.50 BMG AR Uppers

[Kevin M.]

Not sure if this should be in black rifles or precision rifles, so I will take my first stab at it here. I have seen these for sale in the US for around $1000, but are there any .50 BMG AR Uppers for sale in Canada? The cheapest .50 rifles I know of are $3000 and up in canada, so an AR upper would seem to be a smart way to start off with .50 BMG.

Thanks.

 

[CanAm]

Cannot be exported out of the US.

 

[Kevin M.]

Alright, that answers it. Thanks for the answer CanAm.

 

[Suputin]

There are 50 BMG AR uppers in Canada but not many so would not be easy to find one for sale. The big problem with these is they end up restricted once attached to the Ar lower. Meaning they can only be shot on a range

 

[tootall]

There are 50 BMG AR uppers in Canada but not many so would not be easy to find one for sale. The big problem with these is they end up restricted once attached to the Ar lower. Meaning they can only be shot on a range

and as many ranges are not blueprinted for 50BMG, this is a problem.

 

[Kevin M.]

Not a problem for me on both counts.

I live in Ontario, and have never found a suitable location far enough away from people but close enough to be convinient, that I can shoot at.

On top of that, my local range allows "All Legal Calibers". I confirmed with them that I can bring anything up to a 20mm up to the range.

My sole reason for asking about the .50 uppers was the cost difference between it and a dedicated gun, but if there are only a few in canada, it will probably end up being cheaper getting a dedicated gun.

 

[alberta tactical rifle]

There are 50 BMG AR uppers in Canada but not many so would not be easy to find one for sale. The big problem with these is they end up restricted once attached to the Ar lower. Meaning they can only be shot on a range

Which is why we are manufacturing a dedicated lower that has been RCMP approved as NON restricted.
It means modifying the 50 cal upper to mate to our lower and an AR upper will NOT fit and function.

 

[tootall]

Does that mean no mag well in the lower?

 

[alberta tactical rifle]

Does that mean no mag well in the lower?

Ofcourse there is no mag well, a 50 cal round is almost as long as the whole lower.
We are making these for the single shot Ferrets and the side feeding Safe Harbor uppers.

 

[Kevin M.]

So what would the ballpark range be for the non-restricted lower and the .50 uppers be then? I am interested and still looking for solutions.

Thanks Rick.

 

[alberta tactical rifle]

So what would the ballpark range be for the non-restricted lower and the .50 uppers be then? I am interested and still looking for solutions.

Thanks Rick.

The problem will be in finding someone willing to sell an upper. I paid just over $3000.00 for my Ferret upper a few years ago.
Our complete lowers fitted to either a Ferret or Safe Harbor upper is $1200.00

 

[johnl]

Mark Serbu was selling uppers not that long ago for under a grand

 

[Suputin]

Mark Serbu was selling uppers not that long ago for under a grand

Yeah and my $1200 M3 Grease Gun is worth $25,000 usd south of the border. And your point would be?

Things cost here what they cost HERE. What things cost THERE is irrelevant and thus pointless to contemplate because our laws are different.

 

[gallen270]

The problem will be in finding someone willing to sell an upper. I paid just over $3000.00 for my Ferret upper a few years ago.
Our complete lowers fitted to either a Ferret or Safe Harbor upper is $1200.00

4200 for a decent set up is very reasonable. you guys ever gonna try your hand at uppers?

 

[alberta tactical rifle]

4200 for a decent set up is very reasonable. you guys ever gonna try your hand at uppers?

Not for the 50 there is just too small a market.
We are tooling up to make 50 cal precision bolt rifles, but they won't be cheap, then again nothing about 50 cal is cheap.

 

[johnl]

Yeah and my $1200 M3 Grease Gun is worth $25,000 usd south of the border. And your point would be?

Things cost here what they cost HERE. What things cost THERE is irrelevant and thus pointless to contemplate because our laws are different.

F**k me Gump, you're a genius

 

[Fixit]

is it just the ar-50 upper that one cannot export? or anything 50 bmg?

what about .510 DTC uppers?

 

[alberta tactical rifle]

is it just the ar-50 upper that one cannot export? or anything 50 bmg?

what about .510 DTC uppers?

My understanding is almost anything 50 caliber that does not burn black powder. I know stuff like 50AE ammo is hard to get in, I would think anything that is rifle with 510 bore would be permit denied.