Where to get a 50 bmg?

dirteemax said:
Again!!!!! Everyone has there own preference rite.
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agreed!

I might have had bad luck with the HS in it's original state but that would not stop me from buying another one. They are great rifles. I still have all of the parts and prices to make mine original again. Don't plan on converting back.

Regarding the Canstar. I'm not saying anything more but this, I would expect more for 3k but with that said it's a good platform to make it how you want it if your like me and have a hard time NOT modifying everything that you own.

It is really based on what your budget can handle. These rifles are hungry! Mine at 247g of powder each charge. My realoads costing me roughly $3.50 each does add up but just as anything that you like in life has a price!

I would never not own a .50bmg.
 
Just so I know who you are, please tell me. So you know who I am, call me Troy. We've probably met before.

Regarding the ATRS brake, you're right the ports aren't parallel to ground. In fact, they are 10 degrees above center to redirect the gases away from the ground. I'd agree the Steyr brake reduces recoil over the ATRS brake but being kicked in the head by muzzle gases is WAY worse in my opinion. For the short term, I've build a ramp I set between myself and the brake on my gun so I'm not pounded by it. I'll be creating my own brake over the winter mainly because I can't leave anything alone.

Regarding the mag fed system of the PGW, I think if you haven't done load development on the gun, you can't comment either. I can because I have. The same goes for commenting on a gun you've never worked with. Opinions are just that, but until you've handled the Canstsr 50 or taken an ATRS 50 out, which are both similar in build style, your posts can really only be questions and comments instead of statements.
 
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Just so you know, PGW is building these 50s as part of a military contact. They're not trying to make them tacticool for the general public. The stocks are also purpose built and not intended to woo Joe civilian. If the gun floats your boat great but if it doesn't, there's really no need to run it down either until you've handled it. The gun is only 24lbs which is impressive. It fits into a regular sized drag bag also which is something few others have done till now. I'd say these are major improvements over what 50s have been.

For someone that hasn't handled the Canstar 50 or worked with an ATRS 50 that has a similar action, you're very passionate about the Canstar 50 for some reason. I'm only guessing but either you have one on order, or a family member builds them or has one. Somethings up because you live a long ways from where they're being manufactured and to talk down on not just ATRS but also PGW it's got to be motivated by something more then just wanting to argue openly on a forum with people that have experience working with these guns. You mentioned not wanting to compete using this type of action, once again, you really don't know what you're talking about. Anyone will tell you it doesn't have as much to do with the action as it does the quality of the barrel, the tight tolerance chamber and the gun being properly bedded so it has a stable platform with proper support.
 
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The biggest problem with forums is that it's impossible to read intent the way it's sometimes intended. For example, if you put more then 1 question mark after a question, it implies WTF?? Enough said.

'tacticool' implies 'wanna be' military

If you had a problem with the ATRS brake, did you sent it back to be replaced? I wasn't around when the flat spot was being cut on top so I can't comment but what I do know is that from what I've observed while at ATRS as an employee and now as a customer is that even through major growth of the company, aside from he who shall not be named being there, the idea of taking care of the customer hasn't ever changed which is good.
 
dirteemax said:
It seems like there is some confusion about what I am trying to saying and for some reason its being taken completely the wrong way. I was never promoting anyone's product or criticizing anyone else's. Only saying I don't understand why everyone is sayin how horrible the Canstar is?!?

Maybe im explaining my selfe wrong? My question marks do not mean WTF they are just question marks. Maybe u should just give me call 403-594-1950 I'd love to hear about this brake u are working on anyways.
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I understandwhat your saying! I also understand what Troy is saying. I agree though. Text will never replace a verbal conversation. Just to chime in, I as well mean no harm, I like GM vehicles but that does not make me right and others wrong. We all have our tastes.

If your from Calgary Scott or the surrounding area your more than welcome to my .50. I will even supply the rounds. You have shot the HS before and another opinion against mine is always welcome. Good or bad
 
Scott I am concerned about what you found with our brake. The flat on the top is cut as an index for set up in the 4th axis of the mill. We dial off that surface then cut all in 1 operation in the 4th axis of the milling machine, so unless Rich fubared during set up of it, it should be true TDC.
I wish you had contacted me about this prior to altering the brake so I could have seen what the issue was and corrected it.
 
dirteemax said:
I had planned in doing some experimenting with this brake anyways. But I should have brought it back and showed u before we started machining on it. Though if u would like to see it with your own eyes I'm still in contact with the guy that bought the brake from me. It was defiantly off though by a noticeable amount. Brian the owner of formtech machining here in medicine hat could confirm it for you also. I didn't like how the muzzle was not flush with the first port in the brake. It created a small chamber in the brake between the muzzle and the space to we're the whole was going into the first port. All the gases had to exit the muzzle, enter this chamber, then exit the 1/2 hole then into the first port. With everything everyone says about the gases leaving the muzzle and brake in a uniform manner I didn't think this expanding into a small chamber, then having to exit the 1/2" hole into the first port would be a good idea. We punched the 1.3" hole for the barrel all the way through to the first port and then threaded it. We cut 3/4 inch or so off the back if the brake due to the barrel threading in way further. This was after I spent some time testing it out already. I never did try it again after we made te changes I just sold it when the opertunity came up.
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There is something definately wrong with this. I do not doubt you, but I sure do wish you had let me know as that is not at all how these brakes are supposed to be. They should simply spin on and lock down with the jam nut that Steyr uses, the muzzle should be flush with the rear inner surface of the brake. There should not have been any room between the muzzle and the brake, IIRC the hole should have been 30MM in diameter for the barrel to thread in throgh so that the gasses would be blowing straight at the 1st baffle to vent with the 2nd and 3rd taking a reduced volume of gas that is dragged behind the bullet.

NOTE TO ALL If you feel there is any issue with any of our products PLEASE advise me before you either mess with it or decide that it doesn't work. I test the hell out of every 1 of our products and would not be selling them if I felt they were not the best available.
We try our very best to ensure our products make you happy, but if you don't tell us if you are unhappy it makes it REAL hard to help you.
 
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