Bushmaster BA50 Carbine

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TweetHoly F%$@#ing carbine dude!!!
The Bushmaster BA50 Carbine is one hell of a 'carbine'. I guess you can call this 30lb beast a carbine being it's a .50BMG sporting a 22" barrel. Bushmaster does. Drop the [carbine] and it comes with 30" barrel and extended scope mount.
The .50 Browning Machine Gun round was used for the 2nd longest sniper-kill ever logged. In 2002 a Canadian Col, I think it was, dropped a Taliban at just under a mile in-a-half. 1.42miles. (I was just reading)..Then in 2009, that record was broken when a British Calvary soldier killed 2, yes 2, Taliban machine gunners at a distance of exactly 1.5miles. A .338 Lapua was used in that one. or 2. But the .50BMG is the sniper round of choice now with rifles like this Bushmaster. There are match grade .50BMG, and at that size, 700-800gr traveling at 2,900ft/sec packing 15,000ft.lb of energy. That's all bidness.
What's way cool, and I'd love to feel it to believe it, but Bushmaster claims a recoil similar to a .243 due to the muzzle brake.

Here's the BA50 Carbine.


A highly accurate, long distance target rifle for those who want to shoot the ultimate rifle on the range.

• MIL-STD-1913 Rail at 12 o’clock position on Vented Forend
• Steel Bipod with Folding Legs
• ErgoGrip Deluxe Tactical Pistol Grip • Hard Case
• Magpul PRS Adjustable Buttstock with LimbSaver ButtPad
• Disassembles like an AR type rifle for cleaning
• Lower Receiver is machined from T6-6061 Aluminum billet
• Upper is machined from a T6-6061 extrusion with MIL-STD-1913 Rail
• Manganese Phosphate finish on steel parts
• Hard Anodized black finish on aluminum parts (Mil-Spec)
• Bushmaster Barrel is Free Floated within Vented Forend
• High Efficiency Recoil Reducing Brake (Similar to a .243 hunting rifle)
• 1 M.o.A. Accuracy with M33 Ball Ammunition

Specs:
Caliber: .50 BMG
Magazine Capacity: 10 Rounds
Overall Length: 50" [127cm]
Length - Stock Retracted: N/A
Barrel Length: 22"
Rifling: 1 in-15"
Weight w/o magazine: 27lbs [12.2kg]
Weight of empty magazine: 1lbs 7oz
Weight of loaded magazine: 3lbs 14.5oz
Mode of Operation: Bolt Action

Suggested retail: $4999

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Tweet WOW!

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Tweetyes sir. It'll punch straight through a duece -in-a-half diesel engine block.
That'd be fun to have out where you shoot. Have an old rig deisel momtor and punch holes in it. Stack shit behind it to see just what stops that .50BMG. You just can't use the term "plinking" for that. Cause it ain't plinkin with a .50BMG. But target shooting could get crazy with that beast.

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TweetThis is another awesome machine.
The Barrett M82A1.


.50cal as well. This joker is a semi-auto, short recoil,(it has the muzzle brake needed for a rifle such as this too), with match grade barrel. Chrome chamber. 10-shot mag.
Price: $9,345

Big toys. That make big noise.

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TweetGood Grief those are EXPENSIVE! ..haha definately not a cheap hobby!

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Tweetyeah. Definitely targeting a certian market.

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TweetI own a Barrett model 99 in 50 BMG. Long range shooting is definately an expensive hobby. You also have to be careful where you shoot it. The berms at the average gun range aren't adequate to stop the bullet.

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Tweetyes sir. You have to be well aware of down range and well beyond with a machine like that.

That is awesome that you get to shoot like that when you want. Wanna be bffs?lol...
That is killer sir. Awesome machine!

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Tweetwell my neighbor just bought a 50BMG- I will take some pics as soon as I have a day off

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TweetI wanna see.
Now with the movement of the .50BMG in more than just M33, having match grade ammo. There are a few more rifles in .50BMG available to the public.
I wonder if I could ever dig into that hobby.yyyeah...

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TweetJust remember that a quality scope for competition shooting at 1000+ yards will cost you $1500-2200. And think of shooting it as slinging $5 bills down range. I just got some incendiary rounds and started a small grass fire on the range lol.

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Tweetlol...shit man! Don't start a forest fire. I couldn't imagine an incendiary .50bmg.