hunting with a .50 BMG

Wrong Way said:
First off, 6.00 vs. 9.00 is NOT "1/2 price". It's a difference of 3.00....."1/2 price" would be 4.50 a round......and you are forgetting that the 6.00 I mentioned does NOT include brass, while the 9 dollar rounds DO.

Look, you can't afford a 50....there's nothing wrong with that.....but rather than trying to belittle those who can (too expensive, stupid, rednecks, etc) because you are embarrased, maybe you should just move on to a topic you know about . Just a suggestion ;)
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:agree: I'll probably have 1000 bucks invested in components alone by the time I have a load I'm happy with, so what, I knew the costing before I bought the 50.
If you can't afford to play the game then don't buy one and stop bad mouthing those of us who can.
If you think $9.00 per is pricey for a 50, I paid $150.00 for 20 .470 NE and it ain't half as big overall as a 50 loaded round. That's what they cost, it is what it is!
Why all the whining about the cost of shooting a 50 anyway, if you don't have one what do you care?
 
teenahlake said:
from the yt hunting regs. not specifically prohibited, can you post chapter/verse

It is unlawful to hunt big game with:
crossbow,
pistol or a revolver,
shotgun smaller than 20 gauge,
rifle calibre less than 6 mm [.24 calibre]; (a .22 calibre [5.6 mm] centrefire rifle may be used for wolves and coyotes),
a muzzle loaded or black powder rifle less than 11.4 mm (.45 calibre),
shotgun ammunition other than a slug,
full metal-jacket bullets commonly known as “service ammunition”, or
silencing device.


Minimum firearm requirements for hunting wood bison are:
centre fire rifle, .30 calibre or larger, with minimum 180 grain bullets (premium
bullets strongly recommended) and minimum 2800 ft/lbs energy at the muzzle.
(A .30-06 calibre is the baseline rifle.)
OR
black powder rifle, .50 calibre or larger, firing an elongated bullet with a
minimum 90 grain charge and minimum 2800 ft/lbs energy at the muzzle.
OR
black powder rifle, .54 calibre or larger, firing a round ball with a minimum 120
grain charge and minimum 2800 ft/lbs energy at the muzzle. (This option, while
legal, is not recommended.)
Note: Hunters using a black powder rifle must have a centre fire rifle accessible
as back up.
Bows may not be used to hunt bison
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YT regs prohibit hunting bison with a blackpowder 50 caliber with a sub 90 grain charge and sub 2800 fps. They do not prohibit hunting with a 50 bmg. Someone read the text out of context
 
c-fbmi said:
:agree: I'll probably have 1000 bucks invested in components alone by the time I have a load I'm happy with, so what, I knew the costing before I bought the 50.
If you can't afford to play the game then don't buy one and stop bad mouthing those of us who can.
If you think $9.00 per is pricey for a 50, I paid $150.00 for 20 .470 NE and it ain't half as big overall as a 50 loaded round. That's what they cost, it is what it is!
Why all the whining about the cost of shooting a 50 anyway, if you don't have one what do you care?
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As long as you aren't including me in that group.....I never said you .50 guys weren't ####ing nuts, I just said you weren't rednecks. :p

A little rich for my blood, but I do have the next best thing to a 50....a good friend with one who let's me use it whenever I want :dancingbanana:
 
With this topic being about hunting. What does it matter if you shoot a moose with a $9 50BMG round or a $2.50 30-06 ballistic silvertip. Either way you still end up with a lot of meat for the freezer...
 
Johnny_Zanni said:
With this topic being about hunting. What does it matter if you shoot a moose with a $9 50BMG round or a $2.50 30-06 ballistic silvertip. Either way you still end up with a lot of meat for the freezer...
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I think I'd want to stay off the shoulder either way. :)
 
Wrong Way said:
As long as you aren't including me in that group.....I never said you .50 guys weren't f**king nuts, I just said you weren't rednecks. :p

A little rich for my blood, but I do have the next best thing to a 50....a good friend with one who let's me use it whenever I want :dancingbanana:
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Oh were not rednecks eh? I think KevinM. and I are pretty darn close to the standard redneck description... and we shoot .50 :eek: :dancing banana:

OP weird thread, like WW said, 50 aint cheap and the price its at is based on simple market supply and demand (with a bit of US vs Canada importing costs). If you don't like it don't buy one :kickInTheNuts:
 
I'm waiting on a co-worker to trade me his 50 Steyr for one of my skidoo's ... and then go check my Nunavut regs and see if I can hunt with one ... if not, I have a old freezer that's broke and will be shoosssting that for snitz & giggles from a long ways out ... :p ... if I can hunt with it however, I will shoooost me a whale with it ... ;)

Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA
 
Since you have completely no idea about how markets work or economy of scale it's best to stop the trolling before being banned.

Or better yet keep it up to rid this great site of your ignorance :mad:

C'mon mods, lock this thread & banned this kid.
jewman22 said:
Not just an opinion, .50 BMG is way over priced. The last i saw was 90$ for 10 rounds at wolverine supplies, and as it seems, they have the best price on them.
There is no reason why a bit of brass, some powder, a primer and a projectile should cost a little under 10$ a piece. I get that the cost would go up a little bit given larger calibers and higher grain, but this is pathetic.
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Otokiak said:
I'm waiting on a co-worker to trade me his 50 Steyr for one of my skidoo's ... and then go check my Nunavut regs and see if I can hunt with one ... if not, I have a old freezer that's broke and will be shoosssting that for snitz & giggles from a long ways out ... :p ... if I can hunt with it however, I will shoooost me a whale with it ... ;)

Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA
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Otokiak my friend, please forgive my ignorance as I hope you won't think I'm being too dumb, but could you tell us how these big guys are normally harvested... methods and weapons ?
Not trying to hi-jack this thread, just very curious..
 
jewman22 said:
Is it legal to hunt in canada with a .50BMG
Not interested in doing it, just curious to see if you can. Even though it would be pointless.
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jewman22 said:
ya 100$ for 10 rounds isn't cheap, wouldn't want to waste it blowing a huge hole in a deer.
Thats the type of round you hunt with if your a redneck, where everything you do is overkill.
The advantage of being able to shoot through a tree is one that is unnecessary.
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jewman22 said:
Not just an opinion, .50 BMG is way over priced. The last i saw was 90$ for 10 rounds at wolverine supplies, and as it seems, they have the best price on them.
There is no reason why a bit of brass, some powder, a primer and a projectile should cost a little under 10$ a piece. I get that the cost would go up a little bit given larger calibers and higher grain, but this is pathetic.
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You seem to have changed direction here.

First it was "pointless", "redneck", "overkill", "blowing a huge hole in a deer", and finally, "the advantage of being able to shoot through a tree is one that is unnecessary".

Then you focused on the cost. Yes, it is expensive, but so what?
If you dont want to pay to play, dont play.
But dont slag off others as rednecks and make stupid "huge hole" statements if you have zero experience to draw from. You just end up looking retarded.
 
Otokiak said:
I'm waiting on a co-worker to trade me his 50 Steyr for one of my skidoo's ... and then go check my Nunavut regs and see if I can hunt with one ... if not, I have a old freezer that's broke and will be shoosssting that for snitz & giggles from a long ways out ... :p ...
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I think you should fill the freezer with water first. It will be easir to see if you hit it. And put a video on youtube.
 
i just went through my regulation book,tried searching internet (can't download any pdf files???) and no luck. so my qeustion is what is the law for ONTARIO? it says absolutely nothing about size of gun for any animal. if i can't get an answer here i will contact the mnr tommorow to get an answer/opinion from them. from my eyes it doesn't say you can but it also doesn't say you can't. thank you any help would be appreciated as i will have to get one for next hunting season for ####s and giggles.
 
c-fbmi said:
Not sure where you get your info because I checked with Game Branch before I bought mine and was told as long as I used expanding bullets, there was nothing in the laws that forbid it.
Sean at Hougens did exactly the same thing before bringing in the one I bought and was told the same as I.

And yes I intend to hunt cariboo up the Dempster with mine and 647 gn Barnes TSX BT.
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I'll have to look it up.

EDIT - Just went through current act and nothing in there regarding .50 being prohib any more. Must have been repealed. Was in old regs, but I must admit I haven't seen anything in there lately. Thanks!

It has nothing to do with the Bison regs quoted earlier, it was in the regs long before Bison hunting was legal.

Interesting note - the Bison regs quoted are from the hunting regs summary - BUT THEY DO NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL LAW- in regards to the muzzle loaders; there is NOTHING in the actual Act about needing 2800 ft/lbs from a muzzle loader. Some beaurocrat just added that to the regs summary this season, but it is not in the Act and is therefore BS. You gotta love how they do that sort of thing...

Here's the info right from the Act. The only thing I did was highlight the "or"

Persons authorized to hunt wood bison shall use
the following weapons and no others for hunting wood
bison:
(a) a single shot, repeating, or semi-automatic
centre fire rifle .30 calibre or larger, using
ammunition not smaller than a 180 grain bullet
and being able to generate a minimum of 2800
foot-pounds of muzzle energy; or

(b) a black powder rifle, .50 calibre or larger firing
an elongated bullet with 90 grains minimum
powder charge. To use a round ball, the black
powder rifle must be 54 calibre or larger firing a
round ball with 120 grains minimum powder
charge. Persons using a black powder rifle for
bison hunting must have readily accessible to the
hunter a back up rifle meeting the requirements
set out in paragraph 10(8)(a) above.
(Subsection 10(8) added by O.I.C. 2001/05)
 
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LOL ... you push them towards the shallows of the islands where they swim with your boat ... catch up to them, harpoon them with a avataq(bright bouyie) and then shoot them below the blow hole when they come up to breathe ... typical rifle used is 303 british, 308. If you do a search of my name, "Otokiak" in the hunting section or pictures section you should find an old post from two yrs ago where I caught my 1st beluga whale. I'm not sure if I'd actually shoot a whale with one ... just thought it would raise a few eyebrows here ... :p

Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA

p.s. I've seen guys harpoon them and kill them without shoosssting ... lucky toss I say ... ;)
 
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