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Help in buying a .50
06 December 2005, 09:34
wapiti7Help in buying a .50
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
06 December 2005, 20:38
goneballisticI 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.
"The irony is, if you're willing to kill a perpetrator, you probably won't have to."
Massad Ayoob
07 December 2005, 00:15
butchlocI 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
19 December 2005, 20:54
MssgnSerbu is well recommended at ~2200 when last I looked. serbu.com
"Fear of the Lord is wisdom" Job 28:28
20 December 2005, 03:51
SkidlyI have a Ferret50 50bmg upper with the 36" chromoly barrel hybrid chamber for sale $1750 or offer
Spider Firearms
50bmg half inch holes ...... at long range!
20 December 2005, 06:58
thornellLook into an armalite ar-50, grizzly, or a serbu. You can get a sebru for about $2200 msrp.
http://www.serbu.comhttp://www.armalite.comhttp://www.largrizzly.comhope this will help
22 December 2005, 07:22
50bmgBought 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.
06 January 2006, 04:19
bisonlandThere'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
11 January 2006, 01:38
PeakebrookI 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
20 January 2006, 00:07
bisonlandNice 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
02 February 2006, 18:40
Doc52Gentlemen,
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!
Doc52
B. Searcy & Co .577 NE
Double Rifle Shooters Society
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote!"
Benjamin Franklin 1759
04 February 2006, 04:29
Kingfisherbutchloc, did your 50 come in yet?
04 February 2006, 08:48
Shane006Doc52, do you need anything other than money for the AR50? Forgive my ignorance, do I need a FFL?
04 February 2006, 23:36
Doc52Shane:
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.
Doc52
B. Searcy & Co .577 NE
Double Rifle Shooters Society
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote!"
Benjamin Franklin 1759
19 February 2006, 23:49
p dog shooterAt 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.
20 February 2006, 02:08
ranb40I 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
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23 February 2006, 23:24
RIPSingle 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.com24 February 2006, 13:24
JohnTheGreekRIP,
You know, you can re-chamber these things and get an extra 100 fps! WHAT A GREAT IDEA !
Best,
John
25 February 2006, 06:50
RIPquote:
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.
