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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18057 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: 50 BMG single shot cast bullet /blackpowder load? Reply #45 - Apr 3^rd, 2018 at 4:19pm	Print Post
	Semiauto really helps tame the recoil. Plus downloaded to under 2000 fps.

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sureshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 338 Location: Snohomish Joined: May 27^th, 2007	Re: 50 BMG single shot cast bullet /blackpowder load? Reply #46 - Apr 3^rd, 2018 at 5:31pm	Print Post
	He says toward the end of the rapid fire video he was using standard Barrett m33 ball ammo. I think you might have heard him say there was 19 hundreths of a second between shots and thought he said 1900 FPS. His southern drawl is kind of hard to understand. Yes semi-autos do smooth out the recoil a bit but a 660gr bullet at 2750 fps still packs a wallop. Steve


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Jeff_Schultz ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1660 Location: Ransomville, NY Joined: Apr 25^th, 2004	Re: 50 BMG single shot cast bullet /blackpowder load? Reply #47 - Apr 3^rd, 2018 at 6:49pm	Print Post
	Hit a balloon at 1000yds offhand. No big deal; I can do that all day long. With iron sights.
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n.r.davis Oldtimer Offline Posts: 613 Joined: Dec 3^rd, 2015	Re: 50 BMG single shot cast bullet /blackpowder load? Reply #48 - Apr 3^rd, 2018 at 7:02pm	Print Post
	Blindfolded!


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2103 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: 50 BMG single shot cast bullet /blackpowder load? Reply #49 - Apr 3^rd, 2018 at 8:53pm	Print Post
	I love single shots, but have never had more fun than firing an M2 Browning heavy machine gun while at Fort Ord during advanced infantry training, then later in a mechanized infantry unit, and Uncle Sam paid for the ammo. A good friend, Mark Allison, built a single shot 50 on a Mauser anti tank rifle action, but not as much fun as the M2, especially at $3 + per round 1970s dollars.

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OLD TUCK Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 469 Location: Middleborough MA Joined: Oct 5^th, 2017	Re: 50 BMG single shot cast bullet /blackpowder load? Reply #50 - Apr 3^rd, 2018 at 9:25pm	Print Post
	That's easy. I did that once and really confused the crap out of a batch of fellow Shooter's. Until that is that someone set up a Spotting Scope and caught me aiming at the ground just in front of the Balloons. The Rocks and crap blown up would bust them every time. I once made a brag that I could call the value of my shots at 200 Yds to within a point Offhand. Was challenged and the guy wanted to make it a bet so I agreed to a buck a shot. Stepped up to the line and after over holding forever finally fired. And then I calmly turned and said that was MISS. You can have some fun in this game you know. FITZ. OLD TUCK.


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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3987 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: 50 BMG single shot cast bullet /blackpowder load? Reply #51 - Apr 4^th, 2018 at 8:21am	Print Post
	rkba2nd wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2018 at 8:53pm: I love single shots, but have never had more fun than firing an M2 Browning heavy machine gun while at Fort Ord during advanced infantry training, then later in a mechanized infantry unit, and Uncle Sam paid for the ammo. A good friend, Mark Allison, built a single shot 50 on a Mauser anti tank rifle action, but not as much fun as the M2, especially at $3 + per round 1970s dollars. Ahhhh yes! M2 (50cal) and M109 (155mm SP) the two most fun guns I've shot!

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desert-dude Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 439 Location: Selah Joined: Jul 23^rd, 2013	Re: 50 BMG single shot cast bullet /blackpowder load? Reply #52 - Apr 4^th, 2018 at 12:02pm	Print Post
	Had a friend with a 50-110. Innocent bystanders that fired it always fired it twice ... because they couldn't believe it hurt so much the first time. As an impulsive teenager I fired both barrels of the 12 ga .... prone. Never did that again.


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