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TAB

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Is there any truth too this?
« 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?
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Re: Is there any truth too this?
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Is there any truth too this?
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2009, 02:38:06 PM »
Thats the way I heard it too
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Re: Is there any truth too this?
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: Is there any truth too this?
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2009, 02:41:52 PM »
 PM BillT if he doesn't see this thread, he can probably help you out.
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Re: Is there any truth too this?
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2009, 02:47:13 PM »
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Re: Is there any truth too this?
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2009, 02:49:13 PM »
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Re: Is there any truth too this?
« Reply #7 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.
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Re: Is there any truth too this?
« Reply #8 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.
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Re: Is there any truth too this?
« Reply #9 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!
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