50 BMG and accuracy

jackdanyel said:
i'm Expert ? LOL ... who said that ??? , everybody know Serbu 50a is a 2moa Gun , oups ,except Serbu Owner, It will never shoot like a steyr anyway , lost of money for a poor man like me :)

PS : If i was an expert , i will not read this forum for sure :)

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Since the OP wanted to know about accuracy I can tell you this. I'm a huge advocate of semi auto fifties for snipers. 1.5MOA IS PLENTY ENOUGH. The Tac 50 is a true half minute rifle but shooting it suppressed is horrid.
 
Make you see stars?

You know I never knew that was sort of true till I got my bell rung by some Brit in Nicosia. Well actually sparks, no 5hit, I'm standing there all confused at the sparks that seem to be flying from my mouth. Then I realize someone is punching me in the head...

There was a silver lining though, I got to meet this lovely thing that worked in the bar...didn't talk much though...not kidding...
 
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A comparison that I found interesting is that EDM Arms in the US guarantees 1 MOA out to 1000 yards for the 50, but the same model of rifle in 338 Lapua they say .5 MOA out to 1000 yards, both with match grade ammo.
Kristian
 
Well unfortunatey 1000 yards isn't all that far. It's only 909m which is 409m beyond zero range for the fifty. At 1500m and beyond the 338 can't touch the fifty for accuracy or KE
 
Never fired TAC 50 suppressed but have fired other .50s suppressed there is a pretty stiff increase in recoil! It varies from .50 to .50 of course depending on weight and suppressor design. But from my limited experience with suppressed .50s their recoil can definately give you a sore shoulder. In comparison a braked fifty is much nicer as far as recoil. I still rather have the suppressor though ;-)
 
In shooting 50's suppressed vs non suppressed the recoil is markedly greater suppressed however the muzzle blast/concussion is eliminated...pick your poison. I prefer suppressed myself....
 
Interesting comments on the recoil of a suppressed 50. I've only gotten the opportunity to fire one once and I can't even remember what the rifle was (it could very well have been a Tac 50 but I'm not sure; it had a nice large suppressor, semi-reflex if I recall correctly but could be wrong there). My experience with suppressed rifles to that point had been limited (perhaps three or four rifles) but uniformly good. I was expecting the recoil to be pretty manageable due to the suppressor and was surprised to be warned 'be careful the recoil is pretty stiff!' (this was at the vendor's day exhibit last year at CISC). However I found it to be very, very pleasant to shoot, the recoil was firm to be sure but very 'dull' or spread out in time (a few tenths of a second), and the very moderate noise/blast was a pure joy. It was nowhere near painful, nor was there any problem recovering from recoil very quickly (my target was only 500m away) and getting back into position for the next shot, nor did it have the very-difficult-to-deal-with-mentally big blast and noise that a brake makes even when you're plugs-and-muffs. Quite a joy to shoot really. I would not at all describe it as a difficult to shoot high recoil rifle (and realize this is coming from someone who has been fighting an on-again/off-again flinch problem with a 14# .308W target rifle for nearly 20 years now!!). If I was in the market for a .50 and a suppressor was a possibility, I would definitely go that route.
 
rnbra-shooter said:
Interesting comments on the recoil of a suppressed 50. I've only gotten the opportunity to fire one once and I can't even remember what the rifle was (it could very well have been a Tac 50 but I'm not sure; it had a nice large suppressor, semi-reflex if I recall correctly but could be wrong there). My experience with suppressed rifles to that point had been limited (perhaps three or four rifles) but uniformly good. I was expecting the recoil to be pretty manageable due to the suppressor and was surprised to be warned 'be careful the recoil is pretty stiff!' (this was at the vendor's day exhibit last year at CISC). However I found it to be very, very pleasant to shoot, the recoil was firm to be sure but very 'dull' or spread out in time (a few tenths of a second), and the very moderate noise/blast was a pure joy. It was nowhere near painful, nor was there any problem recovering from recoil very quickly (my target was only 500m away) and getting back into position for the next shot, nor did it have the very-difficult-to-deal-with-mentally big blast and noise that a brake makes even when you're plugs-and-muffs. Quite a joy to shoot really. I would not at all describe it as a difficult to shoot high recoil rifle (and realize this is coming from someone who has been fighting an on-again/off-again flinch problem with a 14# .308W target rifle for nearly 20 years now!!). If I was in the market for a .50 and a suppressor was a possibility, I would definitely go that route.
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You are right in your ! However after 15 plus rounds you start to feel it! Yes the recoil is more push like then a punch which makes it more manageable. However when you are pounding out 40 plus rounds I think it starts to get painful ! Only guessing I have only shot a suppressed fifty 15 rounds at a time. swissin can tell you I am sure how his shoulder feels after 40 rounds;-)
 
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