Where to get a 50 bmg?

I have legally imported hundreds of Rocky Mountain 50bmg projectiles from the US through Mike at Reloading International this past summer. It is possible. Mike looks after supplying the required application paperwork - it is supplied electronically from his web page when you place the order. Not difficult at all.

An OM Nemesis out of the UK is also possible with very significant $$ savings over other offerings. Ask me how I know. Chris will answer questions and provide support no matter the source of the rifle, or your country of residence. Requires some leg work for sure, but $$$ saved is quite worth the exercise.
 
OKTREE said:
I have legally imported hundreds of Rocky Mountain 50bmg projectiles from the US through Mike at Reloading International this past summer. It is possible. Mike looks after supplying the required application paperwork - it is supplied electronically from his web page when you place the order. Not difficult at all.

An OM Nemesis out of the UK is also possible with very significant $$ savings over other offerings. Ask me how I know. Chris will answer questions and provide support no matter the source of the rifle, or your country of residence. Requires some leg work for sure, but $$$ saved is quite worth the exercise.
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Completely legal if projectiles aren't marked "50 bmg".
 
HGI said:
Just wondering where I go about ordering a 50cal bmg or where I can go to check prices.

Been clicking on our sponsors and haven't found anything yet. Haven't seen one in the classifieds in a while.

Basically looking for 50cal rifle to take out once in a blue moon for s**ts and giggles with the shooting buddies.

Thanks for the help.
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I have some wonderful advice for you, as I have been down this path also.

BUY A 338 LAPUA MAGNUM!!!!

I bit the bullet and bought myself a 50 on a whim, and although I love the rifle, I would have been much better suited to have a nice ATR custom in 338 improved made for me at about the same price.

You can't shoot a 50 anywhere these days, (thank you RCMP range regulations) its massively expensive compared to ANYTHING, extremely difficult to buy components for not to mention loaded ammo.

You are more than welcome to come shoot mine any time, but think it over as it is a HUGE pain in the butt. I compare it to dating a supermodel, HIGH MAINTENENCE!!! :eek:

Huge fun if you can afford one, but not a great first choice.
 
CanuckWR said:
You can't shoot a 50 anywhere these days, (thank you RCMP range regulations) its massively expensive compared to ANYTHING, extremely difficult to buy components for not to mention loaded ammo.

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338 Lapua is really expensive to shoot as well. Being non restricted, you can shoot a 50 nearly anywhere in Canada. I suspect you can't shoot a 338 Lapua most places where you can't shoot 50....
 
tactical870 said:
338 Lapua is really expensive to shoot as well. Being non restricted, you can shoot a 50 nearly anywhere in Canada. I suspect you can't shoot a 338 Lapua most places where you can't shoot 50....
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338 lapua is less than half the price of 50 to shoot and reload, I know of 4 ranges in alberta that allow 50 bmgs and I can only think of 2 or 3 that don't allow 338 (could be more but I don't know for sure). Crown land is always an option if you live in the boonies like me but not everyone has that kind of space nearby.

I know I personally wish I would have gone with a high end 338 lapua before I plunged into the 50...
 
CanuckWR said:
Completely legal if projectiles aren't marked "50 bmg".
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These were very clearly marked on the outer container and very clearly identified on all export paperwork as ".50 BMG". A letter stating the rifle model and calibre in which they were to be used was also required.

As Rick stated, there are many many myths around the .50. A person that buys into these myths is likely to be sorely disappointed.
 
CanuckWR said:
338 lapua is less than half the price of 50 to shoot and reload, I know of 4 ranges in alberta that allow 50 bmgs and I can only think of 2 or 3 that don't allow 338 (could be more but I don't know for sure). Crown land is always an option if you live in the boonies like me but not everyone has that kind of space nearby.

I know I personally wish I would have gone with a high end 338 lapua before I plunged into the 50...
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If you want to 1/2 that price again get your self a 300 WM. I'm enjoying mine. :D
 
As above, finding someplace to shoot a 50 is a big consideration.

This fall, I was in northern Ontario shooting over a lake, about 1.5km. It was dusk and I was using tracers. It is quite surprising when you see a tracer hit a rock face, and then it makes like it is trying to go into ORBIT. (it has to come down somewhere.....)

We were on a very remote lake, about 1 hr by boat, and not another sole for about 15km....
 
OKTREE said:
These were very clearly marked on the outer container and very clearly identified on all export paperwork as ".50 BMG". A letter stating the rifle model and calibre in which they were to be used was also required.

As Rick stated, there are many many myths around the .50. A person that buys into these myths is likely to be sorely disappointed.
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Thats cool man, but is contrary to what was explained to me. Either way, very good to know. :)
 
dirteemax said:
There are no ranges around me That allow 338. I would not be scared of the cost to shoot 50bmg. Once fired IVI MATCH brass. $2.50 u can reload that 10 times no problem. So that's .25 cents for ur brass a dollar for your powder, .50 cents for your primer and new projectiles can be found for $1.50. What's that come to a round? $3.25 I have no problem paying $3.25 a round to shoot 50bmg It can get pricy I u don't know we'r to get ur components but I don't many people who arnt resourcefull enough to spend 10 min on the internet and cut the cost by more then half. Do u need a 50bmg? Probably not, but u probably don't really need a 338 either. If ur buying it for fun and excitement I would go all the way and get the 50. There's just things the 50 does that nothing else will ever be able to do!!!
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You are pretty much spot of to what I am spending per round also. However for a newb you need to factor in $6-800 for 50BMG specific press and loading tools.

Like I said, if you dig high maintenece this one may be for you.

I personally stopped caring if mine was accurate (its an HS-50 so it isnt anyway), I have rifles that shoot sooooo much better. lol
 
dirteemax said:
But i have to load them long cuz they have a lot of freebore. I load 750 A-MAX at 6" COAL in my HS50 and that will make them all touch at 300 yrd. With solids i load them at about 6.2" U have to be carfull though cuz there is not a lot of bullet in the neck and they lose concentricity
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Agreed. I have two rifles in this calibre that are capable of touching 3 bullet groups at 300m using Rocky Mountain and Lapua solids - I use different OAL for each bullet and each rifle. To achieve accuracy, rifles in this calibre require the same load development process and quality components as any other rifle intended for accuracy purposes.

I would admit that mastering the mental aspect of the muzzle blast of this round visa-vie flinch, has the most significant effect on accuracy. This is the entire reason that I began shooting this cartridge - to improve my accuracy with rifles chambered for smaller capacity cartridges.
 
dirteemax said:
Yup there is th epress. But you can get them from the states for around $550 to $600 so nto to bad, but i guess that epends on what ur used to spending.

You have accuracy issues with ur STEYR HS50?? How long are you loading ur rounds?? What are you useing?? I have a custom 50BMG with a lilja 36"barrel pretty much two inche diameter from one end to the other and a BAT action on a mcmillan stock. I can shoot just as good of groups with my STEYR. But i have to load them long cuz they have a lot of freebore. I load 750 A-MAX at 6" COAL in my HS50 and that will make them all touch at 300 yrd. With solids i load them at about 6.2" U have to be carfull though cuz there is not a lot of bullet in the neck and they lose concentricity
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I guess I never put enough into load development, that is a great little tip though, thanks!
 
The biggest problem I've found with 50cal rifles till recently was that they were so cumbersome for weight and length. This all changed when I got my folding stock 50. Folded, the gun is about the same length as my 308 and fits in the same case so moving it in and out of my vehicle isn't as big a deal anymore. I had the same issues with my 338LM also but I"m in the middle of hopefully changing that too.

If a 50cal is what you're after, don't just buy one for owning one, buy the one that you want, that looks the way you want it to look and does what you want it to do. ie: mag fed, folding stock, cool looking etc. Everything else will fall into place. There are few guns out there that will do what a 50cal. does and if that's what you're looking for, don't settle for less. Once you have it, you'll spend the time looking for a place to shoot it where it's safe and you'll enjoy it. My two cents.
 
My wish list consisted of pretty much exactly what I ended up finding actually. I always wanted a 50cal that could be compact enough to fit in a smaller drag bag, it had to have a mag system and an AR style grip so I could change it out for some other grip just in case I didn't like the one it came with. I knew I'd be sending rounds down range as far as they could accurately fly so I needed lots of MOA built into the rail (45MOA). This gun would need to be lighter then most and hopefully tan in colour since black doesn't exactly blend in with our burnt looking prairies.
I found the PGW LRT-3 and it happened to have everything I wanted.
 
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