help cant find ammo for hs50 steyr (50bmg)

tootall said:
Perhaps it is a rude way to greet a new member, but we are getting a few strange posts here lately, just in time for the election.

That is why I asked him to post a photo of his gun.

Frank, if you are legit, please accept my welcome to CGN.
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The treatment of newbies has been the same since I arrived. Which is long before my "join date" btw... We should just make crtain people mods so anyone with less than 100 posts can be banned...
 
Send an Email to Epps they have an HS 50 in stock and I believe they have Some Surplus ammo for it but it's $9.50/ round. They also had some conponents for rolling your own but don't know how much is left. Call or send an Email would be better there really swamped right now but can send ammo through a currier
 
Frank machl

Guys

Ive been on the site since day one as a lot of you old timers know, i can tell you that i know Frank , he is a friend of mine and a client, I referred him to the site, be easy on him, and hes not baiting anyone!! As for the .50, we are going to go out and shoot it now that one of our own CGN'R has hooked him up with ammo.

Welcome Frank!!
 
tootall said:
Perhaps it is a rude way to greet a new member, but we are getting a few strange posts here lately, just in time for the election.

That is why I asked him to post a photo of his gun.

Frank, if you are legit, please accept my welcome to CGN.
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The treatment of both new members and fellow members on this board is something to shake one's head at. Why does he have to produce a photograph of his gun to provide legitimacy to his request? If I'm looking for an inert 40mm grenade to add to my military collection, do I have to show an M203 to make my request more realistic? And as for the coming election BS, shouldn't we be embracing newbies and people with new interests in firearms instead of alienating them or trying to make them look/feel stupid? Yes, there are import and export rules in place, but unfortunately many people do not know what those rules are --- and that includes many of the people who put those rules in place!!! Contact the CFO's office and ask if you can import collapsible rifle stocks to fit your AR-15 rifle. Then try to order one. Legalities and Realities are two very different situations and can be a mess for anyone to wade through, even if they are a long-time gun owner or buyer. Let's welcome new people into the fold instead of chasing them off with ignorance and arrogance, shall we?

Why does it matter if he is a newbie or not? And why does it matter if he dropped $6.00 or $6,000.00 on a rifle? The fact of the matter is, he was asking a legitimate question: "Where can I find ammunition to fire my rifle?" Don't tell me no one else here has ever bought a firearm simply because the price was right, or simply because they wanted that particular model, only to find ammunition was a little harder to locate than they thought. I take daily calls and E-mails from persons looking for .32 Rimfire ammunition that is now obsolete and only available from a select manufacturer out of the US. Does this mean they should have to show me a picture of their .32RF guns before I take their requests seriously?

When the Hornady Lever Revolution ammunition first hit the market there were all sorts of shortages, and rumours coming from God knows where stating that the ammunition was being banned in Canada for this reason or for that reason. Ellwood Epps had all sorts of calls, E-mails and complaints from new Marlin XLR buyers irate over the fact that these boards were stating the Lever Revolution would no longer be available in Canada, when in fact the only reason for the shortage was that Hornady had not ramped up their production to meet the explosive demand generated by those cartridges. It took them nearly 6 months to catch up to the backorders and requests for LR ammo, and now they have a steady supply available at a moment's notice. In fact, the Lever Revolution has proven so popular that Hornady has added several new loads and calibres to the type, just in time for this hunt season!

GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT, PEOPLE!

To the individual, Frank, who started this thread:

-- No, the United States will not allow the export of .50 calibre ammunition, nor of .50 calibre bullets nor primers across its borders. Of late the BATF has begun to restrict transport and exportation of any ammunition, component, or firearm deemed to be for police, law enforcement or military use. This includes several other calibres than the .50 BMG. It also encompasses several firearms that have previously been available for import, such as the Remington 700 Police series of bolt-action rifles, and the Savage 10-series of rifles. Recently the 6.8 SPC Remington round was quite difficult to acquire as there was some debate as to whether or not this cartridge met the criteria to be classified as a Military/Law Enforcement round that should be restricted from civilian access.

-- Yes, contrary to other claims on this post which state that the US will not allow export permits for ANY .50 calibre components, one can import .50 calibre brass and powders that will work nicely in a .50 calibre rifle. These powders and brass casings are actually available from the United States, however due to high demands from the US military, availability in quantity has become something of an issue.

-- Yes, .50 calibre rounds and components are primarily imported from Europe due to these restrictions. Unfortunately, this generally translates into a price tag of $7.00 to $10.00 per round to fire, even for reloads, due to the high cost of overseas shipping.

-- Ellwood Epps does have a generous selection of .50 calibre ammunition available. This is military surplus, generally coming out of Yugoslavia -- full metal jacket, approximately 650-grain hard ball. Decent enough to shoot, but not Match Grade. Retail pricing is $8.00 per round. We have a metal ammo box full of linked rounds for you to purchase in any quantity you desire.

-- Epps also has limited supplies of bullets (650-grain FMJ) and .50-cal primers. Please call (705.698.5333) or E-mail (info@ellwoodepps.com) for pricing and availability.

-- Your ammunition purchases can be shipped anywhere in the country via UPS, and Canada Post will not transport Dangerous Goods such as ammunition from our store. Please call for a shipping quote.

And as for your Steyr HS50, please shoot and enjoy! They are immensely fun guns. I know because I've had a chance to shoot one that was purchased by a regular customer to our store. Loud, heavy, but handle like a .308 Winchester rifle, believe it or not! . . . Just a little hard on the wallet!
 
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Sorry for the hijack......

Well said Harrier .45 I've been shooting and reloading for 40 years since I was 5yrs. old (with the help of my father in those days) but because I am a "newbie" on CGN any info I could post would generally be dismissed as bunk so I tend to PM when comunicating to avoid having to justify myself to the masses.
I have .50 AE, .500 S&W and model 86 in 50-110 all 50 cal, I could just hear the stink if I was to pose a question.
When I got my 500 S&W there was no load data for cast bullets so I developed it all with common sense. Lo and behold when John Taffin published his findings in some of the mags. he writes for I was within a grain of his results. I bought the gun when it first came out and the brass that was available uses large pistol primers- and I am still using them.
Zipping up flame suit now.........:p
 
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