Finally Ordered my .50 BMG

JayD1981 · 06-07-2010, 03:54 PM

Well the upper atleast. I have been wanting a 50 BMG rifle for quite some time and when a buddy wanted to get rid of an AR lower for really cheap, I decided I would finally put a 50 together. Today I ordered a Bohica Arms 36" .50 BMG upper reciever. So I have a few parts left to get to finish the build, but by the end of the month I should be shooting it.

chowser2 · 06-07-2010, 07:08 PM

sweet cant wait to hear the results

migxdm · 06-07-2010, 10:37 PM

Now this is a good topic!

JayD1981 · 06-07-2010, 10:44 PM

Already got a BSA Stealth 8-32 x 44 scope for it, lower parts kit is on its way along with the buffer tube and a Hogue grip. All I'm missing now is the Magpul PRS Stock that is currently backordered.

migxdm · 06-07-2010, 11:26 PM

Thats really affordable! It will just fit on any ole reciever??? Using any ole trigger?

JayD1981 · 06-07-2010, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by migxdm

Thats really affordable! It will just fit on any ole reciever??? Using any ole trigger?

Thats my understanding, simply snaps on to your AR lower. However they do recomend installing a heavier hammer spring since the standard hammer spring can have difficulties igniting the .50 primers. By getting a lot of the items on sale, the entire build will cost me right around $2200 including optics. Not a bad price for a .50 BMG with 36" barrel.

chowser2 · 06-08-2010, 04:20 PM

ebay has that stock and it is only 200 instead of 250

JayD1981 · 06-08-2010, 04:41 PM

I specifically want black. I've seen the other colors on various websites also, but black seems to be hard to find. Thanks for mentioning ebay, I'm bidding on one but I don't want to pay his BIN price.

chowser2 · 06-09-2010, 01:09 PM

will that scope handle the recoil of the 50?

JayD1981 · 06-09-2010, 01:57 PM

I think so. I have the same scope on my .300 Win Mag AR-30 and it works great on that rifle, plus they have a lifetime warranty so even it doesn't handle the recoil I will get it replaced and can sell it or mount it on something else.

sunofnun · 06-09-2010, 05:54 PM

picsssssssss!!!

JayD1981 · 06-10-2010, 06:33 AM

I gotta get it before I can take pics. Here is one that is similar to what I'm putting together.

The differences on mine will be: free floating barrel, Hogue grip, 36" fluted barrel, and different optics. Other than that should look pretty much the same.

KillermondoDude · 06-10-2010, 11:56 AM

Psst (That thar magwell is way too short for a 50)

Psst Psst (can haz shoots it?)

JayD1981 · 06-10-2010, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KillermondoDude

Psst (That thar magwell is way too short for a 50)

Psst Psst (can haz shoots it?)

Um.. isn't the required stock length dependant on your arm's length, not the caliber?

koorbloh · 06-10-2010, 01:56 PM

^but doesn't the magazine needs to hold the rounds?

the well that holds the mag is too short for a .50 bmg

is it just a single shot then?

JayD1981 · 06-10-2010, 03:03 PM

It is just a single shot. For just over 2k I'll deal with loading each round into the breach by hand. For a magazine fed bolt on upper, they are running around 3k for the upper alone. And the cheapest magazine fed rifle I've seen is bushmaster's and if I recall correctly is going for about 5k.

koorbloh · 06-10-2010, 03:17 PM

looks like it would be hella fun!

and for a .50 bmg for that price, I'd deal with single loading too!

chrisb · 06-10-2010, 08:21 PM

How much did the scope set you back?

JayD1981 · 06-10-2010, 10:43 PM

The gun store I frequent had a used one they sold me for 140. It had a broken dust cover (they are integrated into the scope), so I sent it back and they should be sending me a brand new one(cost about 20 in shipping for both ways). The last one I bought new, I think it was around 220 or so though.

chrisb · 06-11-2010, 09:14 PM

thx

JayD1981 · 06-23-2010, 12:08 AM

I GOTS A 50!!!!!

Here is the lower all put together

The rifle (still waiting on optics though)

And next to my AR-30 just for comparison.

I can't wait to shoot it. The rifle is so big it won't fit in my safe put together.

koorbloh · 06-23-2010, 08:40 AM

that's awesome!

Jakey poo · 07-02-2010, 10:30 AM

Thank you for finding me my next gun purchase!

chowser2 · 07-02-2010, 02:08 PM

how does it shoot

Coug91 · 07-02-2010, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chowser2

how does it shoot

Loudly.

JayD1981 · 07-08-2010, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coug91

Loudly.

Thanks, that made me laugh. I still haven't shot it yet. The scope should be back from the factory this friday. So next week I'll have to find a place to shoot it at. The range I usually go to doesn't really like the big 50's being shot at their 100 yard range and the 1k range is only open for events.

I am excited to try it out though. It isn't a Barrett, but for the price I am happy with it. The lugs can be a little tight to unlock and the bolt doesn't slide as easily as I thought it would. But with a little lube and breaking in, I think it will fire nicely.

06-07-2010, 03:54 PM	#1
JayD1981 Rifleman Joined: Jan 2009 From: Richland, WA Posts: 151	Finally Ordered my .50 BMG Well the upper atleast. I have been wanting a 50 BMG rifle for quite some time and when a buddy wanted to get rid of an AR lower for really cheap, I decided I would finally put a 50 together. Today I ordered a Bohica Arms 36" .50 BMG upper reciever. So I have a few parts left to get to finish the build, but by the end of the month I should be shooting it. Last edited by JayD1981; 06-07-2010 at 10:43 PM.

06-10-2010, 06:33 AM	#12
JayD1981 Rifleman Joined: Jan 2009 From: Richland, WA Posts: 151	I gotta get it before I can take pics. Here is one that is similar to what I'm putting together. The differences on mine will be: free floating barrel, Hogue grip, 36" fluted barrel, and different optics. Other than that should look pretty much the same. Last edited by JayD1981; 06-10-2010 at 06:36 AM.

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06-07-2010, 07:08 PM	#2
chowser2 Gunslinger Joined: Aug 2009 From: portland OR Posts: 57	sweet cant wait to hear the results

06-07-2010, 10:37 PM	#3
migxdm Rifleman Joined: Feb 2009 From: redmond,wa Posts: 246	Now this is a good topic!

06-07-2010, 10:44 PM	#4
JayD1981 Rifleman Joined: Jan 2009 From: Richland, WA Posts: 151	Already got a BSA Stealth 8-32 x 44 scope for it, lower parts kit is on its way along with the buffer tube and a Hogue grip. All I'm missing now is the Magpul PRS Stock that is currently backordered.

06-07-2010, 11:26 PM	#5
migxdm Rifleman Joined: Feb 2009 From: redmond,wa Posts: 246	Thats really affordable! It will just fit on any ole reciever??? Using any ole trigger?

06-08-2010, 04:20 PM	#7
chowser2 Gunslinger Joined: Aug 2009 From: portland OR Posts: 57	ebay has that stock and it is only 200 instead of 250

06-08-2010, 04:41 PM	#8
JayD1981 Rifleman Joined: Jan 2009 From: Richland, WA Posts: 151	I specifically want black. I've seen the other colors on various websites also, but black seems to be hard to find. Thanks for mentioning ebay, I'm bidding on one but I don't want to pay his BIN price.

06-09-2010, 01:09 PM	#9
chowser2 Gunslinger Joined: Aug 2009 From: portland OR Posts: 57	will that scope handle the recoil of the 50?

06-09-2010, 01:57 PM	#10
JayD1981 Rifleman Joined: Jan 2009 From: Richland, WA Posts: 151	I think so. I have the same scope on my .300 Win Mag AR-30 and it works great on that rifle, plus they have a lifetime warranty so even it doesn't handle the recoil I will get it replaced and can sell it or mount it on something else.

06-09-2010, 05:54 PM	#11
sunofnun Moderator Joined: Jan 2009 From: s. greenlake bitch Posts: 1,684	picsssssssss!!!

06-10-2010, 11:56 AM	#13
KillermondoDude Marksman Joined: Jan 2009 From: Washington on the wet side Posts: 371	Psst (That thar magwell is way too short for a 50) Psst Psst (can haz shoots it?)

06-11-2010, 09:14 PM	#20
chrisb Gunslinger Joined: Oct 2009 From: Monroe, Wa Posts: 56	thx

06-23-2010, 08:40 AM	#22
koorbloh Sharpshooter Joined: Jan 2009 From: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 870	that's awesome!

06-10-2010, 01:56 PM	#15
koorbloh Sharpshooter Joined: Jan 2009 From: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 870	^but doesn't the magazine needs to hold the rounds? the well that holds the mag is too short for a .50 bmg is it just a single shot then?

06-10-2010, 03:03 PM	#16
JayD1981 Rifleman Joined: Jan 2009 From: Richland, WA Posts: 151	It is just a single shot. For just over 2k I'll deal with loading each round into the breach by hand. For a magazine fed bolt on upper, they are running around 3k for the upper alone. And the cheapest magazine fed rifle I've seen is bushmaster's and if I recall correctly is going for about 5k.

06-10-2010, 03:17 PM	#17
koorbloh Sharpshooter Joined: Jan 2009 From: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 870	looks like it would be hella fun! and for a .50 bmg for that price, I'd deal with single loading too!

06-10-2010, 08:21 PM	#18
chrisb Gunslinger Joined: Oct 2009 From: Monroe, Wa Posts: 56	How much did the scope set you back?

06-10-2010, 10:43 PM	#19
JayD1981 Rifleman Joined: Jan 2009 From: Richland, WA Posts: 151	The gun store I frequent had a used one they sold me for 140. It had a broken dust cover (they are integrated into the scope), so I sent it back and they should be sending me a brand new one(cost about 20 in shipping for both ways). The last one I bought new, I think it was around 220 or so though.

06-23-2010, 12:08 AM	#21
JayD1981 Rifleman Joined: Jan 2009 From: Richland, WA Posts: 151	I GOTS A 50!!!!! Here is the lower all put together The rifle (still waiting on optics though) And next to my AR-30 just for comparison. I can't wait to shoot it. The rifle is so big it won't fit in my safe put together.

07-02-2010, 10:30 AM	#23
Jakey poo Rifleman Joined: Feb 2009 From: Forest Grove, OR Posts: 177	Thank you for finding me my next gun purchase!

07-02-2010, 02:08 PM	#24
chowser2 Gunslinger Joined: Aug 2009 From: portland OR Posts: 57	how does it shoot