jthunting wrote:Sorry mate, no photos yet. Never got it out of case on trip. shot all pigs with 460 and 500 nitro. still made a mess, lol.
Hoping to get away next weekend, will def use .50 this time.
Cheers, josh
jthunting wrote:shot all pigs with 460 and 500 nitro. still made a mess, lol.
brett1868 wrote:Guess if I'm going to post I may as well add a video or 2 Just a couple shots of cousin James shooting my Steyr HS50 M1. I'm using a Nightforce NXS 8-32x56 kitted out with the Barrett BORS system. Have to admit I was a little underwhelmed with the big 50, I thought it would be louder and kick harder
http://youtu.be/_0kXMiMUy58
http://youtu.be/AThLs3iSmcw
Apologies if they are a bit dark, we were running out of daylight and a storm was heading our way. To the left of the first clip you'll see my Barrett M98B and to the right my Colt M2012 CLR.
To get back on topic I guess you need to balance out the accuracy / range / budget as a first step then start looking at the total package of calibre, manufacturer, scope and ammo. One of the biggest improvements in your accuracy may very well be to do some training in long distance.
brett1868 wrote:Have to admit I was a little underwhelmed with the big 50, I thought it would be louder and kick harder
jthunting wrote:Sorry mate, no photos yet. Never got it out of case on trip. shot all pigs with 460 and 500 nitro. still made a mess, lol.
Hoping to get away next weekend, will def use .50 this time.
Cheers, josh
MeccaOz wrote:Just out of curiosity to the guy's in the know. In Aus is the 50 cal legal ? or the 416 Barret or 375 Cheytac ?
The use of a lighter, narrower bullet results in a significantly higher muzzle velocity and superior ballistic performance to the .50 BMG, and the .416 Barrett is claimed to retain more energy than the .50 BMG at distances over 1,000 yards. Barrett claims that this cartridge is capable of propelling a 398 gr solid brass boattail spitzer bullet out of the 32-inch (810 mm) barrel of a Model 99 single-shot rifle at 960 m/s (3150 ft/s), giving it a ballistic coefficient of .720, and keeping the projectile supersonic out to 1,737 metres (1,900 yards).
brett1868 wrote:MeccaOz wrote:Just out of curiosity to the guy's in the know. In Aus is the 50 cal legal ? or the 416 Barret or 375 Cheytac ?
You would need to check if legal in W.A but certainly in NSW they are legal and available over the counter at a few shops.[/url]