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Title: Is there any truth too this?
Post by: TAB on November 03, 2009, 02:12:30 PM

I've always heard that the 50 bmg is just a scaled up 30.06.   Does anyone know if thats true or not?

Title: Re: Is there any truth too this?
Post by: tombogan03884 on November 03, 2009, 02:14:17 PM

 I believe that is correct, I know that JMB designed the M2 .50 cal Machine gun by scaling up his .30 cal.

Title: Re: Is there any truth too this?
Post by: ericire12 on November 03, 2009, 02:38:06 PM

Thats the way I heard it too

Title: Re: Is there any truth too this?
Post by: TAB on November 03, 2009, 02:40:38 PM

so does anyone have the diamentions for a 50 bmg?  my reloading manuels don't have info for the 50 bmg.   all szies should be about 1 2/3 bigger.

Title: Re: Is there any truth too this?
Post by: tombogan03884 on November 03, 2009, 02:41:52 PM

 PM BillT if he doesn't see this thread, he can probably help you out.

Title: Re: Is there any truth too this?
Post by: Timothy on November 03, 2009, 02:47:13 PM

http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/50bmg.html

Title: Re: Is there any truth too this?
Post by: ericire12 on November 03, 2009, 02:49:13 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_BMG

Title: Re: Is there any truth too this?
Post by: TAB on November 03, 2009, 02:52:20 PM

comparing the info in my manuel to that link, it appears to be almost true.  alot of diamnetions are almost exactly 2/3 larger  but things like case OAL and total OAL lenth are not close.

Title: Re: Is there any truth too this?
Post by: Big Frank on November 03, 2009, 04:01:23 PM

I've heard it was a scaled up .30-06. I've also heard it's a smaller verion of the .55 Boys anti-tank rifle round. And I heard it was a slightly different version of the German anti-tank rifle round. One of those is probably true.

Title: Re: Is there any truth too this?
Post by: Timothy on November 03, 2009, 04:16:43 PM

Quote from: TAB on November 03, 2009, 02:52:20 PM

comparing the info in my manuel to that link,

If Manuel doesn't know, ask his little brother Giseppe!    ;D 

Maybe you could look in the manual next time!

Title: Re: Is there any truth too this?
Post by: tt11758 on November 03, 2009, 04:37:47 PM

Quote from: Timothy on November 03, 2009, 04:16:43 PM

If Manuel doesn't know, ask his little brother Giseppe!    ;D 

Maybe you could look in the manual next time!

No Tim, he's talking about the Mayor of Tijuana.............Manuel Labor.    ;D