Why are there no cheap 50's?
I think its surprising that a company hasn't come out with a 50BMG rifle (non black powder) that the average gun owner can afford. I bet the person selling the rifle would make a god damn fortune to offer a half decent 50 for $700-1000. I know machining and materials costs money, but who would want a 50 cal for $700 just for the hell of it? Just something on my mind
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Here is a cheaper upper reciever for an AR15
http://www.watsonsfirearms.com/809/5952.html
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elementfreak431
I bet the person selling the rifle would make a god damn fortune to offer a half decent 50 for $700-1000.
Hmmm... 12,000 ft-lb of kinetic energy, a few inches from your face, and you want "half decent?" Call me crazy, but I'm gonna hold out for "full decent."
Seriously, there are some very real engineering and manufacturing challenges to producing that kind of gun. I suspect the Serbu for $2,200 is pretty close to the lower limit of financial feasibility.
Plus, I doubt there would be that much of a market for a "cheap" 50. There aren't many places to shoot it, and even if the gun was under $1,000, the ammo is still freakin' expensive.
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Here is a cheap way to shoot a 50, but you could bet that you'd never see me firing something like that.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=273458708
Vulcan 50 rifles, $1900 and from what I hear, they aren't allowed on the range at most long range shooting events.
http://www.vulcanarmament.com/cgisto...d=3236083.7868
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I thought that the Barret was made of mostly stamped and welded metal and not milled, which is much cheaper to do
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Maybe hipoint will make one...
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Asmodeus6
Maybe hipoint will make one...
Only if they could make it all plastic and make it really ugly;)
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Trap9
Only if they could make it all plastic and make it really ugly;)
And blowback-operated. :eek:
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Asmodeus6
Maybe hipoint will make one...
I would pull the trigger on a Hi-point 50 before I would fly in a Harley Davidson Air plane!