Guys, I am looking into a .50 single shot. Any suggestions on makes and models? I'm not on a "Barret" budget, but I'd like good quality and so forth......thanks..wapiti7

I have 2 .50s, a State Arms and a Bluegrass Armory Viper. The State Arms is a very solid, accurate rifle, but I do prefer my Viper. I did an independant review on the Viper. Viper Review Please note, order to ship times are much shorter now, than when I did my review, as the Viper was still fairly new then. If you can find an FFL to take shipment and just charge you a decent paperwork fee, I believe you can still get the Viper for under $2500. I could be wrong.

I just bought another one, and after much looking settled on the state arms big bertha. It's big though, with a laminated wood stock and all, but the extra weight and the broad based wood stock cut felt recoil by quite a bit. That model is 2800 with a 6-8 week delivery

Serbu is well recommended at ~2200 when last I looked. serbu.com

I have a Ferret50 50bmg upper with the 36" chromoly barrel hybrid chamber for sale $1750 or offer

Spider Firearms

Look into an armalite ar-50, grizzly, or a serbu. You can get a sebru for about $2200 msrp.
http://www.serbu.com
http://www.armalite.com
http://www.largrizzly.com

hope this will help

Bought a state arms 50 from Larry last year and love it and Larry was a real help with any questions that I had. But the are other fine 50 out the mcmillian/fisher is another.

There's a custom .50 listed on "www.gunbroker.com"
enter number 42107779 in the search box to get to the listing right away. Rifle can be sold with or
without scope.
Best Regards, Tom

I just went to the Armalite site and looked at the AR-50. Nearly fell off my chair laughing when I got to the bottom and read:

COMPLETE WITH: 15 MINUTE SCOPE BASE,
OWNERS MANUAL, LIFETIME WARRANTY
TYLENOL
EAR PLUGS

Nice custom .50 BMG on gunbroker.com...input
# 42650062. $2300 for rifle alone, more for scope & mounts as per ad.
Check it out.
Best Regards, Tom

Gentlemen,
I have an New unfired AR50 for sale, with rings and heavy BAR bipod. I paid $2800 and change for it 5 months ago. also 19rds of Barret ammo, Had 20 but let friend have one round to show his kid and it hasn't returned yet! I'm asking $2500 If interested PM me!

butchloc, did your 50 come in yet?

Doc52, do you need anything other than money for the AR50? Forgive my ignorance, do I need a FFL?

Shane:

You don't need an FFL to buy the gun. We would handle the money between each other and then the gun would be sent to an FFL holder near you who would do all the paperwork.

PM me if you want to talk more.

At the shot shot I saw a nice 50 it is called the mag fifty side mag feed in 3 or 5 shot mags. He also makes uppers that fit onto AR lowers they looked well done.

I own an LAR grizzly. As I can not do better than 2 moa at 550 yards with hand loaded match ammo, I do not recommend it. But then, maybe it's me.

I have seen stock AR50's do very well, modified AR50's do better. The more expensive McBros are good. I watched an ALS upper on an AR15 do very well.

It has been my experience that the M82's always come in last at competitions unless someone's rifle breaks.

Ranb

Single shots: The Armalite AR50 and the Barrett M99 are equal for accuracy by my trial. Both excellent. AR50 weighs 37 pounds and the M99 weighs 25 pounds. Price per pound is a lot less for the AR50.

Bolt action Repeater: The Cobb BA50 has a Lothar-Walther barrel and a 10-shot staggered box magazine for about the same price as an AR50 ... oops, MSRP was about $2900 last year, but it is now $3600 ... demand is driving the prices up quickly, and the government is buying a bunch of these ... The BA50 weighs 30 pounds.

Get one if you can.
www.cobb50.com

RIP,

You know, you can re-chamber these things and get an extra 100 fps! WHAT A GREAT IDEA !



Best,

John

quote:

Originally posted by JohnTheGreek:
RIP,

You know, you can re-chamber these things and get an extra 100 fps! WHAT A GREAT IDEA !



Best,

John

No John, it would be best to consider a rebarrel to something like the new .416 Barrett, in this case.

Remember the .375 Weatherby is an excellent "rechamber" for a .375 H&H, no doubt about it.