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6.5-50bmg OH my god!

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04 January 2004, 09:03
prairiebomber
6.5-50bmg OH my god!
I was checking out pac-nor pricing for a new barrel and going through there wildcat list I seen a 6.5-50bmg. What in gods name would this thing be used for and secondly HOW?????.
04 January 2004, 09:20
Tumbleweed
I suppose it could be used for launching really small satellites...what was the length of that barrel - 8' or so?
04 January 2004, 11:30
jeffeosso
Ackley necked the BMG down to 223... called it the earsplittenloudenboomer

jeffe
04 January 2004, 12:38
tank9c1
I checked my P.O. Ackley Handbook for Shooters & Reloaders Vol. II and the .378Wby necked down to .223 was the earsplitten loudenboomer.
04 January 2004, 16:24
RIP
sp: "Eargesplitten Loudenboomer"
05 January 2004, 03:02
Bakes
I saw a guy at the range in Canberra once that had (As I was told)a 300winmag necked down to .17. He made his own bullets out of brass, and didn't get to many rounds per barrel.
06 January 2004, 17:21
MartytW
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Problem is with modern powders and safe pressures, you won't push any particular bullet weight or diameter much past the 5000fps mark. In other words, even if you necked the 50bmg down to 17, you would be hard presses to get more than 5000fps.



BINGO! You can't make the projectile go faster than the detonation front of the propellant... those darn Laws of Physics!
06 January 2004, 17:23
MartytW
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a 375/264 sabot



OK where can I get about a dozen of these sabots? I have a round I want to play with ....
07 January 2004, 04:45
<eldeguello>
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i've been shot by an automatic weapon (25 automatic raven) and i still support the NRA 150%!!! most of these liberals are the people who don't see violence on a regular basis..........only what they see on the news and on tv shows.



JA!! Loudenboomer!!
09 January 2004, 08:08
POP
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Ackley necked the BMG down to 223... called it the earsplittenloudenboomer

jeffe


And what?... after 10 shots he rebarrelled?