I need to get to him.

Jeff,

Rusty said he would try to get up here after work Sat am. If things go as he said you should over lap here.

Hog Killer

quote:

Originally posted by GeorgeS:

quote:

Originally posted by BusMaster007:

NO. I'm a complete idiot...

Do you realize that the above statement may be used against you in the future.

George

I was in trouble the minute I joined the Forum asking about the Browning A-Bolt and Remington 700...

I'm kinda surprised no one's started ragging on an AR15 platform, for that matter.

quote:

Originally posted by tiggertate:
I'm kinda surprised no one's started ragging on an AR15 platform, for that matter.

Why, everyone "SHOULD" know, that this is mainly for "SOCIAL OCCATIONS". Not cape buff. It should work great on a small herd of big pigs.

Hog Killer

Now why would anyone rag on AR platforms. My wife finally understands the "need" for various hunting tools, which includes a .50 cal. AR for pig hunting.

How far do you think I would get if she thought I was buying it for protection against alien zombies?

quote:

Originally posted by Hog Killer:

quote:

Originally posted by tiggertate:
I'm kinda surprised no one's started ragging on an AR15 platform, for that matter.

Why, everyone "SHOULD" know, that this is mainly for "SOCIAL OCCATIONS". Not cape buff. It should work great on a small herd of big pigs.

Hog Killer

Allow me to stay on Topic and put an "American Way" twist on it:

Since the chances of using the AR15 in .50 Beowulf in AFRICA are next to nothing, I propose instead of a trip to AFRICA --- import the Cape Buffalo to AMERICA.

SHOOT IT.

"This is an American AR15 in .50 Beowulf.
This is a dead African Cape Buffalo.
Any questions...?"

I'm lucky; my wife is the "Armageddon isn't near but why take a chance" type. She's always up for another way to do bad guys. I think the TV scenes of New Orleans were good for at least another year's worth of toys.