Best value .50BMG

[Kevin M.]

What is your budget, and what is your definition of value?

What are you looking for in the gun?

 

[jackdanyel]

Steyr, the best for $$$ , or PGW but more $$$ , serbu for plinking.

 

[nsbmg50]

Go with the Steyr HS 50. I had one for years and no complaints. Great rifle for the money.

 

[condomboy]

What is your budget, and what is your definition of value?

What are you looking for in the gun?

Say sub $9k optic included

Something that is accurate out to at least 1,000 yards ... 50BMG is more of a statement than anything else...

 

[condomboy]

Go with the Steyr HS 50. I had one for years and no complaints. Great rifle for the money.

Would prefer mag fed

 

[condomboy]

After some online window shopping I think I have it down tooooo....

M96 Windrunner by EDM Arms

Or

LRT-3 by PGW

The AX50 from Accuracy International is an outside third option

 

[Shooter ----/]

After some online window shopping I think I have it down tooooo....
LRT-3 by PGW

The AX50 from Accuracy International

Fixed it for you.

 

[tattoiee]

Have you thought of the bushmaster/Cobb BA50? Under 6k and mag fed. also available in Canada.

 

[condomboy]

Have you thought of the bushmaster/Cobb BA50? Under 6k and mag fed. also available in Canada.

Described that it takes down like an AR ... If I'm spending that much I don't want it to be, or could possibly be restricted

 

[swissinn]

Any fifty should be accurate at 1000y. I honestly don't think u can buy a bad one these days. Wait...does norinco make one?

 

[redshooter]

If the ammo wasn't so expensive I bet they would...

 

[DG Photography]

Any fifty should be accurate at 1000y. I honestly don't think u can buy a bad one these days. Wait...does norinco make one?

Swissin you need a fifty made by Glock it would be fucn magic in your hands! ;-)

 

[nick237]

Budget fifty lol .....

 

[Avalonthas]

Would prefer mag fed

The M1 version is mag fed

 

[Kiwi Greg]

The Steyr HS 50 M1 is a very nice bit of kit.

She is a pretty big girl with a 34" barrel, very accurate for a factory rifle & reasonably ecconomical.

I was offered a new one but had already commited to a M107-A1

 

[turbo_bird]

The Windrunner is pretty nice too, my brother has one. The takedown setup is pretty cool, and it's fitted good enough that it doesn't affect accuracy. Got it from Jason at Irunguns last year for the advertised $5800, total came to just under $9000 with a $2400 Nightforce.
Kristian

 

[ranets]

If you are only looking for accuracy to 1000 yds why not just go for a .300 win mag which is more than adequate for 1000+ shots if you are spending the money to get a .50 just to make 1000 yd shots seems like a lot of overkill to me. Unless you are looking to go 2500+yds why waste the money?

 

[Jonny_Cannon]

If your Dad is buying it please ask him if he would like to adopt another son.

Cannon

 

[Otokiak]

I have a PGW single shot and love it. I need to find time to stretch her legs out as I've been too busy to get out shooting.

Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA

 

[condomboy]

If you are only looking for accuracy to 1000 yds why not just go for a .300 win mag which is more than adequate for 1000+ shots if you are spending the money to get a .50 just to make 1000 yd shots seems like a lot of overkill to me. Unless you are looking to go 2500+yds why waste the money?

It's going to be my Christmas present from my Dad... He doesn't have his PAL... He likes to come shooting with me so since he can't buy guns for him (he has no desire to get his license, he only wants to go out every once in a while) but there are certain things he sees on TV and wants to try them, sometimes they're very specific, in this case he wants to try a .50BMG and once he does, it's mine... He also likes me to have statement pieces and conversation starters...

It's not my money, I'm just trying to get the best value for his dollar and was looking for some feedback

If I were to choose a longer range rifle I would be personally after a .338LM