self delete

[Dees]

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. How much is it? Do you know? n/t

[Richard D]

5. Bit out of my budget.

$7,775.00

[in_cog_ni_to]

9. YIKES! Out of my budget too.

:scared: Maybe I'll get my AK-47 I've been thinking about for years. I hate guns. :(

[don954]

19. get Armalite

AR-50

retail price $2,885
MODEL: AR - 50
CALIBER: .50BMG
RECEIVER FORM: MODIFIED OCTAGONAL FORM,
DRILLED AND SLOTTED FOR SCOPE RAIL
BOLT: TRIPLE FRONT LOCKING LUG
EXTRACTOR: SAKO TYPE
EJECTOR: SPRING LOADED PLUNGER, AUTOMATIC EJECTION
TRIGGER: SCHILLEN STANDARD SINGLE STAGE
BARREL: 31" TAPERED, 8 GROOVE RH 1:15 INCH TWIST
MUZZLE DEVICE: CYLINDRICAL MULTIFLUTE RECOIL CHECK
STOCK: 3 SECTION: EXTRUDED FOREND, MACHINED GRIP
WITH VERTICAL GRIP, FORGED AND MACHINED
REMOVABLE BUTTSTOCK
BUTTPLATE: VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE, SPECIALLY BUILT FOR
HEAVY CALIBERS
FINISH: MANGANESE PHOSPHATED STEEL,
HARD ANODIZED ALUMINUM
OVERALL LENGTH: 59.5 INCHES
WEIGHT: 34 POUNDS
COMPLETE WITH: OWNERS MANUAL
LIFETIME WARRANTY
TYLENOL
EAR PLUGS

[slackmaster]

21. ArmaLite is good especially when mounted on a tripod

[don954]

29. sweet

im setting my sailboat up for cruising, since we cut anti-piracy raids piracy is on the rise all over, so im really thinking seriously about getting a .50 with a stanchion rail mount. One or 2 rounds aimed below the waterline would be good to stop a boat..

[Lasher]

2. Bet it kicks real bad (EOM)

[Ready4Change]

16. It's not as hard kicking as you might imagine.

I've fired .270s, .308s and shotguns that kicked far harder. Hardest kicker I've ever fired was one side of an old double barreled shotgun. Ow.

The Barrett was interesting to shoot. Tremendous capabilities from it and the .50 rounds. But it's not for me. I've no real opportunities to shoot at the ranges where it excells, the ammo is freaking expensive, and it doesn't take much penetration power to poke holes in paper targets. :)

[NoPasaran]

3. I think I'm in love!

:loveya:

[rfranklin]

32. Can it bring down a Navigator or Hummer?

I might consider it for highway use.

[slackmaster]

4. Pretty good investment especially with people trying to ban them

50caliberterror.com and their friends are doing more to sell 50 caliber rifles than all the gun manufacturers' best efforts at marketing.

[Toots]

6. Ohhh lucky lucky us

We can now kill even better than before lucky lucky us. :shrug: America the beautiful

[Hobarticus]

7. Al Queda has 25? We reap what we sow...

It's the American way!

[mr_hat]

8. .50 Caliber sniper rifles are mammals.

.50 Caliber sniper rifles fight ALL the time.

The purpose of the .50 Caliber sniper rifle is to flip out and kill people.

[Ready4Change]

18. Then play mad riffs on electric guitars.

:headbang:

:eyes:

[Coexist]

10. definately a "gotta have" for a turkey shoot

how dare them birds think they can get away!

[Dees]

11. I'll hold off on buying one until the Repukes offer a tax credit

[BloodyWilliam]

12. Screw that, I want a gun with STYLE!

S&W makes a .50 caliber magnum REVOLVER. I don't think any human being could fire that mother with one hand without breaking their wrist.

[TX-RAT]

13. Wouldn't have it

Now if they made one in a nice side by side with Birdseye Maple stock, they would get my attention. What a Hog gun.

[confludemocrat]

14. obviously, these are in the hands of righties, lefties should have 'em too

can they be readily converted?

[Greyhound]

26. Any semi-auto can be converted. n/t

[marions ghost]

15. Wow

a thinly-disguised ad for 50caliberterror.com
right here on DU??

Shouldn't weapons advocates be posting elsewhere, or is this OK now?
To moderators: If it's OK on DU, please state that.

[slackmaster]

20. 50caliberterror.com is not a weapons advocacy site

At least not INTENTIONALLY.

[Greyhound]

17. One of the best things about a .50 cal round is that you don't have to

actually hit your target. The round (bullet) is so big and so fast that the shock-wave will remove body parts that are within 3 or 4 inches of the trajectory. So even if you're not a sniper caliber shot you can still kill at long range. 1 shot 1 kill. :sarcasm:

[johnaries]

22. Yep, they're made just 50 miles from my house.

In Murfreesboro, Rutherford County - the fastest growing county in Tennessee.

Do I look proud? :sarcasm:

[Greyhound]

24. Can you get a "factory direct" discount? n/t

[johnaries]

27. I dunno. The only thing I shoot are copperheads and rattlesnakes,

although that's actually illegal in TN, so don't tell anyone.

But .50 cals aren't very practical for snakes.

[porphyrian]

23. I guess they don't just tumble anymore. - n/t

[theHandpuppet]

25. So this is now the Weapons Market Forum?

What purpose does this weapon have other than killing other human beings with maximum force at long range?

This is not a hunting rifle or even a weapon for home protection. You'll have to pardon me if I personally find the slobbering chorus over this killing weapon more than troubling.

[Jose Diablo]

28. Self delete

The original post was self deleted, so I deleted mine also.

[MazeRat7]

30. Somehow saying "going plinking w/ .50cal"...seems a bit understated. (n/t)

[Freedomfried]

31. You can shut down entire power grids and knock refineries off line with one

with a little time spent on vulnerability studies, you could cause lots of chaos and mayhem in your town and never kill anybody.

Try it with the HBX exploding round.

[derby378]

33. Maybe this belongs in the Guns forum?

Having said that, I think 50caliberterror.com is just another "fear and loathing" site with little in the way objective analysis.

I support private ownership of .50-caliber rifles, but I think there are legitimate grounds for a public safety debate regarding these firearms due to their range and damage potential.

[Moderator]

34. locking

Please review the pinned post in the Guns forum for the correct location of Gun-related threads.

thank you,

DU Moderator