.50 BMG fired from hip

So it is pointless … but y’all know you want to try it ;)

Thanks to Jason for twittering me the video.

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Steve Feb 16th 2009 rifles, video Tags: , , 7 Comments

7 Responses to “.50 BMG fired from hip”

  1. Spakeron 17 Feb 2009 at 5:23 am link comment

    Well that was a waste of 5 bucks… You shouldn’t be allowed to fire a .50 BMG unless it’s going into something that will explode on contact. Puddles don’t count.

  2. Nick Ton 17 Feb 2009 at 5:24 am link comment

    Didn’t even break a sweat!

    I so want to do that!

  3. 9X19 Danon 17 Feb 2009 at 1:25 pm link comment

    On a rig like that it can’t be fun if you don’t have your partner calling wind. It seems like a waste of cash to me. ;) Yeah, like I wouldn’t with someone else’s.

  4. Davidon 17 Feb 2009 at 7:23 pm link comment

    Now what did that poor puddle ever do to that guy?

    I’m with Spaker, surely he could have found something more entertaining to use as a target.

  5. Steveon 17 Feb 2009 at 7:27 pm link comment

    its .50 BMG rifle. I doubt he could aim that heavy thing and shooting anywhere but down would be very irresponsible. The heavy 600-800 grain hunk of lead could easily kill someone miles away.

  6. Jason Nelsonon 21 Feb 2009 at 10:37 am link comment

    Hey guys…I’m the shooter. It was a waste of 5 bucks, but don’t we waste much more in a couple plinking trips? There was actually a rotten pumpkin in the water that I was trying to hit, and I almost did. We have put several hundred rounds through the weapon in much more appropriate contexts…i.e. the range or blowing up random objects. Below is a link to another video of Chad (the owner) firing a round at a boulder over 2 miles away. Since it was an API round, you can see the flash of the round hitting the rock…even from my crappy cell phone video.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t4H9PHcNlI

    Cheers,

    J

  7. Donon 23 Feb 2009 at 7:23 pm link comment

    Eye protection???

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